Hyperloop project scores former SpaceX director, applications are now open
The crowd-centric startup company JumpStartFund has been busy with ambitions to bring Elon Musk's Hyperloop to reality, something that is now well under way with an announcement that former SpaceX...
View ArticleTesla’s Elon Musk tackles Model S fire head-on
Tesla's Elon Musk has commented publicly on the recent Model S fire that left one car partially destroyed and the company's stock tumbling, detailing the exact cause of the issue and arguing that the...
View ArticleElon Musk bought $866k Bond Lotus sub and plans Tesla-power upgrade
Elon Musk was the buyer of the Lotus submarine car prop auctioned off earlier this year, and intends to fit a Tesla electric powertrain and make it truly perform on the road and underwater. Musk spent...
View ArticleHyperloop Transportation Technologies is official name of Elon Musk-inspired...
The startup behind the Elon Musk-originating Hyperloop has announced its official name: Hyperloop Transportation Technologies. The company had revealed its ambitions to make the Hyperloop a reality...
View ArticleElon Musk talks electric supersonic airplane ambitions
Elon Musk of Tesla and SpaceX fame is known for his ideas and ambitions and the successes that have largely resulted from both. Blending the two companies' focus into another idea, Musk spoke last year...
View ArticleSpaceX Falcon 9 launch rescheduled again due to oxygen in fuel
SpaceX's rescheduled Nov. 25 launch on Nov. 28 was rescheduled yet again due to a slow rocket thrust buildup. The Thanksgiving Day launch was ready to go and seconds from liftoff, but the on-board...
View ArticleTesla Supercharger network now stretches from coast to coast
Tesla's Supercharger network has been a grand endeavor rolling out steadily in both the US and select locations abroad, slowly expanding the number of locations to which Model S owners can drive...
View ArticleTesla taps Rdio for integrated audio service in Europe
Today at a town-hall meeting in Amsterdam, Tesla Motors' CEO Elon Muck announced Rdio will be integrated into its cars in Europe as the default dashboard audio service. Such follows the company's use...
View ArticleSpaceX shows T9R launch ahead of Dragon mission to ISS
Elon Musk’s SpaceX has just posted video of a successful F9R launch, their re-usable rocket concept. The shuttle (pronounced “f-niner”, incidentally) is shown taking off, rising to 250 meters, then...
View ArticleSpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lands well, destroyed anyway
This afternoon, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk confirmed that they’ve had a successful soft-landing of their Booster rocket for their most recently launched Falcon 9 craft. Musk went on to note that "if all goes...
View ArticleSpaceX takes legal action in bid for gov work
SpaceX, following its successful ISS mission, has filed a legal challenge against the United Launch Alliance (ULA) contract with the US Air Force, a bid to get a piece of the government business pie....
View ArticleElon Musk, SpaceX want to move you to Mars for $500,000
Speaking at the 33rd annual International Space Development Conference last Friday, SpaceX’s Elon Musk spoke about the company’s plan to make commercial exploration of space possible. He touched on...
View ArticleSpaceX Dragon MK 2 being unveiled May 29
The SpaceX Dragon MK 2 is coming, and will be unveiled in full next week. Via Twitter, SpaceX guru Elon Musk confirmed May 29 would be the day we get our first look at their new craft. Though he was...
View ArticleSpaceX’s spat with Air Force prompts corruption accusation
Last month, SpaceX filed a lawsuit to get work with the Air Force, something that has been henceforth granted to a Boeing and Lockheed Martin joint venture. That led to plans by the Air Force to...
View ArticleSpaceX Dragon MK 2 unveiling starts now
As promised, SpaceX is unveiling the Dragon MK 2 at the moment, having kicked it off just now at about 10PM EDT. You can watch it for yourself in a live streaming of the event, which is set to take...
View ArticleSpaceX Dragon V2 designed for humans and reusabiility
With the first Dragon spacecraft hanging above the audience's heads, the illustrious Elon Musk unveiled the Dragon version 2. This latest spaceship from his SpaceX company was designed with two goals...
View ArticleSpaceX vs. Air Force: ULA prices weren’t checked for fairness, says complaint
SpaceX targeted the US Air Force earlier this year, accusing it of blocking competition and costing tax payers unnecessary fees when it awarded the United Launch Alliance joint venture various...
View Article“One small step for man”: Moon landing’s 45th anniversary
Forty-five years ago today, three American astronauts - Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins - made history with the Apollo 11 mission, putting human feet on the moon for the first time....
View ArticleSpaceX’s Elon Musk wants to visit ‘fixer upper planet’ Mars
Now that NASA has shuttered their own shuttle program, and Russia is being Russia again, how are we going to get to space? One popular option is SpaceX, which is currently testing re-usable rockets....
View ArticleElon Musk to guest star in The Simpsons
Tesla and SpaceX founder Elon Musk may have got an electric car company and - quite literally - rockets off the ground, but his biggest achievement is still in store: a guest appearance on The...
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