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Photos taken by Texas-based photographer and SpaceX enthusiast Austin Barnard show the space company's latest Starship prototype's new suit of armor.

Starship’s Heat Shield Looks Like High Tech Armor

By Victor Tangermann

Tesla CEO Elon Musk uploaded a techno track about NFTs to his Twitter account to sell it "as an NFT."

Elon Musk Says He’s Selling a Techno Song About NFTs as an NFT

By Victor Tangermann

According to information obtained by NASASpaceFlight, SpaceX may attempt to send a Starship prototype all the way to space as soon as July.

SpaceX Reportedly Wants to Fly First Starship to Orbit as Soon as July

By Victor Tangermann

Tesla chief Elon Musk is now officially the company's "Technoking," according to an official filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Elon Musk Just Changed His Title at Tesla

By Victor Tangermann

SpaceX is preparing to test its Starlink broadband-beaming internet service on board a US Air Force "tactical aircraft," CNBC reports.

SpaceX is Hooking Up an Air Force Aircraft With Starlink Internet

By Victor Tangermann

People in China have a new obsession: Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, as The New York Times reports.

People in China Absolutely Love Elon Musk

By Victor Tangermann

Tesla's massive stamping machine, perhaps one of the largest of its kind, caught on fire at the company's factory in Fremont, California.

Huge Assembly Line Machine Catches on Fire at Tesla Factory

By Victor Tangermann

Tesla's Cybertruck is shaping up to be the ultimate off-road warrior — and it might be just as good as providing off-the-grid power as well.

Elon Musk: Cybertruck Will Be Able to Power Off-Grid Tiny Homes

By Victor Tangermann

Canadian police seized a Boring Company "Not-a-Flamethrower" during a drug bust, despite the weapon perhaps being technically legal.

Police Just Seized Another Elon Musk Flamethrower During a Drug Bust

By Dan Robitzski

Musk took to Twitter on Tuesday to explain what may have gone wrong during SN10's maiden voyage — and explosion — last month.

Elon Musk Breaks Silence on Why Last Starship Prototype Exploded

By Victor Tangermann

SpaceX has hoisted its next massive Starship prototype called SN11 to the launch pad at its testing facilities in Boca Chica, Texas.

SpaceX Just Rolled Its Next Starship Prototype Onto the Pad

By Victor Tangermann

If a new tweet means anything, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk already has his eyes set on a much higher-tech rocket fuel: antimatter.

Science & Energy

In Cryptic Tweet, Elon Musk Refers to Antimatter-Powered Rockets

By Jon Christian

SpaceX is asking US regulators for permission to build out its Starlink broadband internet service for cars, trucks, shipping boats, and aircraft.

SpaceX Plans to Bring Starlink Internet to Cars, Boats, and Planes

By Victor Tangermann

SpaceX is making big moves in developing its launch site in South Texas, with plans for its expanded spaceport going public.

SpaceX Reveals Plans For Hugely Expanded Spaceport in Texas

By Victor Tangermann

According to drone images taken earlier this month, Tesla might be attempting to plug in a massive mega-battery into Texas' failed electricity grid.

Tesla Reportedly Hooking Up Giant Battery to Texas’ Failed Grid

By Victor Tangermann

Tesla is hiring a "customer support specialist" that is meant to "escalate complaints [...] and address social media escalations directed at the CEO."

Contradicting Rumors of His Death, Elon Musk Appears to Be Alive

By Tony Ho Tran

Trolls on Twitter started flooding the social media network with made-up screenshots using the hashtag #RIPElon.

Trolls Are Spreading a Rumor That Elon Musk Is Dead

By Victor Tangermann

In a rare instance of reflection, Tesla CEO Elon Musk praised fellow American carmarker Ford to not "have gone bankrupt out of thousands of car startups."

Elon Musk Praises Tesla Nemesis, Ford, In Rare Reversal

By Victor Tangermann

SpaceX has finally managed to land its first massive Starship rocket in one piece. Well, at least it did for several minutes.

Elon Musk Says Starship “Landed in One Piece.” Fact Check: Kinda.

By Victor Tangermann

After a promising flight, SpaceX's SN10 Starship prototype landed gently on Wednesday evening — where it remained for minutes before exploding.

SpaceX’s Third Starship Prototype Lands, Explodes Minutes Later

By Victor Tangermann

Elon Musk and SpaceX want to rename Boca Chica Village, the community near its Starship launch site, to "Starbase, Texas."

Elon Musk Wants to Rename a Texas Town “Starbase”

By Dan Robitzski

SpaceX is ramping up to launch its third full-scale Starship rocket some time later this week — but this time, the rocket will attempt something new.

There’s Something Very Different About Tomorrow’s Starship Test

By Victor Tangermann

Semi-retired WWE star Triple H publicly challenged scrawny billionaire Elon Musk to a fight on Mars.

Pro Wrestler Challenges Elon Musk to Fight

By Victor Tangermann

Tesla CEO Elon Musk isn't afraid of the Securities and Exchange Commission coming after him for tweets about the cryptocurrency dogecoin.

