The third long-duration astronaut team launched by SpaceX to the International Space Station (ISS) has safely returned to Earth, splashing down in the Gulf of Mexico off Florida to end months of orbital research ranging from space-grown chillies to robots. The SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule carrying three American NASA astronauts and a European Space Agency … Read more
The company’s test is partially successful as it attempts to make its boosters reusable. Launch firm Rocket Lab USA Inc has captured a falling rocket stage out of the air with a helicopter before dropping it in the ocean, appearing to achieve a partially successful test of the company’s novel cost-savings approach. The demonstration on … Read more
An analysis of more than 12,500 of Musk’s tweets from 2010 to 2021 highlights new Twitter owner’s favorite topics. The world’s richest person, Elon Musk, has struck a deal to buy Twitter for $44bn. Musk, who is worth some $270bn, said Twitter had “tremendous potential” that he would unlock and make the platform a bastion … Read more
The International Space Station (ISS) is set to become busier than usual this week when its crew welcomes on board four new colleagues from Houston-based startup Axiom Space, the first all-private astronaut team ever flown to the orbiting outpost. The launch is being hailed by the company NASA and other industry players as a turning … Read more
