SpaceX

Elon Musk's biggest space competitor isn't Bezos, it's a rocket that plays 'hungry, hungry hippo'

If asked who is the biggest rival to juvenile jackass of the year Elon Musk when it comes to his ambitions in space, most people would likely reply with this reality’s version of Lex Luthor: Amazon …

Sun Dec 26, 2021

Man who climbed up government-funded ladder endorses burning ladder now that he's safely at the top

On Tuesday, Tesla CEO Elon Musk made a virtual appearance at The Wall Street Journal’s CEO Summit where he called for the government to end subsidies for something that might seem surprising—electric …

Wed Dec 8, 2021

The new space race: China has its own space station, plans for Mars, and a new deal with Russia

Just over a month ago, the world was looking upward to see where a large booster—the first stage of a Chinese Long March 5B—was going to fall to Earth. Despite a lot of publicity, and a good deal of …

Sun Jun 27, 2021

Biden in space: NASA budget includes largest boost ever for science programs

This week, President Joe Biden released a proposed budget for fiscal year 2022. Parts of that budget include proposals already working their way through Congress—or smashed up against Republican …

Sat May 29, 2021

Chinese booster likely tumbling to Earth in the next 24 hours, and no one knows quite where

On April 29, China’s National Space Administration launched a new heavy lift vehicle capable of taking over 27 tons of payload to Earth orbit. Although, as it turns out, the rocket is capable of more …

Sat May 8, 2021