Articles about SpaceX – Page 15 of 16

SpaceX’s Elon Musk gets in the Thanksgiving spirit on ‘The Big Bang Theory’

You wouldn’t think Elon Musk was a warm and fuzzy guy, based on this year’s biography of the hard-driving CEO… Read More

SpaceX trumps United Launch Alliance in bid for Air Force GPS-3 launch contract

SpaceX is poised to win an Air Force national security launch contract by default because its archrival, United Launch Alliance, has… Read More

SpaceX’s Gwynne Shotwell signals go-slow approach for Seattle satellite plan

It’s been nine months since SpaceX’s billionaire founder, Elon Musk, announced plans to put up a constellation of 4,000 satellites to provide… Read More

Vegas breaks down the odds on manned missions to Mars, and it’s looking good for SpaceX

It’s true that Las Vegas will bet on almost anything — and this incredible breakdown on the odds of who will… Read More

Former astronaut: NASA ‘certainly not dead, but they are lost at the moment’

Former NASA astronaut Ed Lu, who logged more than 206 days in space over his career, said there are a… Read More

Spaceflight buys a whole rocket from SpaceX for small satellites

In the first deal of its kind, Seattle-based Spaceflight says it’s buying a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket that will be… Read More

Blue Origin’s rocket-landing patent canceled in victory for SpaceX

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture has capitulated to Elon Musk’s SpaceX in a dispute over a Blue Origin patent covering… Read More

Podcast

Stephen Hawking searches for aliens, and Elon Musk explains the SpaceX explosion

We’ve been thrilled to have longtime space and science reporter Alan Boyle covering two big stories for GeekWire today: Stephen Hawking’s… Read More

SpaceX’s Elon Musk traces Falcon 9 rocket failure to busted strut

The unexpected breakdown of a tank strut apparently caused last month’s failure of a Falcon 9 rocket launch to the… Read More

SpaceX rocket breaks up on latest resupply mission to Space Station

Updated with video below. An unmanned SpaceX rocket carrying supplies and scientific experiments for the International Space Station broke up… Read More

Enter SpaceX’s Hyperloop pod design contest for fame, glory, bragging rights

If you dream of perfecting Hyperloops, this contest is for you. SpaceX announced a competition to design and build a… Read More

You can now play the video game Elon Musk wrote at age 12

Before there was Space X and Tesla, there was Blastar. And now, thanks to a Google software engineer, you can… Read More

Space-age heels: How SpaceX’s rocket science is inspiring a better shoe

Heels. Personal trainers, physical therapists, podiatrists cringe when you wear ’em. But, dang, if the right pair of heels doesn’t… Read More

From space to schools, Elon Musk takes on the education system by starting a new school

In an interview for Chinese television, SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk says he has created a new kind of grade school… Read More

The 10 best moments in the new Elon Musk book

Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future is out today and filled with more rock-star moments and… Read More

SpaceX unveils new vintage-style posters of Mars, the ‘ultimate vacation destination’

Retro-style posters are always cool, and these SpaceX posters promoting travel to Mars are a great nod to classic travel… Read More

Inside the frightening, delightful world of Elon Musk

The book about Tesla and SpaceX’s Elon Musk is due out May 19, but a few choice quotes are already giving… Read More

Video: SpaceX succeeds with first Dragon abort test, says humans would have survived

SpaceX said its abort test on Wednesday would have kept humans safe. For the first time, the Elon Musk-led company tested an eject… Read More

How to watch SpaceX test its Dragon capsule launch abort system

SpaceX is running another space travel test on Wednesday, this time to make sure its abort procedures are working properly.… Read More

Blue Origin spaceship makes first test flight, with founder Jeff Bezos in the control room

Blue Origin, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’ space venture, launched the first developmental test flight of its New Shepard spacecraft in… Read More

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GeekWire Radio: How a new startup movement is energizing Seattle’s Central District

Students in Seattle’s Central District are adept users of technology, like teenagers everywhere. But now they’re becoming makers of technology, as well. That’s… Read More

Incredible video: SpaceX attempts to land Falcon 9 rocket on a barge, again

Just how close did SpaceX come to successfully landing its Falcon 9 rocket on its “autonomous drone ship” in the… Read More

SpaceX and Elon Musk get the ‘Uptown Funk’ treatment

It seems all the world’s fascinated with SpaceX’s attempts to get a rocket to launch and land. So much, in… Read More

SpaceX set for another Falcon 9 landing attempt; new Planetary Resources satellite on board for Space Station

Update, 1:30 p.m.: Monday’s launch has been scrubbed due to weather. Another launch will be attempted on Tuesday at 1:10… Read More

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin completes key early testing of new hydrogen rocket engine

Blue Origin, the commercial space venture founded by Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, says it has completed acceptance testing of its… Read More

Elon Musk makes SpaceX photos free for public use

Talk about responsive. Less than an hour after Elon Musk announced that SpaceX would post photos for non-commercial use under… Read More

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin dealt setback in patent dispute with SpaceX over rocket landings

Elon Musk’s SpaceX has won a key preliminary ruling in its dispute with Blue Origin over a patent received by the Jeff… Read More

New poll shows that most Americans wouldn’t take a free trip to space

Enthusiasm for going beyond the great beyond doesn’t seem to resonant with most Americans, according to a new poll by Monmouth… Read More

SpaceX founder Elon Musk inks $3.5M book deal to write about Earth and Mars

Like he needed the cash, Tesla and SpaceX head honcho Elon Musk just signed a $3.5 million book deal with… Read More

SpaceX: Latest Falcon 9 landing attempt thwarted by 3-story waves in Atlantic

After multiple scrubs in recent days, SpaceX is counting down again for the launch of its first deep-space mission this afternoon,… Read More