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SpaceX Launches 4-Member Civilian Crew For 1st Privately-Funded Spacewalk
SpaceX launched its daring Polaris Dawn mission on Tuesday, a multiday orbital expedition carrying a four-member civilian crew for the first spacewalk by non-professional astronauts.
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SpaceX Polaris Dawn Mission: Overview, Significance and Reason Behind the Delay
SpaceX's latest mission is part of the Polaris Program, a human-spaceflight initiative funded by billionaire entrepreneur Jared Isaacman. Polaris Dawn is set to make history by conducting the first-ever private spacewalk, with Isaacman commanding the mission alongside pilot Scott "Kidd" Poteet, and SpaceX engineers Sarah Gillis and Anna Menon.
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Amazon Board Sued by Shareholder Over Blue Origin Launch Contracts for Project Kuiper
An Amazon shareholder has filed a lawsuit against founder Jeff Bezos and the Amazon board alleging directors failed to fully vet a decision to award launch contracts for the company's Project Kuiper satellite project to Blue Origin, Bezos's space company. The lawsuit claims that the Amazon board did not consider rival Elon Musk-owned SpaceX as an a...
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Elon Musk Denies Report on Plans for Multi-Billion Dollar Funding From Saudi, UAE for SpaceX
Elon Musk on Friday denied a media report that claimed investors from the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia were planning on a multi-billion dollar investment in SpaceX. A report had claimed that the firm's next funding round was expected to value the rocket maker at about $140 billion (roughly Rs. 11,54,384 crore).
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Bill Gates Takes Dig At Elon Musk, Says He'd Rather Fund Vaccines Than Travel To Mars
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has said that he is not interested in travelling to Mars and would rather spend his money helping people on Earth and paying for vaccines.
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Elon Musk's SpaceX Raising $750 Million in Fresh Round of Funding at $137 Billion Valuation: Report
SpaceX is reportedly set to raise $750 million (roughly Rs. 6,200 crore) in a fresh funding round that will value Elon Musk's rocket and satellite internet firm at $137 billion (roughly Rs. 11,33,800 crore). The funding comes from investors including Andreessen Horowitz, who was a co-investor in Musk's Twitter takeover deal. The firm had raised abo...
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Twitter Deal: Mirae Asset Said to Be in Talks to Fund Elon Musk's $44 Billion Buyout Ahead of Deadline
Elon Musk's deadline to close the Twitter takeover deal is soon approaching, and South Korea's Mirae Asset Financial Group is said to have planned to commit $208 million (roughly Rs. 1,721crore) to finance the buyout. With the deadline set by a US court set for October 28, Musk's deal with Mirae is said to be expected to be finalised in the coming ...
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Elon Musk Says Starlink Yet to Receive US Government Funding for Services in Ukraine
Elon Musk on Tuesday stated that SpaceX's Starlink satellite internet services have not yet received funding from the US Department of Defense. Musk's comments came a day after reports that the Pentagon was considering paying for the satellite internet firm's service in Ukraine, which it rolled out to users in the country earlier this year followin...
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Starlink Network In Ukraine Has Not Received Any US Funding: Elon Musk
SpaceX is losing approximately $20 million a month from unpaid service and costs related to security measures for cyberwar defense, but "we'll keep doing it (sigh)", Musk tweeted.
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Pentagon, EU Said to Consider Funding Access to Elon Musk's Starlink Satellite Internet Network in Ukraine
The Pentagon is said to be considering funding Internet access in Ukraine via Elon Musk's Starlink satellite Internet service, according a report. Musk recently said SpaceX spends nearly $20 million (roughly Rs. 165 crore) a month for maintaining satellite services in Ukraine and that the company has spent about $80 million (roughly Rs. 660 crore) ...
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Elon Musk Says SpaceX to Keep Funding Starlink Internet Access in Ukraine, Cites Need for 'Good Deeds'
Elon Musk on Saturday said SpaceX would continue to fund internet access to Ukraine via its Starlink service. The service has helped civilians and military stay online during the war with Russia. When a Twitter user told Musk "No good deed goes unpunished", he replied "Even so, we should still do good deeds".
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Elon Musk Says SpaceX Cannot Indefinitely Fund Starlink Internet Service in Ukraine
Elon Musk said on Friday SpaceX cannot "indefinitely" fund the Starlink internet service in Ukraine and send it several thousand more terminals after a report suggested that his rocket company had asked the Pentagon to pay for the donations.
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"Cannot Fund Ukraine's Starlink Internet Indefinitely": Elon Musk
Elon Musk said on Friday SpaceX cannot "indefinitely" fund the Starlink internet service in Ukraine and send it several thousands more terminals after a report suggested that his rocket company had asked the Pentagon to pay for the donations.
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Twitter Takeover Deal: How Elon Musk Plans to Pay $44 Billion to Acquire Twitter by October 28
Elon Musk must pay Twitter the agreed sum of $44 billion (roughly Rs. 3,62,500 crore) in order to close the Twitter buyout deal by October 28, failing which the judge will set a November date for the trial. Here's how the Tesla CEO and the world's richest man could secure financing for the deal, which is expected to be completed by the end of the m...
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NASA, SpaceX To Study Ways To Boost Orbit Of Hubble Telescope
Elon Musk's SpaceX plans to fund a study with NASA to examine ways to use the space company's Dragon capsule to raise the Hubble Space Telescope's orbital altitude, which would extend its useful life, agency officials announced on Thursday.
