SpaceX CEO Elon Musk explains Starship’s ‘transpiring’ steel heat shield in Q&A
Speaking in a late-December 2018 interview with Popular Mechanics' editor-in-chief, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk shared considerable insight into the thought…
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Tesla’s Advanced Summon with ‘remote control mode’ gets regulators’ approval
Tesla's highly-anticipated update for its Summon feature has been approved by regulators. In a recent update on Twitter, Elon Musk…
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SpaceX to static fire Falcon 9 with a spacecraft on board for the first time in two years
SpaceX has rolled Falcon 9 and Crew Dragon out to Pad 39A for the second time ever in preparation for…
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Tesla’s Navigate on Autopilot takes on heavy traffic and rainy roads in nighttime test
Tesla's Navigate on Autopilot is arguably the most notable update that the company's driver-assist feature has received in recent months.…
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SpaceX fits Starship prototype with tank bulkheads as hop test pad progresses
SpaceX workers have begun installing fuel and oxidizer tank bulkheads inside the first BFS/Starship prototype at the same time as…
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Anti-drone defense in focus as airport endangerment episodes rise
In the wake of the drone sightings at London's Gatwick Airport, an incident which grounded and delayed planes for 32…
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Future SpaceX & Blue Origin rocket recoveries may use largest mobile crane in the US
Florida's Canaveral Port Authority took delivery of what is now the largest mobile crane on U.S. soil, originally purchased in…
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SpaceX’s Crew Dragon settles on Feb 9 launch debut as Falcon 9 nears static fire
Update: NASASpaceflight.com is reporting that ISS planning documents suggest that Crew Dragon's first launch has slipped into the second half…
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Tesla Model 3 Performance outruns 2018 Chevy Camaro SS in drag race duel
The Model 3 Performance might be Tesla's most affordable P-branded vehicle to date, but the electric sedan still packs a…
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SpaceX’s second Falcon Heavy booster arrives in Florida as launch #2 closes in
SpaceX's second Falcon Heavy side booster has made its way from Texas to Florida after completing a successful static fire…
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Ford commits to electric F-150 pickup truck as legacy auto buckles under EV pressure
During a presentation at the Deutsche Bank Global Automotive Conference in the MGM Grand in Detroit, Jim Farley, Ford's president…
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SpaceX to move Starship and Super Heavy production to Texas as hop tests near [updated]
SpaceX announced today that plans to ultimately build BFR (now known as Starship/Super Heavy) in the Port of Los Angeles…
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Porsche starts preparing its Zuffenhausen site for the Taycan’s production ramp
Porsche is setting the stage for the ramp of one of its most important vehicles to date -- the Taycan…
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China successfully sprouts cotton seeds on the moon in a historic first
International discussions about sending humans to the Moon and Mars have brought many challenges waiting to be solved, and among…
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SpaceX nears Falcon 9 lunar rideshare launch as main satellite arrives in FL
SpaceX and customers Pasifik Satelit Nusantara (PSN), SpaceIL, and Spaceflight Industries are reportedly one month away from the NET February 18th…
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Tesla Energy, battery storage broke new ground in 2018, and 2019 will be even better
Visionaries like Elon Musk, who are aiming for a world powered by sustainable energy, would be proud of the industry's…
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SpaceX lays off 10% of staff by email as Falcon Heavy, BFR, and Starlink ramp up
In an unusual move for a privately-held company that raised $500M-750M in the last six months alone and is the…
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SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 booster ends launch #2 with spectacular dawn return
SpaceX Falcon 9 booster B1049 has completed its second successful launch and landing with a spectacular dawn return to Port…
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Wireless charging hotspots let drones fly forever through in-air recharges
A Portland, Oregon-based company named Global Energy Transmission (GET) is developing a network of wireless charging hotspots for drones. With…
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SpaceX completes 8th mission for longtime customer in first launch of 2019
At 10:31 a.m., EST today, SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket containing a batch of 10 satellites for longtime customer…
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