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SpaceX could launch this wild, origami-inspired folding heat shield later this year

A private company has plans to test a revolutionary new heat shield that folds and unfolds like origami, and it could conduct a test flight aboard a SpaceX rocket later this year.

Space

SpaceX Dragon capsule with Ax-2 private astronauts undocks from space station (video)

The four astronauts of the private Ax-2 mission are scheduled to head home to Earth today (May 30), and you can watch the action live.

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‘I love Elon. I just don’t want him to dump his poop’: Texas locals push back on Twitter mogul’s relocation

Billionaire’s companies are expanding across the across Texas by setting up campuses

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The Euclid spacecraft will transform how we view the 'dark universe'

The European Space Agency’s (ESA) Euclid satellite completed the first part of its long journey into space on May 1, 2023, when it arrived in Florida on a boat from Italy.

Space

Saudi Arabia has ambitious plans for space. Its astronauts on SpaceX's private Ax-2 mission are just the start, official says

Mishaal Ashemimry, special adviser to the CEO of the Saudi Space Commission, discusses the significance of the Ax-2 mission and the nation's ambitious space plans.

Space

DeSantis signed bill shielding SpaceX and other companies from liability day after Elon Musk 2024 launch

Florida governor launched 2024 bid during chaotic Twitter Spaces event hit by technical difficulties

The Independent UK

Scots LGBT charity quits Twitter blaming rising hostility on the platform

LGBT Youth Scotland said it could not endure further "targeted attacks" against its organisation.

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What is Elon Musk's Net Worth?

Elon Musk is the billionaire behind Tesla, Space X, and most recently, Twitter, but what is Elon Musk’s net worth and how did he make his money?

Kiplinger

South Korea's homegrown Nuri rocket launches 8 satellites on 3rd-ever mission (photo)

South Korea's Nuri rocket launched on its third-ever mission on Thursday (May 25), successfully delivering eight small satellites to orbit.

Space

Today is Towel Day! Salute the legacy of 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' author Douglas Adams

Towel Day is dedicated to "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" author Douglas Adams

Space

New supernova thrills astronomers and skywatchers around the world (photos)

A star explosion in deep space is visible in amateur telescopes, although folks have had to battle low lighting conditions, haze and the occasional satellite trail to see it in action.

Space

Kevin O’Leary View Remote Work Sees Positive Outcomes From A Business View Opposite Of Elon Musk

Musk stills takes an opposing view of work-from-home stances while reporting to the office is required in all of his companies.

Zenger

VCs are betting on defense tech in 2023

From the U.S. to Europe, VCs are increasingly interested in investing in technologies used for national defense.

Fortune

From self-proclaimed ‘socialist’ to Team Trump and DeSantis: Elon Musk’s curious politics revealed

The Tesla and Twitter tycoon has donated to both parties and proclaims himself ‘neither left nor right’. But his escalating interventions in America’s culture wars tell a different story, writes Io Dodds

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Elon Musk weighs in on a Google and Microsoft search rival, A.I. 'going Terminator' and how to fly to Mars

The billionaire hinted at a potential new player in the A.I. search wars, and is still concerned about A.I.'s threats.

Space

Private Ax-2 astronauts get warm welcome from space station crew (video)

The crew of Axiom Space's second private mission to the International Space Station arrived at the orbiting lab on Monday (May 22) to a warm welcome from the station's current crew.

Reuters

Danish astronaut flying on SpaceX shuttle warns Europe not to fall behind in space

Europe is at risk of falling behind in the global space race and missing out on key technologies, Danish astronaut Andreas Mogensen said ahead of his second trip into space onboard Elon Musk's next SpaceX mission in August.

Space

A spaceport startup launched the 1st rocket from a floating launch pad in US waters

A mobile shipping platform in the Gulf of Mexico sent out the first rockets to suborbital space from U.S. territorial waters. The Spaceport Company is aiming for orbital launches next.

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SpaceX joining FAA to fight environmental groups' Starship lawsuit: report

SpaceX is joining the FAA to fight a lawsuit brought by environmental groups, which claim the agency didn't properly assess the damage the company's Starship rocket could cause.

Salon

A historic day for women in space

Here are the best moments from a day of historic firsts in space

Space

Watch SpaceX launch a big communications satellite into orbit tonight (May 23)

SpaceX will launch a big telecommunications satellite to orbit tonight (May 23), weather permitting, and you can watch the liftoff live.

Space

Sending astronauts to Mars by 2040 is 'an audacious goal' but NASA is trying anyway

Astronauts may orbit Mars by 2033, but setting foot on the Red Planet by the end of next decade would be an "aggressive" and "audacious" goal, NASA officials said.

ABC News

Saudi Arabia's first female astronaut Rayyanah Barnawi arrives at International Space Station

The first female Saudi Arabian astronaut to go into space, Rayyanah Barnawi, arrives at the International Space Station on a SpaceX rocket.

WEKU

She holds the NASA record for time spent in space. This week she headed back

Before this week, Peggy Whitson had spent a cumulative 665 days in space over her career, giving her the NASA record. She's not done yet.

ABC News

Thor actor Ray Stevenson dies, Real Madrid calls racist incident against Vinícius Júnior a hate crime, and astronauts arrive at the ISS — as it happened

This is The Loop, your quick catch-up for this morning's stories as they happened.

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