03 February 2021
SpaceX announces Inspiration4, the first ‘all-civilian’ mission to space
Elon Musk’s SpaceX has announced it plans on sending the first all-civilian ... two to five days in orbit, though “the mission parameters are up to Jared,” Musk said. The Dragon Capsule will then reenter Earth’s atmosphere for a soft water landing off...
02 August 2021
US GAO upholds SpaceX's Moon lander contract
..., a sole contract worth $2.9 billion was won by Elon Musk's company in April 2021. Reports suggested that the award, given... with NASA on the future HLS opportunities.” SpaceX boss, Elon Musk, was less verbal about the matter, choosing to respond to ...
05 November 2021
Blue Origin loses NASA lawsuit over SpaceX lunar lander contract
... (HLS) with its Starship proposal. Its creator, Elon Musk, envisions that eventually Starship will be used a fully reusable...full success for NASA and SpaceX on the contract.” His rival, Musk, also took to Twitter to comment on the ruling but posted ...
01 October 2019
The Moon: A History for the Future
... prick”, opines Morton, though “Not an irredeemable arsehole…”. “Mr Bezos”, on the other hand “is clearly more disciplined than Mr Musk”, he says. Whether or not you enjoy the author’s opinionated style, which sometimes exposes the technophobe within...
30 March 2020
OneWeb files for bankruptcy over financial difficulties
... latency of 32 ms. However the company faces stiff competition from competitors such as Elon Musk’s SpaceX Starlink megaconstellation and Jeff Bezos’s Project Kuiper initiative. Musk has recently been granted a license by the FCC for the use...
08 December 2021
Japanese billionaire heads to the ISS for a 12 day stay
... tycoon tweeted on Wednesday morning. Fellow billionaires Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Richard Branson all made breakthrough ... with him on a 2023 mission around the moon operated by Musk's SpaceX. He and his assistant will be the first private Japanese...
