#Elon Musk calls bringing firms under one roof a ‘good idea’

#Elon Musk calls bringing firms under one roof a ‘good idea’

“#Elon Musk calls bringing firms under one roof a ‘good idea’” What do brain implants, space rockets and electric cars have in common? Elon Musk, Tesla’s billionaire chief executive, said he’s open to the possibility of joining his various businesses under one umbrella, similar to Google’s corporate shakeup five years ago. “Good idea,” Musk tweeted…

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#World’s space achievements a bright spot in stressful 2020

#World’s space achievements a bright spot in stressful 2020

“#World’s space achievements a bright spot in stressful 2020” CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Astronauts blasted into orbit from the U.S. for the first time in nearly a decade, three countries sent spacecraft hurtling toward Mars, and robotic explorers grabbed rocks from the moon and gravel from an asteroid for return to Earth. Space provided moments…

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#Test flight of SpaceX’s Starship aborted at last second

#Test flight of SpaceX’s Starship aborted at last second

“#Test flight of SpaceX’s Starship aborted at last second” CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The first high-altitude test flight of SpaceX’s futuristic Starship was aborted at the last second in Texas on Tuesday. SpaceX came close to launching a prototype of the rocketship that company chief Elon Musk is designing to carry people to Mars. The…

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#Historic NASA-SpaceX launch postponed due to windy weather

#Historic NASA-SpaceX launch postponed due to windy weather

“#Historic NASA-SpaceX launch postponed due to windy weather” A historic joint space launch between NASA and Elon Musk’s company SpaceX that was scheduled for Saturday has been postponed until Sunday because of winds, a NASA official said Friday. The mission, dubbed “Crew-1,” will rocket four astronauts to the International Space Station from the Kennedy Space…

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#Astronauts arrive at launch site for 2nd SpaceX crew flight

#Astronauts arrive at launch site for 2nd SpaceX crew flight

“#Astronauts arrive at launch site for 2nd SpaceX crew flight” CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Four astronauts arrived at Kennedy Space Center on Sunday for SpaceX’s second crew launch, coming up next weekend. For NASA, it marks the long-awaited start of regular crew rotations at the International Space Station, with private companies providing the lifts. There…

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