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SpaceX Launches 4-Member Civilian Crew For 1st Privately-Funded Spacewalk
SpaceX launched its daring Polaris Dawn mission on Tuesday, a multiday orbital expedition carrying a four-member civilian crew for the first spacewalk by non-professional astronauts.
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SpaceX Polaris Dawn Mission: Overview, Significance and Reason Behind the Delay
SpaceX's latest mission is part of the Polaris Program, a human-spaceflight initiative funded by billionaire entrepreneur Jared Isaacman. Polaris Dawn is set to make history by conducting the first-ever private spacewalk, with Isaacman commanding the mission alongside pilot Scott "Kidd" Poteet, and SpaceX engineers Sarah Gillis and Anna Menon.
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Amazon Board Sued by Shareholder Over Blue Origin Launch Contracts for Project Kuiper
An Amazon shareholder has filed a lawsuit against founder Jeff Bezos and the Amazon board alleging directors failed to fully vet a decision to award launch contracts for the company's Project Kuiper satellite project to Blue Origin, Bezos's space company. The lawsuit claims that the Amazon board did not consider rival Elon Musk-owned SpaceX as an a...
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Elon Musk Denies Report on Plans for Multi-Billion Dollar Funding From Saudi, UAE for SpaceX
Elon Musk on Friday denied a media report that claimed investors from the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia were planning on a multi-billion dollar investment in SpaceX. A report had claimed that the firm's next funding round was expected to value the rocket maker at about $140 billion (roughly Rs. 11,54,384 crore).
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Bill Gates Takes Dig At Elon Musk, Says He'd Rather Fund Vaccines Than Travel To Mars
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has said that he is not interested in travelling to Mars and would rather spend his money helping people on Earth and paying for vaccines.
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Elon Musk's SpaceX Raising $750 Million in Fresh Round of Funding at $137 Billion Valuation: Report
SpaceX is reportedly set to raise $750 million (roughly Rs. 6,200 crore) in a fresh funding round that will value Elon Musk's rocket and satellite internet firm at $137 billion (roughly Rs. 11,33,800 crore). The funding comes from investors including Andreessen Horowitz, who was a co-investor in Musk's Twitter takeover deal. The firm had raised abo...
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Twitter Deal: Mirae Asset Said to Be in Talks to Fund Elon Musk's $44 Billion Buyout Ahead of Deadline
Elon Musk's deadline to close the Twitter takeover deal is soon approaching, and South Korea's Mirae Asset Financial Group is said to have planned to commit $208 million (roughly Rs. 1,721crore) to finance the buyout. With the deadline set by a US court set for October 28, Musk's deal with Mirae is said to be expected to be finalised in the coming ...
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Elon Musk Says Starlink Yet to Receive US Government Funding for Services in Ukraine
Elon Musk on Tuesday stated that SpaceX's Starlink satellite internet services have not yet received funding from the US Department of Defense. Musk's comments came a day after reports that the Pentagon was considering paying for the satellite internet firm's service in Ukraine, which it rolled out to users in the country earlier this year followin...
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Starlink Network In Ukraine Has Not Received Any US Funding: Elon Musk
SpaceX is losing approximately $20 million a month from unpaid service and costs related to security measures for cyberwar defense, but "we'll keep doing it (sigh)", Musk tweeted.
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Pentagon, EU Said to Consider Funding Access to Elon Musk's Starlink Satellite Internet Network in Ukraine
The Pentagon is said to be considering funding Internet access in Ukraine via Elon Musk's Starlink satellite Internet service, according a report. Musk recently said SpaceX spends nearly $20 million (roughly Rs. 165 crore) a month for maintaining satellite services in Ukraine and that the company has spent about $80 million (roughly Rs. 660 crore) ...
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Elon Musk Says SpaceX to Keep Funding Starlink Internet Access in Ukraine, Cites Need for 'Good Deeds'
Elon Musk on Saturday said SpaceX would continue to fund internet access to Ukraine via its Starlink service. The service has helped civilians and military stay online during the war with Russia. When a Twitter user told Musk "No good deed goes unpunished", he replied "Even so, we should still do good deeds".
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Elon Musk Says SpaceX Cannot Indefinitely Fund Starlink Internet Service in Ukraine
Elon Musk said on Friday SpaceX cannot "indefinitely" fund the Starlink internet service in Ukraine and send it several thousand more terminals after a report suggested that his rocket company had asked the Pentagon to pay for the donations.
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"Cannot Fund Ukraine's Starlink Internet Indefinitely": Elon Musk
Elon Musk said on Friday SpaceX cannot "indefinitely" fund the Starlink internet service in Ukraine and send it several thousands more terminals after a report suggested that his rocket company had asked the Pentagon to pay for the donations.
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Twitter Takeover Deal: How Elon Musk Plans to Pay $44 Billion to Acquire Twitter by October 28
Elon Musk must pay Twitter the agreed sum of $44 billion (roughly Rs. 3,62,500 crore) in order to close the Twitter buyout deal by October 28, failing which the judge will set a November date for the trial. Here's how the Tesla CEO and the world's richest man could secure financing for the deal, which is expected to be completed by the end of the m...
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NASA, SpaceX To Study Ways To Boost Orbit Of Hubble Telescope
Elon Musk's SpaceX plans to fund a study with NASA to examine ways to use the space company's Dragon capsule to raise the Hubble Space Telescope's orbital altitude, which would extend its useful life, agency officials announced on Thursday.
