SpaceX is on its way to delivering NASA’s DISCOVR satellite to orbit after a succesfull rocket launch today, a feat that will make it…
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SpaceX will not attempt rocket landing due to rough seas
SpaceX has decided against attempting to land its Falcon 9 rocket today, though the launch is still a go. The rocket launch is…
Read MoreSpaceX aborts launch after radar goes down
SpaceX aborted the launch of its Falcon 9 rocket today due to problems with an Air Force radar tracker. The mission is designed…
Read MoreMeet your new driveway-clearing masters: Robot snowplows
They won’t arrive in time for this week’s “historic snowstorm Juno,” but a spate of prototype autonomous snow-clearing devices (aka snow-shoveling robots) might spell…
Read MoreElon Musk makes peace with U.S. Air Force over satellite contracts
In a busy year where he retooled his Tesla fleet and launched reusable rockets, Elon Musk also found time to pick a major fight with the…
Read MoreIn the skies, cutting edge tech seeks to answer key questions on the changing climate
Tech innovations are leading to better and more low cost ways to monitor Earth's vital signs and answer tough questions.…
Read MoreCalling all video geeks: Help SpaceX clean up its soft landing video
Help Elon Musk and SpaceX fix an important video that captured footage of a historical space milestone.…
Read MoreThe Valley and the New Space movement
http://blogs.kqed.org/science/video/silicon-valley-goes-to-space/ Space travel is being reinvented by Silicon Valley — a movement people are calling New Space — and it’s not just…
Read MoreTesla founder Elon Musk: A gas car is 5 times more likely to catch fire than a Tesla
Tesla CEO Elon Musk shared some insight about why his car is safe, the need to colonize Mars, and the shyness that made it too hard to ask for a job at Netscape.…
Read MoreThe best Elon Musk quotes from this morning’s Google hangout on entrepreneurship
Musk remained mum on further details on the hyperloop, but talked about his dream of seeing supersonic electric jets.…
Read MoreLive blog: Tesla’s Elon Musk at D11
Tesla's Elon Musk was the Wednesday evening guest of honor at D11, and I live-blogged his appearance here.…
Read MoreElon Musk on his one regret from the NYT incident, spaceship scares & Russian missiles
In a wide ranging interview at the SXSW festival in Austin on Saturday, entrepreneur Elon Musk talked about his crazy life bringing the world life on Mars, electric cars, and solar rooftops.…
Read MoreRevealed: the finalists for the 2012 Crunchies
Five finalists have been chosen in 20 different categories for the 2012 Crunchies awards, and we're proud to release the worthy nominees today. Voting for the winners starts today, and the winners will be announced January 31st.…
Read MoreYowza! SpaceX Grasshopper takes off and lands vertically in successful test
SpaceX's Grasshopper prototype rocket was able to take off, fly 130 feet vertically and then land softly -- and vertically. This is the latest in a series of test flights by which SpaceX hopes to prove the viability of a reusable space craft.…
Read MoreSpaceX, Boeing, Sierra Nevada hit big in NASA sweepstakes
SpaceX is one of 3 rivals competing -- with NASA's help -- to power the next U.S. manned space launch. Boeing, Sierra Nevada (no not that Sierra Nevada) and SpaceX will benefit from NASA expertise -- and millions of dollars of its dough -- under the 21-month contract.…
Read MoreSpaceX launch scrubbed
The anticipated SpaceX launch was aborted at the last possible second after a computer detected a glitch in one of the rocket's nine engines. The snafu raised anew questions of whether private industry can handle a space program.…
Read MoreThe first photos of Tesla’s electric SUV the Model X
At a sneak preview in Hawthorne, Calif. on Thursday, electric car maker Tesla unveiled its third car, an all-electric SUV called the Model X, for the first time to the public. And yep, true to speculation it's got so-called "falcon wing" doors.…
Read MoreElon Musk on Colbert: $30K Electric Car Still In the Pipeline
Tesla Motors (s TSLA) CEO Elon Musk took on the Colbert Nation last night, chatting with Stephen Colbert about living large, Tesla's long-discussed plans for a $30,000 third-generation electric car (after the Model S), dollars and timelines for private space travel (with his other startup, SpaceX).…
Read MoreThe Daily Sprout
RGGI Auction Sells Out at $3.07 a Ton: All 12.5 million allowances auctioned last week by the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, North…
Read MoreMichael Jackson to Skype: Beat It
[qi:026] The exodus of senior management from eBay’s Skype division continues. Ten days after co-founder Niklas Zennstrom decided to say sayonara to…
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