SpaceX completes first private Spacewalk with billionaire Jared Isaacman
The mission is the furthest crewed space mission since NASA’s Apollo moon missions.
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Astronauts stuck in space: Planned 8-day visit extends into 2025 after Boeing problems
Two astronauts have been stuck on the International Space Station for two months longer than planned won’t return home until at least February.
Meet the billionaire about to become the first private citizen to space-walk
Payment company Shift4’s founder and billionaire Jared Isaacman is headed off on the Polaris Dawn mission, which is scheduled to take place from August 26. And, he’ll be one of the first private citizen’s to take a walk in outer space.
Australia’s first state gov-funded satellite, Kanyini, launched via SpaceX
The South Australian government’s ‘Kanyini’ satellite is now in orbit, having launched on a SpaceX mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.
Elon Musk says X and SpaceX are moving headquarters from California to Texas
Musk said the decision was made because of a bill signed by California Gov. Gavin Newsom that prevents school districts from requiring employees to notify parents if a student wants to use different pronouns.
Elon Musk’s SpaceX developing $1.8 billion spy satellite network for the US, reports
A contract between SpaceX and the U.S. is worth $1.8 billion, Reuters reported.
100 trillion: Meet the Aussies on a mission to clean up space junk
Space Machines Company launched in 2019 with a mission to clean up space junk and service the some-7,000 satellites orbiting in the sky. After two-and-a-half-years in design-mode, its orbital servicing vehicle, Optimus, is ready for take-off, on SpaceX’s Falcon 9 launch in March 2024.
SpaceX’s second Starship flight test results in another explosion
The company lost contact with the rocket about 10 minutes after launch, cutting short its plan for a roughly 90-minute operation.
Billionaire investor predicts when SpaceX’s Starlink will go public
Ron Baron, who reportedly owns a $1.7 billion stake in SpaceX, also expects the company to be worth $250 billion to $300 billion by that time.
$470 billion in one photo: The world’s two richest people dine in Paris
Musk and Arnault brought along close family members for the meal, an Instagram post revealed.