Elon Musk, Boeing and SpaceX
The head of NASA says he trusts SpaceX because Elon Musk put someone else in charge
NASA plays nicely with privately owned SpaceX, but is that something to be concerned about? In an interview with NPR, NASA director Bill Nelson assuages any fears of an unsupervised Elon Musk running a space agency by reminding us that SpaceX is actually run by its president Gwynne Shotwell.
SpaceX launches 23 Starlink satellites from Florida (video)
Today's launch was the 46th orbital liftoff of the year already for SpaceX, and the 31st of 2024 devoted to building out the Starlink broadband megaconstellation. That network already consists of more than 5,800 functional satellites, and it will continue growing far into the future.
SpaceX got the fanfare, but Boeing’s first crew flight is still historic
"The first crewed flight of a new spacecraft is an absolutely critical milestone," said Jim Free, NASA's associate administrator. "The lives of our crew members, Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore, are at stake. We don’t take that lightly at all."
SpaceX successfully launches 23 Starlink satellites from Florida
SpaceX launched 23 new Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida Monday afternoon.
Elon Musk says there are too many non-technical managers at Boeing
Elon Musk suggested Boeing employs "too many non-technical managers" hours before Boeing makes its first Starliner launch attempt.
Elon Musk calls out Boeing's historic first crewed spaceflight, saying SpaceX beat them to the punch years ago
SpaceX flew its first NASA astronauts to the space station four years sooner and $1.6 billion cheaper than Boeing.
How Boeing lost the space race to Elon Musk's SpaceX
Back in 2014, the United States held its own little internal space race. NASA chose two companies to bring us back to the International Space Station, providing them with funding to build a crewed space vehicle: One established,
Boeing’s Starliner Preparing First Human Launch Tonight In Race Against Musk’s SpaceX — How To Watch
Boeing’s Starliner project has suffered years of setbacks and hopes to compete with Elon Musk’s SpaceX carrying NASA astronauts to the International Space Station.
'SpaceX finished 4 years sooner': Elon Musk takes a dig at Boeing as Starliner space mission launch gets delayed
Boeing's Starliner was supposed to launch from Florida on a rocket called Atlas V. However, a problem with a valve stopped the countdown and the launch was delayed
Elon Musk shades Boeing ahead of Starliner's long-awaited first piloted launch, ‘SpaceX finished sooner’
Though Boeing received a larger budget of $4.2 billion compared to SpaceX's $2.6 billion, the latter's Crew Dragon beat Starliner to the launchpad in 2020
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Head of NASA Says He Trusts SpaceX Because Someone Other Than Elon Musk Is Running It
NASA has hedged many of its bets on SpaceX despite its controversial and majorly overworked owner — and as the agency's ...
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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket sends Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit on Monday afternoon
Monday afternoon, SpaceX sent a Falcon 9 rocket roaring skyward amid sunshine and shimmering heat waves at Cape Canaveral ...
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SpaceX kicks off Cape Canaveral launch doubleheader Monday with afternoon Starlink mission
Kicking off a Monday launch doubleheader, SpaceX sent another Falcon 9 rocket roaring skyward amid sunshine and shimmering ...
Boeing Is Set to Launch NASA Astronauts for the First Time After Years of Struggle
Starliner’s debut test flight without a crew in 2019 ended up in the wrong orbit and failed to reach the space station, ...