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Musk recruited young DOGE army through online chat groups and Discord servers, report claims

The Department of Government Efficiency is seeking ‘hardcore engineers,’ one message in a chat group read

The Independent UK · Feb 10, 2025

Students' contest-winning pen, paint and poetry works shown aboard International Space Station

A worldwide contest has again redefined the concept of "high art" by briefly converting the International Space Station into a gallery for the winners' works.

Space · Feb 10, 2025

Remembering Boca Chica Beach—Before Elon Musk Came to Town

Destruction isn't always something physical, but also something done to memory.

Texas Observer · Feb 10, 2025

As Trump targets the Pentagon, Elon Musk is a 'great master' at this rare talent that could transform defense, former Navy secretary says

“The tools to change this—most notably software and artificial intelligence—lie at hand.”

Fortune · Feb 9, 2025

Elon Musk dodges DOGE scrutiny while expanding his power with Trump

At the Education Department, DOGE employees are working out of a conference room on the seventh floor, which also houses the secretary’s office

The Independent UK · Feb 9, 2025

This Week In Space podcast: Episode 147 — Not As They Seem

On Episode 147 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik speak with Mick West, a passionate conspiracy debunker.

Space · Feb 8, 2025

Croatia's 1st satellite captures its first views of home (photo)

Croatia's first ever satellite has just beamed to Earth the first image of its homeland.

Space · Feb 8, 2025

What does Elon Musk believe?

The man given free rein by Trump to crusade against the federal government supported Democrats until 2022. But some of Musk’s longstanding positions lead a straight line to his far-right sympathies

The Guardian - US · Feb 8, 2025

Vast Space now aims for 2026 launch of Haven-1 space station after key milestone (photos)

With primary structure qualification tests complete on its pathfinder module, Vast Space has updated the timeline for the launch of its Haven-1 commercial space station.

Space · Feb 7, 2025

Efficiency − or empire? How Elon Musk’s hostile takeover could end government as we know it

Elon Musk’s role as the head of the Department of Government Efficiency, also known as DOGE, is on the surface a dramatic effort to overhaul the inefficiencies of federal bureaucracy. But beneath the rhetoric of cost-cutting and regulatory streamlining lies a troubling scenario.

The Conversation · Feb 7, 2025