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Eutelsat, the world's third-biggest satellite operator by revenue, launched 20 satellites for its communications network on Sunday, using Elon Musk's SpaceX in its first move since the merger of two European companies last year. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket took off with Eutelsat satellites from California's Vandenberg Space Force Base at 0513 GMT. «This is the first OneWeb launch of the satellites since the merger,» CEO Eva Berneke told Reuters in an interview. «We will be launching more satellites over the coming years.»

Billionaire Elon Musk is once again using his extraordinary wealth to influence the presidential race between Republican nominee Donald Trump and rival Kamala Harris.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. There is a way that people in Mumbai still gape at a new metro line—with rustic wonderment at automatic doors and air-conditioned coaches. A few days ago, the world appeared to have the same look when Elon Musk’s company SpaceX managed to grab a descending booster with giant pliers.

X that it may calculate fines against the social-media platform by including revenue from Elon Musk’s other businesses, including Space Exploration Technologies Corp. and Neuralink Corp., an approach that would significantly increase the potential penalties for violating content moderation rules. Under the EU’s Digital Services Act, the bloc can slap online platforms with fines of as much as 6% of their yearly global revenue for failing to tackle illegal content and disinformation or follow transparency rules. Regulators are considering whether sales from SpaceX, Neuralink, xAI and the Boring Company, in addition to revenue generated from the social network, should be included to determine potential fines against X, people familiar with the matter said, asking not to be identified because the information isn’t public. The European Commission has been investigating X for several potential breaches of the Digital Services Act, newly introduced rules meant to ensure platforms police illegal content. The EU is leading a global crackdown on harmful online content and disinformation that’s sparked increasingly vocal responses from Musk, who has said such measures restrict free speech.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Elon Musk’s space company sued regulators in California after officials rejected a request to allow more SpaceX rocket launches, claiming the decision was politically motivated. The suit, filed Tuesday in California’s central district, marks the billionaire’s latest volley in a long-running feud with the Golden State.

Elon Musk claims that within 30 years, there will be over a million people residing on Mars. As his SpaceX team achieved a significant victory in their quest for affordable interplanetary travel, Elon Musk made a daring claim about the possibility of habitation on Mars, as quoted in a report by the Daily Star. Elon Musk claims that one million people will be able to live on Mars thanks to his rocket-catcher. When the SpaceX guru captured a massive booster from his Starship rocket for the first time, a large portion of the world watched in awe.

Europa Clipper probe aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy Rocket from Cape Canaveral situated in Florida. According to Los Angeles Times, the Europa Clipper mission aims to explore Europa, the icy moon of Jupiter in search for signs of existing alien life. Los Angeles Times reported that the spacecraft will be embarking on a journey of 1.8 billion mile which will take near about 5 and half years to be completed and the arrival is expected in the year of 2030. Europa Clipper will be utilizing gravity assists primarily by swinging around Mars starting from early next year. Europa clipper will be returning to Earth around late 2026 before its final destination to Jupiter. The spacecraft after reaching its destination will be conducting scientific investigations for over four years which will include multiple flybys of Europa for studying the subsurface ocean and in search for organic compounds, Los Angeles Times reported.

Elon Musk has praised Donald Trump as the only candidate “to preserve democracy in America."

Billionaire tech executive Elon Musk cast the upcoming presidential election in dire terms during an appearance with Donald Trump, calling the Republican presidential nominee the only candidate “to preserve democracy in America.”

Hera spacecraft on a groundbreaking mission to study the aftermath of NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART), which deliberately crashed into the asteroid Dimorphos in 2022. This marked the first real test of Earth's planetary defences, with the goal of deflecting a potential planet-threatening asteroid. Hera will inspect the asteroid to understand the damage caused by the impact and gather crucial data about Dimorphos.

The two astronauts stuck at the International Space Station since June are welcoming their new ride home

Baillie Gifford's flagship product, SMT, made a name of itself by being an early investor into some of the biggest drivers of market returns today, including Amazon, Tesla and SpaceX, to name a few. But managers Tom Slater and Lawrence Burns said in their latest ‘Perspectives on Progress' newsletter that «exceptional growth is not just the preserve of newer companies», and classed Hermès in this bracket. Scottish Mortgage carries out more than double its five-year share buyback average in 2024 A French luxury design house and manufacturer established in 1837, Hermès is renowned for...

Mars take shape, the dream of establishing a colony on the Red Planet faces formidable challenges. Experts warn that the planet’s extreme conditions could significantly affect human health and evolution. Biologist Dr. Scott Solomon from Rice University emphasizes that children born to settlers on Mars may undergo serious mutations, complicating their survival and well-being.

International Space Station since June welcomed their new ride home with Sunday's arrival of a SpaceX capsule. SpaceX launched the rescue mission on Saturday with a downsized crew of two astronauts and two empty seats reserved for Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams, who will return next year. The Dragon capsule docked in darkness as the two craft soared 265 miles (426 kilometers) above Botswana. NASA switched Wilmore and Williams to SpaceX following concerns over the safety of their Boeing Starliner capsule. It was the first Starliner test flight with a crew, and NASA decided the thruster failures and helium leaks that cropped up after liftoff were too serious and poorly understood to risk the test pilots' return. So Starliner returned to Earth empty earlier this month.

SpaceX launched a rescue mission for the two stuck astronauts at the International Space Station on Saturday, sending up a downsized crew to bring them home but not until next year.

SpaceX Crew-9 mission successfully lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Saturday. This mission is significant as it marks the first human spaceflight to launch from Space Launch Complex-40. The Crew-9 team consists of NASA astronaut Nick Hague, Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov, and a «furry friend» named Aurora, who serves as a Zero-G indicator.

SpaceX has launched a rescue mission for the two stuck astronauts at the International Space Station

SpaceX launched a rescue mission for the two stuck astronauts at the International Space Station on Saturday, sending up a downsized crew to bring them home but not until next year. The capsule rocketed into orbit to fetch the test pilots whose Boeing spacecraft returned to Earth empty earlier this month because of safety concerns. The switch in rides left it to NASA's Nick Hague and Russia's Alexander Gorbunov to retrieve Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams. Since NASA rotates space station crews approximately every six months, this newly launched flight with two empty seats reserved for Wilmore and Williams won't return until late February. Officials said there wasn't a way to bring them back earlier on SpaceX without interrupting other scheduled missions.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Elon Musk sounds like a man grappling with the reality that there are only so many trips left for him around the sun. At age 53, Musk is not yet an old man.

Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, said in a post on X on Tuesday that his companies were looking for ways to invest in Argentina and support the South American nation. Argentina is the world's fourth-largest producer of lithium, a critical component of electric vehicle batteries. Musk has previously showed admiration for Argentine President Javier Milei's libertarian politics and his full-throated embrace of private enterprise. The billionaire hosted Milei at a Tesla factory in Austin, Texas, in April.

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