SpaceX Rockets to collect fuel from Mars on their Journey Back to Earth Elon Musk wants SpaceX to send people to Mars and then bring them back to Earth on the same rocket they came in on. Nothing has ever been launched from Mars before, and Musk didn’t go into all that much detail about…
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Mars rockets of SpaceX to be reused 1000 times or more
Mars rockets of SpaceX to be reused 1000 times SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has unveiled the design for the giant rocket booster he wants to build in order to colonize Mars. It is part of what SpaceX is referring to as the “Mars Vehicle” — the rocket booster and the Mars spaceship combined — and…
The future of AI is in linking it to our brains according to Elon Musk
Following the accidental explosion at SpaceX on Sept. 1, company founder Elon Musk has been relatively quiet. But an interview posted this week gives us more insight into his thoughts on one of his favorite topics: artificial intelligence. Speaking with Y Combinator president Sam Altman, Musk addressed a number of topics while seated in front…
SpaceX Blew Up Mark Zuckerberg’s $95M Satellite
Mark Zuckerberg is ‘Deeply Disappointed’ SpaceX Blew Up His $95M Satellite SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket exploded in Cape Canaveral this morning. On board was Facebook’s Internet.org satellite, which experts estimated cost $95 million. In a post on Facebook, CEO Mark Zuckerberg said he was “deeply disappointed.” From Zuck’s post: As I’m here in Africa, I’m…
SpaceX successfully lands its sixth Falcon 9 rocket after launch
Another one of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rockets successfully landed on a floating drone ship this evening, after the vehicle launched a Japanese communications satellite into orbit. The feat marks the fourth time SpaceX has landed one of its vehicles at sea and the company’s fifth rocket recovery overall this year. NOW SPACEX HAS A TOTAL…
SpaceX launches Falcon 9 rocket Tonight at 1:26AM ET
If you find yourself without Saturday night plans this evening, why not enjoy a nice SpaceX launch? The company’s eighth Falcon 9 launch of this year is scheduled to take off tonight from Cape Canaveral, Florida at 1:26AM ET, sending a Japanese communications satellite — called JCSAT-16 — into orbit around Earth. And no SpaceX…
SpaceX is going to land three rockets at once
SpaceX successfully landed the first stage of its Falcon 9 rocket after using it for a supply mission to the International Space Station. This was only the second time SpaceX has landed one of its rockets on solid ground (and the fifth post-launch recovery), but the company has already set its sights on the next…
SpaceX successfully lands Falcon 9 rocket on solid ground AGAIN
SpaceX has successfully landed another Falcon 9 rocket after launching the vehicle into space this evening from Cape Canaveral, Florida. Shortly after takeoff, the vehicle touched down at SpaceX’s Landing Complex 1 — a ground-based landing site that the company leases at the Cape. It marks the second time SpaceX has pulled off this type…
Elon Musk may consolidate SpaceX for a while
Yesterday, Elon Musk surprised a lot of people when he announced that Tesla (TSLA) has made an offer to acquire SolarCity (SCTY). The entrepreneur is the largest individual shareholder of both companies – he owns about 21% of Tesla and 22% of SolarCity. Some Tesla shareholders are already calling the deal a “bailout” of SolarCity, especially…
Mars Has a Kind of Dune We’ve Never Seen Before
The red deserts of Mars have revealed a surprise: an altogether new type of sand dune. Today a team of scientists led by Mathieu Lapotre, a planetary geologist at Caltech, announced a new type of geological formation in the Martian sands. Lapotre’s team discovered waves of windswept sand that are totally unlike the two features…
Elon Musk Wants To Launch 4,000 Satellites To Provide Internet From Space
Elon Musk is currently seeking government approval to begin testing on a project to broadcast the Internet from 4,000 satellites orbiting the Earth. He claims he wants to beam high-speed Internet to all corners of the world. The plan would transform SpaceX from a company based solely on rockets and spaceflight into an Internet provider to rival the likes of Comcast,…
Vegetables Grown On Mars Are Safe To Eat
Someday, perhaps not too far in the distant future if Elon Musk gets his way, there will be humans on Mars. Although we can take resources with us, it will be far more sensible in the long run to grow our own crops there. Although The Martian makes it seem almost easy to do this,…