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Topic: SpaceX

India to use SpaceX rocket for the first time to launch communications satellite

Musk, who is the chief executive of SpaceX, wants to bring his Starlink satellite broadband to India and is also discussing an investment proposal for a Tesla factory for electric vehicles.

SpaceX Starship launch failed minutes after reaching space

The launch was the second attempt to fly Starship mounted atop its towering Super Heavy rocket booster, following an April attempt that ended in explosive failure about four minutes after lift-off.

Elon Musk’s SpaceX sued for alleged discrimination against asylum recipients, refugees in hiring

The lawsuit cited a June 2020 post on X by Musk that said, ‘US law requires at least a green card to be hired at SpaceX, as rockets are advanced weapons technology.’

Modi govt’s space push counts on private players, investors gave $119m into Indian startups in 2022

According to analysts, investors see a less-costly alternative to European launchers that are grounded or under development, as well as access to a bustling manufacturing hub.

‘Rapid unscheduled disassembly’: Why SpaceX Starship, world’s biggest rocket, ended maiden flight in flames

The spacecraft was to reach 233 km above Earth, but its first stage failed to separate at an altitude of 39 km. CEO Elon Musk tweets next flight will take place in few months.

‘Not true’: Elon Musk denies report on SpaceX’s plans for new funding from Saudi Arabia, UAE

A report by The Information claimed that a unit of Saudi's investment fund and an Abu Dhabi-based company were planning to invest in a multi-billion dollar funding round for SpaceX.

SpaceX, Netflix, Boeing to join ‘biggest-ever’ US business mission to Vietnam next week

The delegation is a sign of rising interest in the global manufacturing hub, which is benefiting from a shift away from China amid Sino-US trade friction.

SpaceX capsule safely delivers four-member crew to International Space Station

The mission marks the 6th long-duration ISS team that SpaceX has flown for NASA since the private rocket venture founded by Musk began sending American astronauts to orbit in May 2020.

SpaceX rocket carries multinational crew toward space station, NASA confirms

The team will spend around 6 months on the ISS conducting more than 200 experiments like researching human cell growth in space & controlling combustible materials in microgravity.

An actor, a rapper & a DJ walk into a rocketship — meet Japanese billionaire’s moon mission crew

Crew members, including Dev Joshi, were reportedly picked from over 1 million applicants after a call was put out on Twitter in 2021. SpaceX flight is tentatively scheduled for 2023.

On Camera

Congress attacks chief economic advisor over statement on unemployment, asks BJP govt to ‘vacate seat’

While releasing 'India Employment Report 2024', V Anantha Nageswaran said govt can't solve 'all social, economic challenges'. Congress leader Kharge says CEA protecting 'dear leader'.

Amid plans to lift AFSPA, Army starts joint training with Jammu & Kashmir Police

In an interview with Gulistan News this week, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the government would leave law and order to J&K Police and slowly withdraw troops.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.