SpaceX: News

10 Jun 2018

Elon Musk

Elon Musk: Next-gen Tesla Roadster to have SpaceX-inspired rockets

Tesla CEO Elon Musk never ceases to be off the spotlight.

24 May 2018

Narendra Modi

5 times Elon Musk has over-promised and under-delivered

Elon Musk is like Narendra Modi in more ways than one. They both aren't driven by money or power, they just want to leave a legacy.

28 Mar 2018

Facebook

After Tesla and SpaceX, Playboy joins #DeleteFacebook movement

In another major blow to social media giant Facebook, Playboy has decided to pull down its Facebook page after data breach allegations.

27 Mar 2018

Facebook

Farhan Akhtar joins the #DeleteFacebook movement, deletes his personal account

Actor Farhan Akhtar on Tuesday announced he has "permanently" deleted his account from social networking website Facebook.

26 Mar 2018

Technology

SpaceX's Falcon 9 created a giant hole in the ionosphere

A group of researchers have determined that SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket, launched in August 2017 (the Formosat-5 mission), created a gigantic circular shock wave, carving a nearly 900-km-wide hole into the plasma of the ionosphere.

24 Mar 2018

Facebook

#DeleteFacebook: Elon Musk deletes Facebook pages of Tesla, SpaceX

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has deleted both the companies' Facebook accounts after he responded to WhatsApp co-founder Brian Acton's tweet urging people to support the #deletefacebook movement.

06 Mar 2018

Elon Musk

SpaceX successfully launches Falcon 9 rocket for the 50th time

In yet another high-profile liftoff, SpaceX has launched its reusable Falcon 9 rocket for the 50th time from its launch pad in Cape Canaveral, Florida.

16 Feb 2018

California

SpaceX to launch its first internet satellites this week

Ahead of its proposed plans, SpaceX is set to launch its first internet satellites on February 17th that will put two test satellites, Microsat 2a and 2b, into the orbit.

09 Feb 2018

Elon Musk

The car SpaceX sent towards Mars takes a wrong turn

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk's personal Tesla Roadster car, which is currently floating in deep space, is heading towards an asteroid belt instead of Mars.

07 Feb 2018

Elon Musk

SpaceX successfully launches world's most powerful operational rocket

SpaceX has successfully and seamlessly launched the most powerful operational rocket in the world called Falcon Heavy.

06 Feb 2018

Elon Musk

SpaceX builds the most powerful rocket in the world

SpaceX is set to test launch what it is calling the most powerful operational rocket in the world.

02 Feb 2018

Elon Musk

SpaceX meant to expend its rocket, ends up landing it

SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket, which was supposed to be dispensed into the ocean after its launch, has "amazingly" survived its fall and is currently floating intact in the Atlantic Ocean.

10 Jan 2018

Space News

After US reportedly loses satellite, SpaceX defends its role

Responding to reports that it has lost a satellite on a classified mission, SpaceX claimed the Falcon 9 "did everything correctly" and contrary claims are "categorically false."

07 Jan 2018

Elon Musk

SpaceX to launch world's most powerful rocket by January end

The world's most powerful rocket - the Falcon Heavy - is scheduled for launch by January end, according to SpaceX founder Elon Musk.

23 Dec 2017

California

Los Angeles rattled by 'UFO' sighting, turned out SpaceX rocket

Startled crowds in Los Angeles stopped short on Friday as an untraceable light streaked over California.

05 Nov 2017

Elon Musk

Mangalyaan's 4th anniversary: Where we stand with Mars today

It's the fourth anniversary of ISRO's Mangalyaan today, and with each passing year, human dreams of colonizing Mars are inching closer and closer to reality.

07 Oct 2017

Amazon

Jeff Bezos-backed company to launch humans into space in 18-months!

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos's space company, Blue Origin, would start taking tourists to space within the next 18 months i.e. by Apr'19.

30 Sep 2017

Elon Musk

Around-the-world in 30 minutes: Musk proposes city-to-city travel by rocket

Speaking at the International Astronautical Congress in Adelaide, Australia on Friday, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk not only elaborated his Mars mission plans but also explained how he planned to finance the massive mission.

27 Sep 2017

Tencent

A $3 million pay package is waiting for you

Most of us have come across versions of this unique statement spewed by HRs after job interviews. "We love you, we want to hire you but we don't want to spend more than XYZ amount for this post."

15 Aug 2017

Astronauts

SpaceX sends icecream to astronauts, humanity is doing it right

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, which was launched on Monday, had a very unlikely cargo. Along with 6,400 pounds of cargo, live mice and science experiments, one sweet treat for the six International Space Station astronauts is also there.

01 Jul 2017

Elon Musk

SpaceX Competition? Tucson-based start-up to make cheaper rockets

Making small, cheaper rockets has always been a priority for the players of the competitive space launch market.

26 Jun 2017

Elon Musk

SpaceX's Falcon 9 carries 10 communication satellites into space

SpaceX's Falcon 9 successfully launched into orbit from California on June 25, carrying with it 10 communications satellites.

16 Jun 2017

Elon Musk

Human colonies on Mars possible: SpaceX CEO Elon Musk

In a recent study, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has outlined his plan for building a self-sustaining city on Mars.

16 Jun 2017

India

Time is ripe for India to venture into space business

The ISRO has achieved remarkable feats this year, first with launching 104 satellites in a single go in February and second with the launch of India's heaviest satellite GSLV Mark III.

Indian-American Raja Chari among 12 astronauts chosen for NASA training

Indian-American astronaut Raja Chari is among 12 chosen from 18,300 applicants for training by NASA for specialized missions.

24 May 2017

Karnataka

Bengaluru's college students to design Hyperloop pod

25 students from Bengaluru's premier colleges will gather to build their idea of a pod, a vehicle meeting the high-speed norms of Hyperloop, a futuristic transport system.

16 May 2017

Elon Musk

SpaceX's Falcon 9 launched satellite for in-flight Wi-Fi, mobile broadband

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket has finally taken flight carrying the heavy Inmarsat communications satellite into orbit.

27 Apr 2017

Moon

China and Europe will collaborate to build a "moon village"

European Space Agency is collaborating with its Chinese counterpart to build a "moon village".

10 Apr 2017

Technology

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is still not in everyone's dictionary

Starting from an app in the smartphones to a car that doesn't need a driver- almost all new technologies now make use of artificial intelligence.

22 Mar 2017

Donald Trump

Donald Trump signs bill authorising crewed NASA mission to Mars

Opening new vistas for human exploration of space, US President Donald Trump authorized almost $20bn for NASA programmes in 2018, directing it to plan a "crewed mission to Mars in the 2030s".

28 Feb 2017

Elon Musk

SpaceX to send two paying customers to the moon

Today, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk announced that the company plans to send two people beyond the moon in late 2018.

30 Jan 2017

Elon Musk

America and its most famous immigrants

Immigrants from across the world have migrated to the US for a better life.

China to launch 30 space missions in 2017

China has begun expanding its space faring capabilities.

The current scenario in the satellite launch industry

Since 2005, the US satellite manufacturers have been prohibited from hiring ISRO to launch their satellites.

24 Oct 2016

Reddit

Elon Musk's "Ask Me Anything" session on Reddit

Elon Musk, the CEO of SpaceX and Tesla, took to Reddit today for a question & answer session titled, "I am Elon Musk, ask me anything about becoming a spacefaring civ!"

10 Oct 2016

Elon Musk

Boeing enters race to colonize Mars

Around a week after SpaceX CEO Elon Musk announced his plans to get humans to Mars, Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg announced Boeing's plans to join in the race.