SpaceX, Earth's Most Valuable Private Company And Owner Of xAI And X, Files For IPO
Why might Musk be considering this now? Currently, Musk's net worth at $822 billion, but you know... big, round numbers are really nice.
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Why might Musk be considering this now? Currently, Musk's net worth at $822 billion, but you know... big, round numbers are really nice.
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Read MorePolice told this Florida Man he'll have to transport his missiles another way, and there's a sentence you just don't read very often.
Read MoreNASA says that is a stepping stone to going to Mars. Really, it might just be the most historic thing our species has done since... well, landing on the Moon.
Read MoreThis is all in keeping with the airline's United Next strategy, in which it tries to position itself as a premium travel offering.
Read MoreNASA is saying this all with a straight face and pretending this is serious work regarding safety, not merely something it wanted to do because why wouldn't it.
Read MoreIt's almost as if the war against Iran is having huge, unintended consequences. Who could have predicted this?
Read MoreThe FAA had already restricted the use of visual separation at the Reagan National Airport after the Potomac crash.
Read MoreCarr's point appears to be that companies shouldn't be using public comments to fight with each other in the regulatory domain.
Read MoreThe mission is hoping to give humanity its best look ever at Saturn's moon Titan.
Read MoreThe spacecraft slowed down the system's 76,000 mph orbital speed... by two inches per hour. We're going to have to punch a lot harder if we want to save Earth.
Read MoreEven if the initial tests go well, there may be a lot of turbulence ahead.
Read MoreFor a while, NASA's future looked to be on shaky ground, but this new proposal seems like a fresh vote of confidence.
Read MoreThe bullet hole was found on the aileron of the right wing, with the telltale signs of a clean entry hole and a more damaged exit hole.
Read MoreThese documents are normally stored in secured vaults and not on display at all, so this is a treat we're all getting for America's Semiquincentennial.
Read MoreJust like the Scarecrow of Oz, it turns out the rover was smart all along, it just didn't realize!
Read MoreThe FAA is clearly furious at the way the military is using lasers right now.
Read MoreThe changes announced today are very welcome news and put the agency in a much better position to successfully land without killing any astronauts.
Read MoreThe whole ordeal is a showcase of how hard it is to pass meaningful legislation even in the face of catastrophe.
Read MoreDespite it all, NASA doesn't want to give up on Boeing, and the Starliner project is moving ahead in a reduced capacity.
Read MoreStarlink has been in a closed beta of this system with other operators, and now, it's opening up to any other operator who wants it, for free. Well, "free."
Read MoreSince American has a profit-sharing system with its employees, poor overall performance means smaller take-home pay.
Read MoreThe universe might have far more amino acids lying around than we realized, which gives life itself far more chances to begin.
Read MoreEverything's going just fine in the most powerful country on Earth, why do you ask?
Read MoreWhat smartphones do the astronauts actually use? Are these Android users or Apple stans?
Read MoreUnderneath all this are two facts: modern warfare depends on space, and one company (and really, one man) dominates that domain at the moment.
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