SpaceX, the private rocket company of billionaire South African-born entrepreneur Elon Musk, launched two Americans toward orbit from Florida on Saturday.
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Nasa and SpaceX are preparing for the first manned launch to take off from American soil since 2011. Watch the livestream here.
SpaceX is on course to make history on Wednesday as it launches two astronauts into space, the first time a private company has attempted to do so.
On 27 May, two US astronauts are planning to launch from the Kennedy Space Centre on a mission to the International Space Station. What’s remarkable is they will not be launched by Nasa but by a private company.
Elon Musk is about to face his biggest test after almost two decades as a space entrepreneur: launching human beings into orbit.
Elon Musk elaborated on his pledge to sell his homes and most of his possessions, telling comedian Joe Rogan that people are increasingly and wrongly taking a dim view on the existence of billionaires.
SpaceX aborted a planned launch of a Falcon 9 rocket on Sunday after an abort command occurred at the point where the engines were to ignite.
An exhausted-looking Elon Musk said on Monday he’s unsure his rocket company SpaceX will accomplish its foundational mission – getting to Mars – before he dies.
Thousands of new satellites have the potential to revolutionise many aspects of everyday life. Amid all the fanfare, though, a critical danger has flown under the radar: the lack of cybersecurity standards and regulations.
Elon Musk’s rocket company has one last, major hurdle to clear before it attempts an historic first flight of astronauts for Nasa: proving it can safely abort a mission if something goes wrong after takeoff.