Elon Musk

A previous test flight March 3 of SpaceX's Starship ended with a successful landing. Photo: SpaceX

Science / Space

SpaceX Starship Prototype Explodes During Launch And Landing Test

Brendan Byrne

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Another prototype is heading to the pad for a test launch in the next few days.

Liftoff: Elon Musk and the Desperate Early Days That Launched SpaceX

Science / Space

The Rocket Company That Almost Wasn’t. 'Liftoff' Chronicles The Early, Desperate Days Of SpaceX

Brendan Byrne

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Eric Berger, journalist and Ars Technica’s senior space editor, explains SpaceX's desperate first years in his new book.

Jared Isaacman at SpaceX in Hawthorne, California. Photo: SpaceX.

Science / Space

SpaceX Announces First All-Civilian Mission To Space, Launching from Kennedy Space Center

Brendan Byrne

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The CEO who is leading the mission is donating three other seats.

Environment

Elon Musk Wants To Burrow Tunnels Under Miami. Here's What Engineers And Lawmakers Think

Christopher Cann - Fresh Take Florida

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The purpose would be to ease traffic. How plausible is this idea considering Miami's vulnerability to rising sea levels?

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying more than 4,300 pounds of science and research, crew supplies and vehicle hardware to the International Space Station launches from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. This is the final flight of SpaceX's first-generation Dragon cargo capsule.

SpaceX Successfully Lands 50th Rocket In 5 Years

Lynsey Jeffery

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The commercial rocket company sent its "Dragon" capsule from Cape Canaveral to the International Space Station on Friday for its 20th resupply mission. It's due to arrive at the space station Monday.

Rendering of Crew Dragon's abort system firing mid-flight.

Local / State

SpaceX Launches, Destroys Rocket In Astronaut Escape Test

Associated Press

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SpaceX has completed the last big test of its crew capsule before launching astronauts in as little as two months.The company founded and led by Elon Musk…

Local / State

Elon Musk Pot Smoking Prompts NASA Safety Investigation

Brendan Byrne

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NASA has ordered a safety review of SpaceX and Boeing as the two companies prepare to launch humans to the International Space Station. The move comes...

Tesla is under investigation after its chief executive, Elon Musk, announced that he was considering taking the company private.

Economy / Business

Tesla Is Under Investigation By The Justice Department

Sasha Ingber

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Tesla says it handed over documents after CEO Elon Musk announced he would take Tesla private. Investigators might scrutinize the company's accounting practices and whether investors were misled.

A Falcon 9 SpaceX rocket lifts off from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Complex 40 launch pad as seen through a time exposure in Cape Canaveral, Fla., early Tuesday.

Science / Space

SpaceX Falcon 9 Lifts Off In Florida, Places Indonesian Satellite In Orbit

Scott Neuman

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The launch marks the first reuse of an improved Falcon 9 "Block 5," which includes several upgrades designed to allow SpaceX to quickly refurbish and re-launch the rocket.

Local / State

SpaceX's Big New Rocket Blasts Off, Puts Sports Car In Space

SpaceX's big new rocket blasted off Tuesday on its first test flight, carrying a red electric sports car aiming for an endless road trip past Mars.The…

Environment

Industry Giant Eyeing Florida Solar Debate

Jim Ash

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Floridians for Solar Choice draws its power from the farthest ends of the political spectrum. Environmentalists, Christian conservatives, Tea Party...

The Falcon 9 SpaceX rocket lifts off from Space Launch Complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Fla., on Saturday.

SpaceX Launch Successful; Recovery Attempt 'Close, But No Cigar'

Scott Neuman

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The private launch contractor resupplying the ISS said a plan to recover the rocket's spent first stage at sea hit a snag.