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Jun 14
2020

Tesla Roadster could hit 0–60 mph in 1.1 sec with SpaceX thrusters

It’s no surprise that Tesla’s next-gen Roadster is going to be lightning-quick, with a claimed 0–60 mph time of 1.9 seconds for the base model. However, the addition of SpaceX cold-gas thrusters that will be hidden behind the car’s license plate could drop Roadster’s 0–60 mph time to a dizzying 1.1 seconds.

YouTube channel Engineering Explained used some of Isaac Newton’s basic physics principles to determine that the Roadster could become one of the quickest cars in the world. By plugging in existing information that CEO Elon Musk has revealed about Tesla’s next-gen Roadster, host Jason Fenske determined that the vehicle will weigh roughly 2000 kg (4,400 lbs), which backs into acceleration g-forces of approximately 1.44 G’s.

Jun 13
2020

Here’s how to find out when Elon Musk’s SpaceX may provide you with satellite internet

SpaceX updated the website for its Starlink satellite internet project on Friday, as the company continues to move closer to its goal of offering direct-to-consumer broadband from space later this year.

“Get updates on Starlink news and service availability in your area,” the website reads, with a submission form for an email address and zip code. The form allows prospective customers to apply for updates and access to a public beta test of the Starlink service.

Jun 13
2020

Elon Musk’s SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket with a batch of 58 Starlink satellites, from Cape Canaveral, Florida

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Jun 12
2020

Elon Musk makes getting humans to Mars his top priority

Genetic engineering and other advanced technologies may need to come into play if people want to live in Mars.

Last month’s NASA and SpaceX successful launch of astronauts from US soil for the first time in almost a decade, has reignited discussion about space travel to Mars and beyond. SpaceX is fronted by the billionaire Elon Musk.

Sky News reports:

Having completed its first human launch, SpaceX’s founder and chief executive Elon Musk says the company is now focusing on developing its next-generation spacecraft Starship …

Jun 12
2020

SpaceX aims to send the first crew to Mars aboard Starship in 2024

SpaceX is developing a massive stainless-steel Starship that will one day take one hundred passengers to Mars. The company aims to launch the fist Starship with cargo by 2022 and targets 2024 for the first crewed voyage to Mars. The first mission to Mars will consist of taking over 100 tons of cargo humans will need to survive on the rough Martian environment. Vital things like Oxygen and food will be transported to Mars first, so, when the first astronauts arrive, they will have more survival resources. Then, the second mission will transport the first humans to the Red Planet.

Yes— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 5, 2020

Jun 12
2020

Russia’s space leader seems pretty bitter about SpaceX’s success

But he, himself, is clearly not gone. Earlier this week, Rogozin authored an op-ed in Forbes about Crew Dragon and Russia’s plans in space. Roscosmos has since published an English version, and in it Rogozin is far less complimentary of SpaceX and NASA.

“Elon Musk did not bring us down—he brought down his compatriots.”

Jun 11
2020

Elon Musk’s Top Priority Now Is Going to Mars and the Moon

After sending NASA astronauts to the ISS, SpaceX is focusing back on the Mars-colonizing Starship project.

Jun 10
2020

Early SpaceX Starship Will Stay as Moon Bases

Good idea. I wonder how much of his attention will shift from Mars to the Moon.

Elon has tweeted out that early Starships will stay on the moon as part of moon base alpha.

The SpaceX plan is what Nextbigfuture described in last months article “A Sky Full of Starships”.

The SpaceX Starship will have six Raptor engines but will still be larger and cheaper than the external fuel tanks of the Space Shuttle. Elon Musk has a goal of building Starships for $5 million.

Jun 10
2020

Tesla Semi: Elon Musk says time to bring electric trucks to volume production

Elon Musk has said that “it is time to bring” Tesla Semi electric trucks to volume production in a memo to all Tesla employees.

In a new email to employees last night, Musk that he wants to go “all out”:

“It’s time to go all out and bring the Tesla Semi to volume production. It’s been in limited production so far, which has allowed us to improve many aspects of the design.”

Jun 9
2020

Tesla investor Ron Baron expects exponential growth for Elon Musk’s car company and SpaceX

Billionaire investor Ron Baron believes there’s still plenty of room for growth for Elon Musk’s Tesla and SpaceX companies.

Baron said Tuesday morning on “Squawk Box” that he believes “there’s 10 times more to go” with Tesla. He also said SpaceX, a privately held company, will grow by a multiple of 20 in the next 10 years. He previously predicted similar growth for Tesla.