SpaceX raised over $1.5 billion in funding in 2021
SpaceX had a very good 2021, both on the launch pad and in terms of private funding. The company raised over $1.5 billion this year, adding to the $2 billion it raised in 2020. Back […]
SpaceX raises over $337 million in fresh funding
SpaceX raised over $337.4 million in equity financing, according to a regulatory filing. The company did not provide any other details about this latest round of investing. However we do know that SpaceX counts Alphabet […]
Chinese citizens slam Musk after Chinese space station near-misses
Chinese citizens took to Weibo to complain about SpaceX and Elon Musk after two near misses with the China Space Station. Starlink satellites and the China Space Station experienced two “close encounters” earlier this year. […]
SpaceX headquarters in Hawthorne sees COVID-19 outbreak
A COVID-19 outbreak at SpaceX headquarters in Hawthorne is among several Los Angeles County COVID-19 workplace outbreaks. However, the SpaceX outbreak, with 132 impacted workers is the most significant outbreak; next in line is the […]
Drive Tesla Download: Top Stories for December 12-19, 2021
Here’s a quick recap of the biggest and most interesting stories posted on Drive Tesla for the week of November 28 to December 5, 2021. Tire wear and tread depth detection Tesla snuck in a […]
SpaceX closing out 2021 in style with three launches in three days in California and Florida
SpaceX plans to end the year with a bang, but hopefully not that kind of bang. Elon Musk’s company is set to launch three Falcon 9 rockets in about three days, using launch facilities on […]
SpaceX to start a program to take CO2 out of the atmosphere
According to a tweet by CEO Elon Musk, SpaceX is starting a program to take carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere to convert it into rocket fuel. Musk added that this program will be important […]
Drive Tesla Download: Top Stories for November 28 – December 5, 2021
Here’s a quick recap of the biggest and most interesting stories posted on Drive Tesla for the week of November 28 to December 5, 2021. Teen fails driving test because of regen braking This […]
New Starship launchpad is under construction in Florida
A new SpaceX launchpad is under construction in Florida. That’s according to CEO Elon Musk who tweeted that the Starship orbital launch pad construction had begun in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Construction of Starship orbital launch […]
SpaceX and NASA extend sole-source contract to transport astronauts to the ISS by 3 flights
NASA announced this afternoon it plans to acquire up to three additional crew flights to the International Space Station (ISS) with SpaceX. The sole-source modification will allow NASA to have uninterrupted US capability for human […]
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