Posts tagged with "SpaceX"
Boots on Mars in 2026? Elon Musk Says "Yes"
The timeline for a manned spaceflight to Mars has wavered over the years. SpaceX Founder and CEO, Elon Musk, believes his aerospace company will meet its interplanetary goal in 2026. Beginning with engine development in 2012, achievements in the years that followed included the first Starship prototype in 2016. This reusable...
5 Things to Know With Your Morning Coffee — Tuesday, August 10, 2021
Every day we wake up, drink a cup of coffee, and get ready for work. Following are a handful of stories from around the tech world condensed to fit into one single cup of coffee. These are the things you need to know before you step foot out of your door (or in front of a webcam) and into the real world this morning. So sit back,...
Space Travel for Billionaires is the Surprise Topic with Bipartisan Support – But Not From Gen Z
Joseph Cabosky, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill With Jeff Bezos and Richard Branson both flying to space in craft made by their own private companies, July 2021 was perhaps the highest-profile month for space in years. But these events have been met with a mix of opinions. I am an associate professor of public...
5 Things to Know With Your Morning Coffee — Tuesday, August 3, 2021
Every day we wake up, drink a cup of coffee, and get ready for work. Following are a handful of stories from around the tech world condensed to fit into one single cup of coffee. These are the things you need to know before you step foot out of your door (or in front of a webcam) and into the real world this morning. So sit back,...
5 Things to Know With Your Morning Coffee — Thursday, July 15, 2021
Every day we wake up, drink a cup of coffee, and get ready for work. Following are a handful of stories from around the tech world condensed to fit into one single cup of coffee. These are the things you need to know before you step foot out of your door (or in front of a webcam) and into the real world this morning. So sit back,...
5 Things to Know Before Your Morning Coffee — Tuesday, May 18, 2021
Every day we wake up, drink a cup of coffee, and get ready for work. Following are a handful of stories from around the tech world condensed to fit into one single cup of coffee. These are the things you need to know before you step foot out of your door (or in front of a webcam) and into the real world this morning. So sit back,...
5 Things to Know Before Your Morning Coffee — Tuesday, April 27, 2021
Every day we wake up, drink a cup of coffee, and get ready for work. Following are a handful of stories from around the tech world condensed to fit into one single cup of coffee. These are the things you need to know before you step foot out of your door (or in front of a webcam) and into the real world this morning. So sit back,...
5 Things to Know Before Your Morning Coffee — Monday, April 26, 2021
Every day we wake up, drink a cup of coffee, and get ready for work. Following are a handful of stories from around the tech world condensed to fit into one single cup of coffee. These are the things you need to know before you step foot out of your door (or in front of a webcam) and into the real world this morning. So sit back,...
3-2-1 Blastoff! SpaceX, NASA Launch Recycled Rocket and Capsule
SpaceX and NASA launched four astronauts from three different space agencies to the International Space Station this morning using a recycled Falcon 9 capsule and rocket. Crew-2 was scheduled to blast off Thursday, but inclement weather along the Atlantic coast forced officials to delay it until early this morning. Astronauts...
5 Things to Know Before Your Morning Coffee — Friday, April 2, 2021
Every day we wake up, drink a cup of coffee, and get ready for work. Following are a handful of stories from around the tech world condensed to fit into one single cup of coffee. These are the things you need to know before you step foot out of your door (or in front of a webcam) and into the real world this morning. So sit back,...
Billionaire Wealth Growth During Covid and the Top Pandemic Profiteers
For the past year, Americans for Tax Fairness (ATF) and the Institute for Policy Studies (IPS) have tracked the wealth growth of America’s billionaires since March 18, 2020, the rough beginning of the pandemic. This report summarizes the extraordinary growth in wealth of those now 657 billionaires based on real-time data from Forbes...
5 Things to Know Before Your Morning Coffee — Monday, March 22, 2021
Every day we wake up, drink a cup of coffee, and get ready for work. Following are a handful of stories from around the tech world condensed to fit into one single cup of coffee. These are the things you need to know before you step foot out of your door (or in front of a webcam) and into the real world this morning. So sit back,...
