October 2021
Technology transfer and the ‘local’ space market
... Branson and Jeff Bezos as passengers on their respective space vehicles, together with the continued success of Elon Musk, have prompted a global commentary on the ‘billionaire space race’, but space innovation also operates at a local level...
29 December 2021
China complains to UN after space station endures 'close encounters' with Starlink satellites
... conduct in space over two "close encounters" between the Chinese space station and satellites operated by Elon Musk's SpaceX. Tiangong, China's new space station, had to manoeuvre to avoid colliding with one Starlink satellite in July...
27 April 2020
SpaceX's first full-scale Starship passes key test
... opposed to any material problems with the Starship build, said Musk. SpaceX's Starship SN2 has been the only prototype to pass... though “approvals [from the FAA] may take longer.” Musk has said repeatedly that his space exploration firm will continue ...
20 January 2021
SpaceX buys two oil rigs to use as floating Starship launchpads
...Offshore Operations Engineers in Brownsville,” and from tweets by Musk hinting at the acquisition. “SpaceX is building floating...launch as many as 100 people at a time, an achievement Musk thinks could be attainable about six years from now, possibly ...
April 2021
On Mars as it is on Earth - preparing for settlement
..., including nuclear fusion and geothermal power Electrified and more efficient terrestrial transport (areas in which Elon Musk’s companies are active) Cultured meat and milk products, replacing the inefficiencies, cruelties and contamination risks...
05 August 2020
SpaceX’s Mars rocket prototype completes important test flight
... both vehicles will be fully reusable, an approach that Musk passionately advocates as being the only way forward to slashing ...out launch process, then go high altitude with body flaps," Musk said in another tweet today. SpaceX are already building a ...
