ELON Musk has thanked his besotted Tesla shareholders after receiving the world’s largest ever pay package. The CEO of the car giant was supported by his team and received a whopping pay increase totaling more than $56 billion, as a beaming Musk declared his love for everyone who helped him get the cash bonus. Elon … Read more
We could be entering a renaissance in human spaceflight research, as record numbers of private citizens go into space—and as scientists improve the techniques for collecting data on these intrepid test subjects. A sign that the renaissance is imminent emerged earlier this week, when the journal Nature published a series of articles detailing the physical … Read more
The latest headlines from our US reporters sent straight to your inbox every weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from around the US Years ago, SpaceX founder Elon Musk allegedly exposed himself to a SpaceX flight attendant before offering her a strange quid pro quo: he would give her a horse if she would … Read more
3 Following the highly successful milestones achieved by Booster 11 and Ship 29 on Flight 4 of SpaceX’s spaceship, engineers are already implementing the lessons learned leading up to the next flight, including large-scale changes to the Thermal Protection System (TPS). Although Elon Musk believes the next flight will take place in a month, Flight … Read more
Following a questionable docking at the International Space Station, Boeing managed to deliver a pair of NASA astronauts to the orbital laboratory last week. The stressful Starliner saga continues as the crew capsule develops more leaks in the service module. NASA is currently evaluating its ability to return the duo to Earth. Sonos’ very first … Read more
CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA – JUNE 05: Apple CEO Tim Cook stands next to the new Apple Vision Pro headset … [+] will be shown during the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference on June 5, 2023 in Cupertino, California. Apple CEO Tim Cook kicked off the annual WWDC23 developer conference by announcing the new Apple Vision Pro mixed … Read more
WASHINGTON – NASA has selected seven companies to research “out-of-the-box” concepts for the agency’s Mars Sample Return (MSR) program, which could deliver samples faster and cheaper than current plans. NASA announced late June 7 that it had selected proposals from Aerojet Rocketdyne, Blue Origin, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Quantum Space, SpaceX and Whittinghill Aerospace for … Read more
In 2026, NASA plans to land humans on the moon for the first time since 1972. Times have changed, as evidenced by new rockets, spacecraft and spacesuits. In preparation for the Artemis 3 moon landing mission, two astronauts put on the new spacesuits from Axiom Space at the end of April and tested for the … Read more
Editor’s note: A version of this story appeared in CNN’s science newsletter Wonder Theory. To receive it in your inbox, Register for free here. CNN — Events in space don’t often unfold the way they do in movies. But the journey of a spacecraft can yield awe-inspiring sights and surprising moments that are more spectacular … Read more
Editor’s note: A version of this story appeared in CNN’s science newsletter Wonder Theory. To receive it in your inbox, Register for free here. CNN — Events in space don’t often unfold the way they do in movies. But the journey of a spacecraft can yield awe-inspiring sights and surprising moments that are more spectacular … Read more