Bezos Lightyear: Amazon founder set for space June 7, 2021 Amazon founder Jeff Bezos will join the winner of a competition on Blue Origin’s first human spaceflight, with 20 July the target launchdate. Writing on Instagram, the world’s richest man said that he and his brother Mark would join the winner of an auction on New Shepard’s first suborbital sightseeing trip. Bidding for the final [...]
Ready, set, go: Britain is bound for the next space race May 26, 2021 The UK is bound for a seat in the next space race, the transport secretary has said today, as the government preps for Virgin’s commercial Orbit mission – the UK’s first space-bound flight. The National Space Agency (NSA) confirmed on Monday that spaceflights will soon be a reality as the government has funded spaceports that [...]
Elon Musk teases with Bitcoin tweets again… but the markets aren’t buying it May 24, 2021 Serial crypto meddler Elon Musk offered up an olive branch to Bitcoin tonight as he hinted about helping to solve cryptocurrency's environmental impact problems.
UK companies to help plot ‘constellation’ of satellites around the Moon May 20, 2021 UK space companies have begun developing navigation and telecommunication capabilities to put a ‘constellation’ of satellites around the Moon, according to the European Space Agency (ESA) today. With funding from the UK Space Agency, Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL), Inmarsat and MDA Space and Robotics have bagged £2m contracts with the ESA for the satellite [...]
Bitcoin gets the jitters as Elon Musk’s curious meddling continues May 16, 2021 Fresh from his sudden announcement that Tesla would no longer accept Bitcoin (BTC) owing to environmental concerns, Elon Musk again put the boot in with a series of messages and arguments over cryptocurrency.
Elon Musk reveals he has Asperger’s in Saturday Night Live appearance May 9, 2021 Eccentric billionaire Elon Musk has revealed he has Asperger’s syndrome during an appearance on US sketch show series Saturday Night Live. The Tesla founder told viewers he was the “first person with Asperger’s” to host the show, “or at least the first person to admit it”. It is thought to be the first time the [...]
Rocket debris racing for Earth, expected to arrive tomorrow May 7, 2021 Debris falling from a Chinese rocket is expected to land on Earth tomorrow, amid concerns it could cause damage upon re-entry into the atmosphere. A Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin urged today that most of the debris will be burned up on re-entry and is highly unlikely to cause any harm. The Defence Department [...]
Exclusive: A heavy metal drummer working to infuse rhythmic harmony into the payments space May 3, 2021 Meet Tom Cregan, a heavy metal drummer and martial arts enthusiast who is on a mission to infuse rhythmic harmony into the world of global payments. The managing director and CEO of digital payments giant EML’s favourite part of any day as chief executive is, what he calls, finding a ”1+1=5 moment” by thinking and [...]
Oneweb raises $550m as French satellite firm Eutelsat takes major stake April 27, 2021 Oneweb today said it had raised $550m (£395m) in fresh funding from French satellite firm Eutelsat as the race to roll out space internet services gathers pace. Eutelsat, which is part owned by the French state, will take a stake of roughly 24 per cent in the British company and take on similar governance rights [...]
Elon Musk’s Tesla beats expectations on record deliveries April 26, 2021 Tesla has reported a record quarterly profit, beating Wall Street estimates after a huge rise in deliveries in the three months to March. Total revenue soared 74 per cent year-on-year to $10.39bn in the first quarter, generating a $438m net profit. Tesla said this was primarily achieved through “substantial growth” in vehicle deliveries. The auto [...]