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SpaceX is all set to send its latest batch of Starlink satellites into lower Earth orbit, with a launch scheduled for Monday (January 27) afternoon from Space Launch Complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, officials said.

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Elon Musk, who is one of the promoters of electric vehicles in the US, needs to look behind his shoulder and see the status of other companies that are also in the EV race. For starters, the list of companies developing electric vehicles in the US, or are even importing them, have begun going bankrupt for a multitude of reasons.

Elon Musk has made a bold statement expressing his willingness to address the growing cybersecurity vulnerabilities within the US government. In a post on social media platform X (formerly Twitter), the Tesla and SpaceX CEO claimed that he could “fix” the government’s Information Technology (IT) department, calling the task “harder than getting a rocket to orbit.” His comments were in response to a recent cyberattack on the US Treasury Department by Chinese hackers.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The start of Trump 2.0 marks a new Frenemy Era for Big Tech. As Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg try to curry favor with the incoming president, they appear to be warming to Donald Trump’s “First Buddy" Elon Musk after years of frosty relations.

Elon Musk hosted a delegation of leading Indian business figures at SpaceX's Starbase facility in Texas. The exclusive gathering provided an opportunity for Indian entrepreneurs to engage directly with Musk and tour the company's cutting-edge space exploration facilities. The visit on Friday included a tour of Starbase and a chance to witness the successful launch and booster catch of SpaceX's Starship Flight 7.

SpaceX launched its Starship rocket on its latest test flight Thursday, but the spacecraft was destroyed following a thrilling booster catch back at the pad.

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Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin prepared for the inaugural launch of its New Glenn rocket from Florida early on Monday but extended the mission countdown to study unspecified last-minute issues, as it neared a pivotal debut in Earth orbit to break into the satellite launch market, reported news agency Reuters.

Jeff Bezos in an interview with Reuters on Sunday said he does not think SpaceX CEO Elon Musk will use his close ties with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump to undercut his space company Blue Origin, adding he feels «very optimistic» about the incoming administration's space agenda. «Elon has been very clear that he's doing this for the public interest and not for his personal gain. And I take him at face value,» said Bezos, founder of Blue Origin which rivals SpaceX in the space industry. Bezos is in Cape Canaveral, Florida for the debut launch of Blue Origin's New Glenn, a 30 story-tall rocket that is expected to chip away at SpaceX's market dominance and kick start Blue Origin's long-delayed entrance in the satellite launch business.

Elon Musk is «going mad» and that the billionaire is «deeply unwell.» Seth Abramson, Elon Musk's biographer, thinks the billionaire is «going mad» while running SpaceX, X, and Tesla and serving on Donald Trump's transition team. A biographer of Elon Musk has warned that the billionaire may «endanger us all» as worries about his health continue to mount.

Jeff Bezos' aerospace venture Blue Origin will at long last attempt to put a rocket into orbit. New Glenn, originally intended to launch as early as 2020, is slated to fly on Sunday out of Cape Canaveral, Florida, during a nearly four-hour launch window. The mission aims to put a Blue Origin test satellite into orbit and then land the rocket's lower portion on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean.

Blue Origin is gearing up to launch an orbital rocket for the first time- nearly a quarter century after its founding- and finally enter the competitive launch industry that is currently dominated by SpaceX. The Amazon founder's space company Blue Origin is set to launch its first orbital rocket in a matter of days, according to The Sun.

Vandenberg Space Force Base in Santa Barbara County, California, has the ability to cause structural damage to various establishments and residences near the area. This has caused widespread alarm and chaos among the locals.

Elon Musk’s SpaceX for a deal to provide secure telecommunications for the nation’s government — the largest such project in Europe, people with knowledge of the matter said Sunday.

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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. IT HAS BEEN a long time coming. Assuming there are no last-minute delays, then in the next few days Blue Origin, a firm run by Jeff Bezos, Amazon’s founder, will make the first launch of its New Glenn rocket from Cape Canaveral in Florida.

Elon Musk capped off 2024 with an extraordinary boost to his wealth, becoming one of the biggest beneficiaries of the year’s historic surge among the world’s richest billionaires.