Vivek Ramaswamy, Donald Trump, Elon Musk TOI Correspondent from Washington: DOGE days are coming to the United States under Donald Trump. The US President-elect on Tuesday named tech bros Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, both of immigrant origin, to head a new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to “dismantle Government Bureaucracy, slash excess regulations, cut…
Elon Musk’s ambition to send humans to Mars could see renewed momentum with Donald Trump’s return to the White House. With the tech billionaire’s backing for Trump’s recent campaign, Musk’s vision of making Mars missions a national priority may gain fresh support from the new US administration, according to Reuters. Reports suggest that with Trump…
Nasa’s Crew-8 mission has safely returned to Earth after 236 days in space. The team, consisting of Nasa astronauts Matthew Dominick, Michael Barratt, Jeanette Epps, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin, successfully splashed down off the coast of Pensacola, Florida, marking the end of their extensive mission aboard the International Space Station (ISS).The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft,…
Tech honcho Elon Musk has targeted US government and regulators while advocating for the growth of American businesses. On Sunday, in response to a user expressing concerns about SpaceX being compelled by the government to capture seals for a compliance experiment, Musk quipped, “The regulators made us kidnap seals twice! So crazy.” Earlier in the…
SpaceX submitted a filing to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on October 17, 2024, addressing claims of potential interference between its satellite services and those of competitor Omnispace. The document strongly rebuts Omnispace‘s assertions and urges the FCC to reject attempts to impede SpaceX’s direct-to-cellular service.In the filing, SpaceX contends that Omnispace’s interference claims are…
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman with Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella OpenAI and Microsoft are locked in a high-stakes negotiation over how to translate Microsoft’s nearly $14 billion investment into equity as the AI startup transitions to a for-profit corporation, according to a Wall Street Journal report. This pivotal discussion comes as tensions emerge in their once-celebrated…
SpaceX launched 20 Starlink internet satellites from Florida on Friday (October 18), including 13 with direct-to-cell capability. The liftoff occurred on Friday at 7:13 pm ET (4:43 am IST October 19 morning). Falcon 9 launched Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. In…
SpaceX launched 20 Starlink internet satellites from Florida on Friday (October 18), including 13 with direct-to-cell capability. The liftoff occurred on Friday at 7:13 pm ET (4:43 am IST October 19 morning). Falcon 9 launched Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. In…
Falcon 9 launch (Picture credit: X @SpaceX) SpaceX on Friday successfully launched a Falcon 9 rocket from Florida, carrying 20 Starlink satellites. The payload includes 13 satellites equipped with Direct to Cell capabilities. Liftoff occurred at 7:31 pm ET from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.The space organization confirmed the…
Elon Musk in support of Donald Trump (File photo/Reuters) TOI correspondent from Washington: In the minds of many American tech-bros, Elon Musk is the only man who can replicate for a free-falling America what his company SpaceX achieved recently — successfully “catching” a 20-storey tall super-heavy first-stage booster of its Starship rocket with a pair…
