Tesla in preliminary discussions to license Autopilot to other OEMs
During the latest Tesla earnings call, Elon Musk hinted that the company had some preliminary discussions about providing Autopilot to…
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Tesla Cybertruck to use 8k-ton casting press for its single-piece rear underbody
Tesla will be using an 8,000-ton casting press to make the Cybertruck’s single-piece rear underbody. The EV automaker seems to…
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Tesla tallies record year for energy business in 2020
Tesla's record 2020 was topped off by a company-best Q4, widening the streak of consecutive profitable quarters to six. While…
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SpaceX’s thin-skinned Starship ‘test tank’ passes first trial
CEO Elon Musk says that a new thin-skinned Starship 'test tank' just passed its first trial, taking advantage of delays…
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SpaceX’s most important Super Heavy booster part makes first appearance
What is arguably the most complex and important part of SpaceX's Super Heavy booster prototype has made its first appearance…
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High winds scrub SpaceX Starship SN9’s Monday launch attempt
Update (2:30 pm CST): SpaceX appears to have called off Monday's Starship SN9 launch attempt due (primarily) to high winds…
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SpaceX’s Super Heavy booster assembly is starting to speed up
SpaceX has begun stacking a new section of the first Super Heavy prototype in the latest sign that work is…
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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket snags world record for most satellites launched at once
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket has successfully delivered 143 spacecraft to orbit, snagging a world record for most satellites launched…
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SpaceX is about to crush the record for most satellites launched on one rocket
While delayed from Friday to Saturday, SpaceX's next Falcon 9 launch still appears to be on track to obliterate the…
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Rocket Lab, Virgin Orbit lead a new class of small rockets with big ambitions for 2021
SpaceX's reign as the only privately funded American spaceflight company to reach and successfully deploy small satellite payloads into orbit…
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SpaceX aborts several Starship static fire attempts, rolls test tank to the pad
Accidentally producing the polar opposite of Starship serial number 9 (SN9) completing a trio of Raptor ignition tests in four…
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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket aces eighth launch and “envelope expansion” landing
SpaceX has successfully completed the first of dozens of Starlink launches planned in 2021, simultaneously crushing multiple rocket reusability records…
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SpaceX’s second Super Heavy booster enters production in South Texas
In a rare burst of visible activity, SpaceX's South Texas Starship factory has begun fabricating a second Super Heavy booster…
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SpaceX is turning oil rigs into floating Starship spaceports named after Mars’ moons
Update: Responsible for initially connecting Phobos and Deimos to SpaceX, NASASpaceflight has all the details in a new article published…
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SpaceX delays push Starship flight, two Falcon 9 launches into same three-day period
Update: SpaceX's Transporter-1 launch has slipped to January 22nd and a Starship SN9 static fire attempt planned today (January 19th)…
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SpaceX drone ship heads to The Bahamas for Falcon 9’s next polar launch
SpaceX is in the midst of preparing for back-to-back Falcon 9 launches from its two Florida pads, a feat that…
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SpaceX’s first Starlink launch of 2021 slips to Tuesday [update]
Update: SpaceX says it has delayed Falcon 9's Starlink-16 launch to no earlier than (NET) 8:23 am (13:23 UTC), Tuesday,…
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SpaceX Falcon 9 booster set to beat rocket turnaround record by a huge margin
The Falcon 9 booster assigned to SpaceX's first Starlink launch of the new year is on track to become the…
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SpaceX returns to Starship program roots with new ‘test tank’ prototype
It's now clear that SpaceX is preparing to return to the roots of its Starship program with the latest in…
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SpaceX’s first Starlink launch of the year up next after schedule shuffle
Update: SpaceX's Starlink-16 mission is now scheduled to launch no earlier than 8:45 am EST (13:45 UTC) on Monday, January…
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