Tag: Elon Musk
SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket takes off for first commercial flight
SpaceX has launched the world’s most powerful rocket on its first commercial mission. The new and improved Falcon Heavy thundered into the early evening sky on Thursday with a communication […]
Israeli Beresheet spacecraft set to become first commercial moon lander
An Israeli spacecraft will become the first private craft to land on the moon when it touches down on the lunar surface later today (Thursday April 11th, 2019). In a […]
SpaceX capsule departs International Space Station for Atlantic splashdown
SpaceX’s new crew capsule has undocked from the International Space Station and is heading towards an old-fashioned splashdown. The Dragon capsule pulled away from the orbiting lab with a test […]
SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule completes space station docking
SpaceX’s Crew Dragon capsule has arrived at the International Space Station, completing its second milestone in just over a day. No-one was on board the Dragon capsule that launched Saturday […]
SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft blasts off into space
SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft took off on Saturday morning, marking the first major step towards US ambitions to resume sending astronauts into space on its own spacecraft on American soil. […]
Israel flying to moon aboard Elon Musk’s SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket
An Israeli spacecraft has rocketed towards the moon aboard Elon Musk’s SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket for the country’s first attempted lunar landing. A communications satellite for Indonesia was the main cargo […]
OpenAI shows how AI could be used to write fake news stories
Researchers have demonstrated how artificial intelligence could be used to write fake news stories with little input from humans. OpenAI, with backers including Elon Musk and Microsoft, have decided not […]
Is Tesla Dog Mode a good idea? No, say animal charities RSPCA and Blue Cross
Animal charities have expressed ‘serious concerns’ over Tesla’s Dog Mode which is designed to keep pets cool in unattended cars. RSPCA and Blue Cross worry that the technology could fail […]
Electric car maker Tesla to cut workforce after a difficult year
Tesla is to cut its workforce by about 7% after a difficult year for the electric car maker. “The road ahead is very difficult,” the company’s founder and CEO Elon […]
SpaceX founder Elon Musk reveals assembled Starship test rocket
Space X and Tesla Founder Elon Musk has revealed images of his assembled Starship hopper test rocket, as the entrepreneur continues to explore ways of one day sending people to […]
