It’s way more legitimate than it sounds. “In a contract worth up to US$843 million, NASA has selected SpaceX to design the “US Deorbit Vehicle.” The spacecraft will bring the $150 billion International Space Station out of orbit to safely […]
“In a contract worth up to US$843 million, NASA has selected SpaceX to design the “US Deorbit Vehicle.” The spacecraft will bring the $150 billion International Space Station out of orbit to safely and burn up in our atmosphere at […]
Two venture capitalists from Upfront Ventures put together a list of 50 cool companies based in the Los Angeles area that are pushing the frontiers of hard tech. Of course SpaceX and Anduril are on the list, but so are […]
VP of Launch Kiko Dontchev captures attention with a scrolling timeline depicting SpaceX’s launches since inception 13 years ago. The 100x ramp from rare to really really frequent launches is awesome. Watch this video for stories about how their “first […]
The last one blew up a few minutes into its flight. Maybe this one will too. For most people this probably gets batched in as a cool novelty with the rest of the incrementally cool rocket launches. But when they […]
“The U.S. needs more moonshot projects like SpaceX—both literally and figuratively. The federal government can play an important role as a buyer-of-first-resort in industries that offer public goods.” | learn more
“One of the major barriers to entry to using SpaceX’s Starlink satellite-based ISP has been the cost of the terminal, which uses a phase-array antenna and which costs $499 (and reportedly costs Starlink more than $1300 to manufacture.)” | learn more
I just finished reading a book about the early days of SpaceX. The number of times the company came close to death is remarkable. “SpaceX beats out Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin and defense contractor Dynetics to be the sole provider […]
I skipped over a headline last week about a SpaceX engineer who was insider trading. The story became much more interesting once I learned he wasn’t really selling insider info. Rather, he was selling fundamental research falsely advertised as insider […]
SpaceX’s petitioned the FCC, “aiming to offer cheaper phone plans for people with lower incomes through Starlink.” They’re thinking $9.25 per month for broadband and $5.25 for phone service. Move over, AT&T! | learn more