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Mining This Metal Asteroid Could Be Worth $10,000 Quadrillion, NASA Names it 16 Psyche

16 Psyche is located at the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter some 230 million miles away with a solid metal core containing pure iron and nickel

Oct 28, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

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Space

Seattle Firm Designs Nuclear Rocket Engine That Can Take Crew to Mars in 3 Months

Developed by USNC-Tech, the Nuclear Thermal Propulsion engine could be more efficient and reliable than chemical combustion engines and safer than previous nuclear rocket designs

Oct 25, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

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Space

Elon Musk Pushes SpaceX to Send Starship Rocket to Mars in 2024 Before Sending Humans

The Starship rocket which is currently under development and testing has an ambitious target of sending an unmanned mission to Mars in the 2024 launch window

Oct 18, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

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Space

Nokia Gets Contract from NASA to Set Up 4G Network on Moon, When 5G is Available; Here's Why

As NASA wants to return to the Moon by 2024 through the Artemis mission, it wants Nokia to set up a 4G communication network for reliable and efficient communication

Oct 17, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

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Space

NASA Delays SpaceX Crew-1 Launch That Will Carry 4 Astronauts to ISS After Yet Another Problem

After noticing an excessive erosion of the Crew Dragon's heat shield, SpaceX observed an unexpected pressure rise in Falcon 9's first-stage gas generator

Oct 12, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

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Society

Elon Musk, US Military Plan Superfast Rocket to Deliver 'Weapons' in Just 1 Hour Anywhere in World

The high-hypersonic 7,500 mph rocket is expected to deliver cargo within 60 minutes via space, anywhere in the world

Oct 9, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

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Space

SpaceX Observes 'Excessive Erosion' in Crew Dragon Capsule's Heat Shield During First Manned Mission

The Crew Dragon capsule which will carry four NASA astronauts next month saw unexpected erosion to the heat shield and has already been replaced with 'better material'

Sep 30, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

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Health

Is Elon Musk an Anti-Vaxxer? SpaceX CEO and His Family Won't Take Coronavirus Vaccine

The co-founder of Neuralink, Elon Musk blasts at Bill Gates, and calls the Microsoft co-founder 'knucklehead'

Sep 30, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

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Business

Elon Musk Plans IPO for SpaceX's Space Internet Venture Business Starlink

SpaceX is racing to build out its Starlink satellite constellation to offer broadband internet commercially by the end of 2020.

Sep 29, 2020

By IBTimes APAC Desk

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Technology

US Army Plans to Use Elon Musk's Starlink Satellites for Better Navigation as GPS Alternative

A software upgrade will allow the LEO Starlink satellites to relay GPS signal that would help the U.S. army in better navigation

Sep 28, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

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Technology

Elon Musk's Las Vegas Loop Tunnel System Is Almost Complete but Can It Replace Underpasses?

Musk eventually wants all vehicles to be fully autonomous with no human intervention and sees the twin tunnel system of Las Vegas Loop as a solution with electric vehicles running at around 150 mph

Sep 18, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

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Technology

Former SpaceX and Tesla Engineers Develop Automated Aviation System That Enables Unmanned Flights

Reliable Robotics recently tested an unmanned Cessna Skyhawk passenger plane in San Jose, California

Aug 30, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

Space

Starlink and SAOCOM 1B Mission: WATCH SpaceX Falcon 9 Rockets Lift Off from Florida on Sunday

SpaceX is preparing for a potential launch doubleheader on Sunday, and you can watch the action live online

Aug 30, 2020

By IBTimes SG Desk

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Society

Elon Musk SpaceX Raises $1.9 Billion in New Funding: Report

The funding comes as SpaceX races to build out its Starlink satellite constellation for offering broadband internet commercially by the end of 2020

Aug 19, 2020

By IBTimes APAC Desk

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Space

SpaceX's Crew Dragon Returns to Earth With 2 NASA Astronauts

SpaceX's Crew Dragon, carrying Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley, splashed down under parachutes in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Pensacola, Florida

Aug 3, 2020

By IANS

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Space

SpaceX and NASA Target Gulf of Mexico for Primary Splashdown Site

SpaceX and NASA teams are proceeding with the necessary preparations to bring astronauts, Douglas Hurley and Robert Behnken, home aboard the 'Endeavour' spacecraft

Aug 2, 2020

By IBTimes APAC Desk

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Technology

Elon Musk's Answer to Google's DeepMind? Neuralink Brain Chip Hears Sounds Previously Impossible to Humans

Among several other mindboggling features, the Neuralink neuroprosthetics could also help to regulate hormones, reduce anxiety, restore motor functions and overcome AI

Aug 2, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

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Companies

Project Kuiper: Amazon Takes on Musk's SpaceX with $10 Bln Investment in Internet Satellites

The big announcement also comes on a day the e-commerce giant posted its biggest quarterly profit in its 26-year history.

Jul 31, 2020

By R. Ghosh

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Technology

AI Could Overtake Humans in 5 Years, Says Elon Musk, Whose 'Top Concern' is Google-Owned DeepMind

Over the years Elon Musk has been warning the world about the rise of Artificial Intelligence, and now he says it's based on years of work in Tesla

Jul 29, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

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Business

Elon Musk's SpaceX Looking To Raise New Funds At $44 Billion Valuation: Report

According to the report, the new round of funding is not likely to be completed within the next few months, and the possibility of change in terms is likely

Jul 24, 2020

By IBTimes APAC Desk

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