Elon Musk Says He’s Hired a New Twitter CEO
Advertisement Musk completed his fraught acquisition of his favorite social media platform in October 2022. Just two months later, he indicated plans to step down from the Twitter CEO post—as…
Crypto Billionaire Wants to Launch First Commercial Space Station With SpaceX
VAST ANNOUNCES THE HAVEN-1 AND VAST-1 MISSIONSVast is a relative newcomer to the industry, specializing in space habitation. The company was founded last year by billionaire Jed McCaleb, who racked…
Grimes Launched a Platform to Help You Make AI Songs with Her Voice. Here’s What It Sounds Like.
The artist known as Grimes (real name Clare Boucher) has said that you’re totally free to use an AI-generated version of her voice to make new music, just as long…
NASA Chief Still Confident SpaceX’s Starship Can Land Astronauts on the Moon in 2025
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson downplayed concerns regarding Starship’s ability to deliver astronauts to the surface of the Moon in two years in light of the SpaceX launch vehicle exploding minutes…
Watch Live as a SpaceX Falcon Heavy Attempts First Fully Expendable Mission [Update]
SpaceX is getting ready to launch its super heavy-lift rocket for the second time this year, carrying a hefty broadband satellite to a distant orbit above Earth’s equator, as well…
Elon Musk’s Twitter Has Been More Compliant with Government Requests, Not Less
After castigating OG Twitter for its cooperation with government content requests, it turns out that Elon Musk’s version of the platform hasn’t been doing much better since he took over…
Botched SpaceX Starship Launch Leaves Texas Town Covered in Debris and Dust
SpaceX’s Starship launch was a success in some ways and a failure in others. The largest rocket ever built blasted off the launch pad with record-breaking thrust and flew for…
This Week in Spaceflight: A SpaceX Falcon Heavy Flies Again and the First Arab Spacewalk
The inaugural launch of SpaceX’s Starship captured our imagination, but the coming week reminds us of the company’s other heavy-lift launch vehicle: Falcon Heavy. We’re also anticipating a historic spacewalk…
12 of Twitter’s Best Jokes and Memes About Elon Musk’s Blue Check Apocalypse
Screenshot: Gizmodo / Twitter Since the beginning of Elon Musk’s reign at Twitter, he’s threatened to remove the legacy verification—signified by a white check in a blue circle beside the…
Everything We Noticed During SpaceX Starship’s Explosive Debut Launch
Starship during its maiden launch, April 20, 2023.Photo: SpaceX The mission lasted for just four minutes, but the fiery debut of SpaceX’s Starship resulted in stunning visuals and an abundance…