Space X explosion will delay astronaut plans, Nasa official says June 18, 2019 The explosion that destroyed a Space X crew vehicle in April will delay the drive to build a US spaceship able to carry astronauts to the International Space Station, a senior Nasa official said today. In April, Space X’s passenger vehicle, Crew Dragon, exploded on the ground during testing. Nasa administrator Jim Bridenstine said he [...]
The high five: your guide to the most valuable start-ups June 13, 2019 It was the year of America’s 200th birthday, of a scorching heat wave in the UK followed by a huge sterling crisis, and it was the year that the only unelected president in US history, Gerald Ford, went down at the polls to the former Governor of Georgia, Jimmy Carter. Less remarked at the time [...]
Nasa opens International Space Station to tourists from 2020 June 8, 2019 Nasa will allow tourists to visit its International Space Station from 2020. The US space agency announced it would open the station up to tourism and other business ventures. Read more: Elon Musk’s SpaceX has raised more than £1bn in six months It will cost each person $35,000 (£27,500) per night to stay there. The [...]
Elon Musk’s SpaceX has raised more than $1bn in last six months May 25, 2019 SpaceX has raised more than $1bn (£786m) in financing over the last six months, including $535.7m in an offering that began in April, its regulatory filings on Friday showed. Elon Musk's company is aiming to roll out a high-speed internet service by using a number of satellites in space. Read more: Elon Musk's Space X [...]
Elon Musk’s Space X launches 60 satellites for Starlink internet project May 24, 2019 Elon Musks’s Space X, the private aerospace company, has launched 60 small satellites into orbit today, marking a major step for the billionaire entrepreneur’s space-based internet system Starlink. Read more: Elon Musk says Tesla will launch a fleet of robotaxis in 2020 A Space X Falcon 9 rocket carrying the satellites, which each weigh about 230kg [...]
Tesla CEO Elon Musk faces trial over British diver ‘pedo’ tweet May 13, 2019 Elon Musk is set to face trial after calling a diver who helped rescue the Thai schoolboys trapped in a cave a ‘pedo’ in a tweet. Vern Unsworth is suing Tesla founder Musk after the billionaire called him a “pedo guy” on Twitter. Read more: Why Elon Musk now owes $507m to banks The Brit [...]
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos unveils plans to send a Blue Origin rocket to the moon by 2024 May 10, 2019 Amazon owner Jeff Bezos has unveiled plans to send a spaceship to the moon by 2024 in his latest attempts to become a leader in space exploration. An unmanned rocked, called Blue Moon, will be around the size of a house, and carry four rovers and other scientific equipment to the moon, he said. Bezos, who [...]
Watch billionaire Elon Musk’s Space X land all three Falcon Heavy rocket boosters April 12, 2019 Space X successfully landed its three rocket boosters for the first time yesterday, following the delivery of its first commercial payload. Read more: Splashdown: Space X capsule returns to earth The company, which is owned by billionaire Elon Musk, launched its Falcon Heavy rocket from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The rocket was launching [...]
Inmarsat prepares to leave stock market in $3.4bn private equity deal March 25, 2019 Private equity firms have sealed a $3.4bn (£2.58bn) deal for UK satellite operator Inmarsat, sending its shares up seven per cent in early morning trading. The agreement will see the successful bidders pay $7.21 (546p) per share for the firm, a premium on its Friday close price of 506.2p. Read more: Inmarsat shares jump 16 [...]
Futuristic entrepreneurs are helping us reach for the stars March 11, 2019 Houston, there is no problem. America is back in the space race. “We’re really at the forefront,” says US President Trump. “Nobody is doing what we’re doing.” He’s right. But in a break with tradition, the US is now leaning on its entrepreneurs, rather than the Federal Reserve, to fund its interplanetary aspirations. The latest [...]