Elon Musk says there is a ‘good chance you’ll die’ on Mars during a virtual summit

 Elon Musk aims to one-day colonize Mars and, according to the billionaire, getting there is not the issue – it is surviving on the Red Planet that will be challenging. The SpaceX CEO shared progress on the firm’s Starship rocket during the virtual Humans to Mars Summit, saying the craft ‘is making progresses,’ but also … Read more

Scientists skeptical of Musk’s claims about Neuralink brain chip

Elon Musk gave the first look of Neuralink’s ‘Link’ device Friday, saying ‘it will blow your mind’ – but many who tuned into the livestream are saying just the opposite. Leading up to the demonstration, Musk promised to show neurons firing in a living brain, leading many to believe a human would be the subject … Read more

SpaceX launches the first south bound rocket from Florida since 1969

Jeff Bezos in front of Blue Origin’s space capsule Jeff Bezos’ space tourism project with Blue Origin is competing with a similar programme in development by Space X, the rocket firm founded and run by Tesla CEO Elon Musk, and Virgin Galactic, backed by Richard Branson. Bezos revealed in April 2017 that he finances Blue … Read more

SpaceX and United Launch Alliance are sending up three rockets from Canaveral this weekend

Rocket-watchers could see three takeoffs from Cape Canaveral this weekend, the first time the Florida spaceport has seen many launches in the same week in nearly 20 years. On Saturday at 2:04am ET, United Launch Alliance’s Delta IV Heavy will take a National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) satellite into geosynchronous orbit more than 22,000 miles above … Read more

SpaceX conducts successful ‘static fire’ test of next Starship rocket prototype

SpaceX is gearing up for the first 500-foot ‘hop’ of its SN6 Starship rocket, weeks after a successful lift-off of the SN5 craft. The company lit up the prototype’s Raptor Engine during a static fire trial, releasing bursts of fire and smoke from the base – it was, however, the third attempt of the test. … Read more

SpaceX Raptor engine breaks pressure chamber record

SpaceX celebrated a milestone that brings the firm’s Starship rocket one step closer to Mars. CEO Elon Musk shared on Twitter that the Raptor engine did not explode after reaching a new high combustion chamber pressure during a controlled burn test. The engine, a crucial piece of the Starship rocket, hit a record breaker of … Read more

Elon Musk hails SpaceX Raptor engine as it breaks pressure chamber record without exploding

SpaceX celebrated a milestone that brings the firm’s Starship rocket one-step closer to Mars. CEO Elon Musk shared on Twitter that the Raptor engine did not explode after reaching a new high combustion chamber pressure during a controlled burn test. The engine, a crucial piece of the Starship rocket, hit a record breaker of 330 … Read more

SpaceX launches dozens more Starlink satellites in record-breaking Falcon 9 rocket launch

SpaceX celebrated its 100th successful launch Tuesday morning, sending 58 Starlink satellites into orbit aboard the Falcon 9 rocket from Florida’s Cape Canaveral. Along with the internet beaming devices were three SkySat observational satellites owned by Planet Labs, a private Earth-imaging company.  Falcon 9 is the first reusable rocket designed to take cargo and passengers … Read more

NASA-backed mobile gravity suit helps astronauts fight health hazards of zero-gravity space flight

With the successful launch and return of SpaceX’s Crew Dragon in May, space travel is getting closer to becoming a reality for the average person. But spending extended periods outside Earth’s gravity can have serious health consequences, including bone decalcification, muscle atrophy, and decreased oxygen to the brain. Astronauts in microgravity are also susceptible to … Read more