Elon Musk's SpaceX accepting pre-orders for Starlink; check how to apply
Starlink, a satellite-based internet service and division of Elon Musk's aerospace company SpaceX, is currently in its beta-testing phase. Starlink is now allowing users to pre-order the service. The pre-booking service cost is around $99 (around Rs 7,200) and the amount is fully refundable.
Feb 11, 2021, 23:00 PM IST
Tesla invests $1.5 billion in Bitcoin, cryptocurrency surges to $44K
The announcement comes amid renewed interest shown by Musk in cryptocurrency and requests from Tesla customers for accepting bitcoin for buying the cars. Musk has also been sending tweets in support of Dogecoin over the past week, leading to a rise in the cryptocurrency's value.
Feb 09, 2021, 10:24 AM IST
Elon Musk’s SpaceX wins contract to launch NASA's astrophysics mission
NASA has selected tech billionaire Elon Musk’s private aerospace company, SpaceX, to provide launch services for an astrophysics mission to survey the sky in the near-infrared light. The planned two-year mission is called SPHEREx, short for Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization, and Ices Explorer.
Feb 06, 2021, 15:34 PM IST
Elon Musk back on Twitter and here's why his tweet pushes Dogecoin 50% higher
Actually, after the billionaire entrepreneur was back again on Twitter, he tweeted his support for cryptocurrency Dogecoin. According to data on blockchain and cryptocurrency website Coindesk, Dogecoin jumped to $0.05798. Elon Musk shared a series of tweets on Dogecoin.
Feb 04, 2021, 15:57 PM IST
Elon Musk takes a break from Twitter, again
Musk increased his net wealth by $128.9 billion in 2020 and replaced Amazon Founder and CEO Jeff Bezos as the richest person in the world.Earlier in June 2019, Musk had tweeted: "Just deleted my Twitter account." But he was back on the platform in a jiffy.
Feb 03, 2021, 11:23 AM IST
Elon Musk says THIS about Bitcoin; statement sends the cryptocurrency up 14%
Musk also chatted about COVID-19 vaccines, saying he expected an avalanche of them soon. He added that authorities should focus on giving out the first dose of vaccines soon and worry about the second shot later, to speed things up.
Feb 02, 2021, 13:34 PM IST
Elon Musk’s SpaceX launches world’s first all-civilian astronaut mission
The company’s spacecraft would be commanded by Jared Isaacman, the founder and CEO of Shift4 Payments, who is also a trained pilot. The mission, known as Inspiration4, seeks to raise support for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. One is going to be a yet-to-be named health-care worker at the hospital.
Feb 02, 2021, 07:59 AM IST
Need a lift? Elon Musk's SpaceX launches 'Uber' for Cosmic travel
The reusable rocket ferried 133 commercial and government spacecraft and 10 Starlink satellites to space - part of the company’s SmallSat Rideshare Program, which provides access to space for small satellite operators seeking a reliable, affordable ride to orbit, according to the company.
Jan 25, 2021, 07:25 AM IST
Elon Musk to offer $100 million prize for development of THIS technology
The International Energy Agency said late last year that a sharp rise in the deployment of carbon capture technology was needed if countries are to meet net-zero emissions targets.
Musk, who co-founded and sold Internet payments company PayPal Holdings Inc, now leads some of the most futuristic companies in the world.
Jan 22, 2021, 09:26 AM IST
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk no longer world's richest person: Details here
Jan 13, 2021, 13:12 PM IST
Elon Musk has citizenship of 3 countries: Here are 10 interesting things about planet's richest man
Born in 1971, Pretoria, South Africa, Elon Musk moved to Canada at the age of 17.
Jan 11, 2021, 12:28 PM IST
Did you know the planet's richest man Elon Musk once survived on $1 a day for food? Here's an interesting trivia
There is a very interesting story regarding Musk's college days. Read up.
Jan 08, 2021, 14:18 PM IST
Elon Musk leaves Jeff Bezos behind, becomes richest man on planet
Creating history, Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, who had once decided to sell off Tesla owing to poor results, became the richest person on the planet, going past Amazon Founder Jeff Bezos on Bloomberg Billionaires Index, a ranking of the world`s 500 wealthiest people.
Jan 08, 2021, 00:12 AM IST
Santa visits ISS astronauts as they celebrate Christmas in space - Watch
The astronauts were very happy to recieve gifts on Christmas this year
Dec 26, 2020, 18:34 PM IST
DNA: Analysis of the future of space travel
In this section of the DNA, we will analyse the future of space travel, where Elon Musk, the owner of SpaceX, set an example of his spirit in spite of the crash.
Dec 10, 2020, 23:04 PM IST
SpaceX's Starship prototype explodes while attempting to land after test flight - WATCH
SpaceX`s Starship rocket prototype exploded during a return-landing attempt.
Dec 10, 2020, 12:29 PM IST
SpaceX's test flight starship aborted at last second
SpaceX has already conducted five starship test flights. In the first high-altitude test flight of starship was aborted at the last second in Texas.
Dec 09, 2020, 07:08 AM IST
Tesla CEO Elon Musk pips Bill Gates to become world's second richest person
Elon Musk's net worth soared $7.2 billion to $127.9 billion, led by surge in Tesla's share price.
Nov 24, 2020, 13:57 PM IST
NASA successfully launches Sentinel-6 satellite on SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket to monitor global sea levels -- watch
The spacecraft is named after Michael Freilich who passed away in August 2020 and was a former director of NASA's Earth Science Division.
Nov 22, 2020, 17:02 PM IST
DNA: First public-private partnership in space
In NASA's first routine mission to the International Space Station, four astronauts entered orbit after flying through a SpaceX rocket from Florida. The launch on Sunday happened exactly as planned.
Nov 17, 2020, 23:44 PM IST