5 Things to Know Before Your Morning Coffee — Friday, March 19, 2021
Every day we wake up, drink a cup of coffee, and get ready for work. Following are a handful of stories from around the tech world condensed to fit into one single cup of coffee. These are the things you need to know before you step foot out of your door (or in front of a webcam) and into the real world this morning. So sit back,...
5 Things to Know Before Your Morning Coffee — Monday, Feb. 15, 2021
Every day we wake up, drink a cup of coffee, and get ready for work. Following are a handful of stories from around the tech world condensed to fit into one single cup of coffee.
5 Things to Know Before Your Morning Coffee — Monday, Feb. 8, 2021
Following are a handful of stories from around the tech world condensed to fit into one single cup of coffee.
5 Things to Know Before Your Morning Coffee — Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021
So sit back, grab a cup, and start your morning off right with a few “Quick Bytes” from Innovation & Tech Today.
Musk Unloads on his Clubhouse Debut: Bitcoin, Mars, Neuralink
Elon Musk made his debut on audio-only social media platform Clubhouse last night in true Musk fashion. Unlike most in the tech world, the Tesla founder is well-known for giving his unfiltered opinion. Sunday evening's appearance on the Good Time Show was no exception....
5 Things to Know Before Your Morning Coffee — Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021
Every day we wake up, drink a cup of coffee, and get ready for work. Following are a handful of stories from around the tech world condensed to fit into one single cup of coffee. These are the things you need to know before you step foot out of your door (or in front of a webcam) and into the real world this morning. So sit back, grab...
Failure to Launch; SpaceX rocket launch postponed due to inclement weather
Just 30 seconds before liftoff yesterday, SpaceX grounded a Falcon 9 rocket launch at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Falcon 9 completed all of its pre-launch sequencings, including loading liquid oxygen, before the launch’s cancellation. Mere seconds were left before the engine controller would have commanded the rocket’s...
Godspeed Crew Dragon; NASA and SpaceX Begin New Journey
On May 27, NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley will pilot a SpaceX capsule called the “Crew Dragon” to the International Space Station in low orbit.
Elon Musk And SpaceX Have Successfully Launched The Falcon Heavy
Elon Musk and SpaceX have successfully launched the Falcon Heavy rocket, the world’s most powerful rocket, only rivaled by the Saturn V rocket that brought astronauts to the moon nearly 50 years ago. Musk is also being famed for launching the world’s fourth electric car into space, a Tesla Roadster. Rather than using a dummy test...
A Lawmaker’s Guide To The Galaxy
At the 2017 International Astronautical Congress, Elon Musk boldly announced his goal to land two rockets on Mars by 2022, then the first crews by 2024. As space settlements are becoming more of a reality, the issue has begged many questions and concerns: “Who owns outer space?” “Who can settle the moon?” To understand the...
Elon Musk Sells Many “Boring” Flamethrowers
By now, you may have heard that Elon Musk, through his Boring Company, is now in the flamethrower business. The Boring Company was originally formed to build underground tunnels in order to ease traffic congestion, so it isn’t exactly clear why they’ve set out to sell flamethrowers. But that is beside the point. Some have theorized...
Elon Musk Update: Big Falcon Rocket to the Red Planet
Nine years ago, SpaceX successfully launched their first rocket. Since then, the company, led by the ambitious Elon Musk, has proven time and time again how determined they are to advance both extraterrestrial and terrestrial travel. Once again, Musk has presented the world with another announcement that, if it came from anybody else,...Double Launch Scheduled for SpaceX this Weekend
Once again, Elon Musk excited space enthusiasts everywhere with his announcement on Twitter that, if the schedule holds, there may be two Falcon 9 launches within 48 hours this weekend. This would kick off a two-week period where SpaceX could launch three separate rockets. Although Elon Musk and SpaceX are making leaps and bounds in the...