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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
World Oct 17, 2021
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.
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.