Entrepreneur and business magnate, Elon Musk is the CEO and founder of the aerospace company SpaceX and co-founder of Tesla Motors. He also hopes to change the world, advancing private spaceflight with the aim of landing humans on other planets like Mars, and developing a new tube-transport system called the Hyperloop. Live Science will keep you up on Musk’s latest ideas and developments so you can keep your two feet on Earth while looking up at the stars.
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Can NASA and SpaceX really build a moon base in the next 10 years?Experts say building a lunar colony within the next decade, as NASA and Elon Musk want to, will require finding solutions to problems we don't yet fully understand.
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Why the rise of humanoid robots could make us less comfortable with each otherLiving with robots could lead to plenty of societal improvements, but they also pose risks to how we socialize and co-exist with other human beings.
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Dangers of falling birth rates in the US have been 'dramatically overstated,' experts sayOpinion While the changes in population structure that accompany low birth rates are real, the impact of these changes has been dramatically overstated.
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10th time lucky! SpaceX's Starship nails successful test flight after string of explosive setbacksSpaceX's Starship rocket has finally reversed its fortunes.
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SpaceX's Starship explodes on Texas launch pad in 'catastrophic failure' during routine testSpaceX's Starship 36 underwent a "catastrophic failure" on the stand at its Texas launch site, but the latest setback is unlikely to dent the company's ambitions.
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Elon Musk threatens to decommission SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft after Trump feud. What does it mean for the US space industry?A war of words between SpaceX CEO Elon Musk and President Donald Trump could lead to significant fallout for U.S.-led space exploration.
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Scientific research is the lifeblood of our economy. Now, a wrecking ball has come.Opinion DOGE cuts to NOAA Fisheries aren't making anything more efficient — they're stripping the ability of fishers to adapt their businesses to changing conditions. Similar impacts are being felt across different disciplines, and the U.S. science community must choose whether to look inward, hoping for better days, or to fight back.
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NASA signs new contract to use SpaceX's Starship — even though it keeps blowing upSpaceX's Starship has been awarded a NASA contract that will allow it to be considered for future missions. However, recent explosive tests have shown the supersized spacecraft is still far from mission-ready.
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Finally! NASA and SpaceX launch Crew-10 mission to bring 'stranded' ISS astronauts back to EarthButch Wilmore and Sunni Williams have spent nine months aboard the International Space Station following the failure of Boeing’s Starliner mission. Their rescue rocket has finally been launched.
