Trump expected to attend SpaceX launch on Tuesday
President-elect Trump plans to attend a SpaceX rocket launch in Texas on Tuesday, a person familiar with the plans confirmed. This is the latest sign of Trump's closeness with the company's billionaire CEO Elon Musk. The launch is scheduled for 5 p.m. ET and will be the sixth test launch of the company's Starship rocket. […]
Musk draws scrutiny over SpaceX contracts
Welcome to The Hill's Technology Newsletter {beacon} technology technology Full text Technology groups press President Trump to review AI regulations Technology lobby groups called on President-elect Trump and his team to maintain leadership in the development and deployment of artificial intelligence (AI) as the United States develops regulations and policies regarding evolving technology. In […]
SpaceX Starship set to test launch fastest turnaround yet
Elon Musk hopes lightning will strike twice. SpaceX plans to test its massive Starship rocket next week, following the successful capture of a superheavy booster with its “Mechazilla” arm last month. This would be the company's fastest accomplishment yet for a rocket designed to take humans back to the moon and eventually Mars. SpaceX CEO […]
Elon Musk snapped in SpaceX shoes as he heads to Mar-a-Lago
On Friday, billionaire Elon Musk was spotted wearing a unique pair of shoes as he stepped off a plane in Palm Beach, Florida, en route to President-elect Donald Trump's White House transition center. Dressed head to toe in black, the world's richest man wore sneakers emblazoned with the distinctive logo of SpaceX, the rocket company […]
SpaceX sues California regulators over rejected launches, claiming political bias
SpaceX on Tuesday filed a lawsuit against the California commission, accusing the commission of political bias after the commission denied the aerospace company's request to allow an increase in rocket launches from a California air base. filed a lawsuit against. a lawsuit was filed It filed a lawsuit in federal court against the California Coastal […]
Elon Musk’s SpaceX sues California agency, alleges political bias
Billionaire Elon Musk's SpaceX is facing a California commission accusing its commissioners of political bias for blocking the space venture from increasing the number of rockets it launches from an air base in the state. filed suit in federal court. SpaceX on Tuesday sued the California Coastal Commission in Los Angeles, seeking an order barring […]
Elon Musk Threatens Lawsuit After California Commission Rejects SpaceX Launches Due to His Support of Trump
Elon Musk has called on the California Coastal Commission after the agency cited his political statements and support for Donald Trump in denying SpaceX's request to launch from the state's central coast. He has vowed to take legal action against the group. business insider report In a controversial decision Thursday, the California Coastal Commission said […]
Elon Musk vows to sue California panel which denied SpaceX launches
Elon Musk has threatened legal action against the Democratic-led state of California after the state commission cited Republican bigwig politics in its decision to deny SpaceX's request to increase its launch frequency. Ta. The billionaire founder of SpaceX, who made history last weekend with the successful test flight of his Starship Super Heavy booster rocket, […]
SpaceX catches Starship rocket booster on Texas launch pad
space x caught a rocket A booster is placed on the Texas launch pad as it returns to Earth on Sunday. The tower's chopstick-like arms, called “Mechazilla,” grabbed the 232-foot-tall booster as it descended after a seven-minute flight. SpaceX CEO and tech billionaire Elon MuskIt looked like he was enjoying catching the booster,At X, he […]
Elon Musk’s SpaceX successfully catches returning booster with mechanical arms
SpaceX on Sunday successfully tested a device dubbed a “chopstick” or “mechazilla arm” by fans to capture reusable boosters. (Reuters) SpaceX made engineering history Sunday during a test flight of its giant Starship rocket, catching the return booster with a mechanical arm called a “chopstick” as it descends onto the launch pad. The nearly 400-foot […]