After a slight delay, SpaceX has smashed a record for sending spacecraft into orbit. The company successfully launched its Transporter-1 mission carrying an unprecedented 143 satellites, including 133 commercial and government customer vehicles and 10 Starlink machines. The Falcon 9 rocket, which supported Crew Dragon Demo-2, landed aboard a drone ship in the Atlantic.
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SPACEX CYBERTRUCK CONCEPT PUTS TESLA ON THE MOON
No, this isn’t a design from SpaceX—but given Elon Musk‘s ambitions when it comes to interstellar travel, it wouldn’t be surprising to learn he’s got something like Charlie Automotive’s CYBER6 v2 concept on the drawing board. Continue reading SPACEX CYBERTRUCK CONCEPT PUTS TESLA ON THE MOON
SPACEX EXPLAINS HOW DRAGON SPACESUITS WORK IN NEW VIDEO
Now that Elon Musk’s SpaceX has become the first private company to take humans into space, they’re breaking down the high-tech spacesuits worn by astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley on the Falcon-9-powered Dragon capsule to the International Space Station. Continue reading SPACEX EXPLAINS HOW DRAGON SPACESUITS WORK IN NEW VIDEO
SpaceX plans to launch Starship’s first commercial flight in 2021
While we haven’t seen the Starship fly yet — SpaceX just got done with its test firings and short “hops” back in April — we might not have to wait that long for its first commercial flight. According to SpaceX VP of commercial sales Jonathan Hofeller, the company is hoping to send it to space for its first commercial mission in 2021. He revealed at an event in Indonesia that SpaceX is already in discussions with three different customers for that flight, all telecom companies likely looking to send satellites to orbit.
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SpaceX launched 64 satellites in record-breaking mission
SpaceX delivered 64 satellites into orbit in one fell swoop for a record-setting mission.
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More Than Half of America’s Billion-Dollar Startups Have Immigrant Founders
If it weren’t for immigrant entrepreneurs, many of America’s most valuable startups–names like Uber, WeWork, and SpaceX–would not exist.
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