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The space race the world needs is finally starting

Commentary / World Jul 27, 2022

The space race the world needs is finally starting

by Adam Minter

Elon Musk wants SpaceX to become the first private company to complete a mission to Mars, but he has competition and that’s good for everybody.

Elon Musk denies report he sexually harassed flight attendant on private jet

World / Crime & Legal May 20, 2022

Elon Musk denies report he sexually harassed flight attendant on private jet

Business Insider reported that Musk's SpaceX paid $250,000 in 2018 to settle a sexual harassment claim from an unnamed private jet flight attendant.

Era of lost connectivity on in-flight Wi-Fi may be nearing an end

Business / Tech | FOCUS May 14, 2022

Era of lost connectivity on in-flight Wi-Fi may be nearing an end

by Justin Bachman and Mary Schlangenstein

A spate of new in-flight connection deals in recent weeks, including the first aircraft contracts signed by SpaceX’s Starlink satellite unit, aim to make high-speed Wi-Fi less glitch-free.

Musk’s grand vision for 'free speech' on Twitter faces reality check in Asia

Business / Tech May 3, 2022

Musk’s grand vision for 'free speech' on Twitter faces reality check in Asia

by Vlad Savov

Asia is home to more than half the world’s population and is the platform's biggest growth opportunity.

All-private astronaut team returns safely from landmark space station visit

World Apr 26, 2022

All-private astronaut team returns safely from landmark space station visit

by Steve Gorman

The SpaceX crew capsule carrying the four-man team, led by a retired NASA astronaut who is now vice president of the Texas company behind the mission, Axiom Space, parachuted into the sea after a 16-hour descent from orbit.

First all-private astronaut team aboard space station undocks for flight home

World / Science & Health Apr 25, 2022

First all-private astronaut team aboard space station undocks for flight home

by Steve Gorman

The flight home was postponed for several days due to unfavorable weather at the splashdown zone, extending the Axiom crew's stay in orbit.

Dozens of SpaceX internet satellites lost to geomagnetic storm

World Feb 10, 2022

Dozens of SpaceX internet satellites lost to geomagnetic storm

The company insisted they posed "zero collision risk" with other satellites and are designed to disintegrate upon re-entry, with no debris expected to hit the ground.

Chinese web users blast Elon Musk over space station near-misses

World Dec 28, 2021

Chinese web users blast Elon Musk over space station near-misses

China's Tiangong space station was forced to take "preventive collision avoidance control" during two "close encounters" with SpaceX's satellites, drawing ire from Chinese web users.

Will an island in Indonesia become a new frontier in the space race?

Asia Pacific Nov 18, 2021

Will an island in Indonesia become a new frontier in the space race?

by Dera Menra Sijabat and Richard C. Paddock

A tiny clan on an Indonesian island fears it will lose its place in the world as the nation pursues its longstanding quest to join the space age.

Japan's Akihiko Hoshide and three others return safely aboard SpaceX ship

National / Science & Health Nov 9, 2021

Japan's Akihiko Hoshide and three others return safely aboard SpaceX ship

Hoshide became the second Japanese astronaut after Soichi Noguchi to fly aboard a Crew Dragon.

Russians return to Earth after filming first movie in space

World Oct 17, 2021

Russians return to Earth after filming first movie in space

If the Russian movie project stays on track, it will beat a Hollywood project announced last year by "Mission Impossible" star Tom Cruise together with NASA and Elon Musk's SpaceX.

Musk soars while Bezos sues in the new space race

Commentary / World Sep 20, 2021

Musk soars while Bezos sues in the new space race

by Adam Minter

As Jeff Bezos’s companies fall behind Elon Musk’s SpaceX in the race to return to the moon and launch satellites, they’re increasingly resorting to politics and legal filings to get ahead.

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