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David Pratt: A day of reckoning looms for Erdogan in Turkey

OVER many years during my time as a journalist, I’ve reported on three earthquakes.

The National (Scotland) · Feb 12, 2023

SpaceX Test-fires Engines of Massive Starship Rocket Booster

SpaceX conducted a successful test-firing on Thursday of the engines on the most powerful rocket ever built, designed to eventually send astronauts to the Moon and beyond. The test, called a static fire, of the 33 Raptor engines on the first-stage booster of SpaceX's Starship took place at the private…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 10, 2023

SpaceX fires up giant Starship rocket engines in key test

The test of the Starship’s engines may have set a record for the most thrust ever produced by a single space rocket.

Al Jazeera · Feb 10, 2023

Michael Hiltzik: Is Elon Musk a genius or an idiot?

At the heart of Elon Musk's public persona is his image as an engineering and managerial genius.

Los Angeles Times · Nov 7, 2022

SpaceX Fires Workers behind Letter Criticizing Musk

Elon Musk's SpaceX has fired several employees behind a letter critical of the outspoken billionaire's public behavior, the aerospace firm said in a message to staff confirmed by AFP on Friday. A "small group" of employees sought their colleagues' signatures in a show of support for the letter and participation…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jun 18, 2022

SpaceX reported to fire employees critical of CEO Elon Musk

A report in The New York Times says the rocket ship company run by Tesla CEO Elon Musk has fired several employees involved in an open letter that blasted the colorful billionaire for his behavior

The Independent UK · Jun 17, 2022

Reports: SpaceX fires employees who criticized Elon Musk in open letter

They had said Musk's recent behavior was "a frequent source of distraction and embarrassment."

Axios · Jun 17, 2022

SpaceX Fires Employees Critical Of Elon Musk, Dubs Their Action 'Overreaching Activism:' NYT

Elon Musk-led SpaceX on Thursday afternoon fired a number of its employees who wrote an open letter criticizing what they see as the entrepreneur's egregious behavior, the New York Times reported.

Benzinga · Jun 17, 2022

SpaceX Said To Be Planning Starship Test Flight Soon Amid FAA Approval Delay

Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk-owned SpaceX plans to conduct a test flight for the massive Starship rocket from Texas sometime over the next two months, Bloomberg News rep

Benzinga · May 6, 2022

Elon Musk's SpaceX Was Looking To Offer Starlink In Ukraine Even Before Russian Invasion — The War Just Sped Up The Process

Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk's SpaceX was yet to receive approval from Ukrainian authorities to offer internet services before the Russian invasion and the war accelerated the process, Bloomberg News 

Benzinga · Mar 23, 2022