Elon Musk Invites SEC Into Battle Over Dogecoin, Because ??!??!?!??!

By Victor Tangermann

Bill Gates wants everyday Bitcoin investors to remember that Elon Musk can afford to cut and run, but they likely cannot.

Bill Gates: You Should Probably Not Follow Elon Musk ‘To The Moon’ On BTC

By Dan Robitzski

Tesla CEO Elon Musk took to Twitter early Wednesday morning to post a meme about the alternative cryptocurrency Dogecoin, sending it soaring by 25 percent.

Single-Word Elon Musk Tweet Sends Crypto Dogecoin Soaring

By Victor Tangermann

According to SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, one of the company's floating platforms could be "in limited operation by end of year."

Elon Musk: Starship Floating Launchpad to Start Operation by “End of Year”

By Victor Tangermann

Bitcoin fell 11 percent over the weekend — and that could be in large part due to a tweet by Elon Musk and a comment by Treasury Secretary Janet Yelle.

Bitcoin Falls 11 Percent After Saucy Elon Musk Tweet

By Victor Tangermann

SpaceX's Starship prototype called SN1o has a "good chance of flying this week" at the company's Texas facilities, according to Elon Musk.

Elon Musk: “Good Chance” SpaceX Starship Will Fly This Week

By Victor Tangermann

"FREE AMERICA NOW," billionaire and entrepreneur Elon Musk tweeted early this morning, echoing president Donald Trump's recent tweets about the lockdown.

Elon Musk Collaborated With MIT to Track COVID Infections at SpaceX

By Tony Ho Tran

Amid rolling blackouts, Texans are having to get creative to stay warm. Some are sleeping in their Tesla vehicles overnight.

Texans Are Sleeping In Their Teslas to Survive Freezing Cold

By Victor Tangermann

Two Florida women in their 20s reportedly dressed up as "grannies" to get the COVID-19 vaccine early, according to local Orlando news station WFTV.

Florida Women Caught Wearing Elderly Disguises to Get Vaccine Early

By Victor Tangermann

When Tesla CEO Elon Musk moved to Austin, Texas earlier this year, he likely couldn't have predicted a cold snap that brought the state to its knees.

Elon Musk, Who Moved to TX For Less Regulation, Is Furious That the Power Went Down

By Victor Tangermann

Bill Gates says that he doesn't really see the appeal of investing in rockets to Mars, saying money would be better spent on climate change and medicine.

Bill Gates Says That Going to Mars Is Silly

By Dan Robitzski

During its latest Starlink satellite launch, SpaceX suffered a rare mishap: one of the boosters didn't stick its landing on the company's drone ship.

SpaceX Rocket Crashes Into Ocean When Landing Fails

By Victor Tangermann

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk says there's a 60 percent chance Starship will land successfully this time — leaving a 40 percent chance of failure.

Elon Musk: Next Starship Test Has 60% Chance of Not Exploding

By Jon Christian

In an interview with Joe Rogan, Tesla CEO Elon Musk renewed his promises that the upcoming Roadster could maybe hover "like a meter off the ground."

Elon Musk Says He Wants Future Tesla Roadster to Hover

By Victor Tangermann

After making its beta available to roughly 10,000 customers, SpaceX is again accepting preorders of its Starlink broadband internet service for $99.

SpaceX Is Now Taking Starlink Preorders

By Victor Tangermann

After a rapidly growing interest for the voice chatroom app Clubhouse, Chinese authorities decided to shut the service down in the country.

China Blocks Explosively Viral App Clubhouse

By Victor Tangermann

According to industry sources, Jeff Bezos will focus more on his spacefaring efforts, spending more time at his space startup Blue Origin.

Did Jeff Bezos Step Down at Amazon to Focus on a Space Empire?

By Victor Tangermann

Hidden in Tesla's 2020 annual report was an announcement that the electric carmaker will soon accept Bitcoin as payment for its electric vehicles.

Tesla Reveals Plan to Sell Cars With Bitcoin

By Victor Tangermann

Xbox general manager Aaron Greenberg is suggesting that Elon Musk should make a "Tesla x Halo" collaboration happen involving the Cybertruck.

Xbox Exec Suggests “Tesla x Halo” Collaboration

By Victor Tangermann

Stanford professor Steve Blank says both FAA and Elon Musk are in the wrong for their recent spat, though Blank comes down harder on the government.

Stanford Professor: Elon Musk and the FAA Are Both Out of Line

By Dan Robitzski

Elon Musk hinted on Twitter that his neural implant company Neuralink may be able to start human research at some point this year.

Prosthetics and Devices

Neuralink May Start Human Implants Later This Year, Elon Musk Says

By Dan Robitzski

Building a 160-foot rocket meant to ferry up to 100 passengers to Mars isn't easy — something that SpaceX CEO Elon Musk is painfully aware of.

Elon Musk Breaks Silence on Starship Crash: “We Were Too Dumb”

By Victor Tangermann

The Federal Aviation Administration will now "oversee the investigation of [Tuesday's] landing mishap" involving SpaceX's SN9 Starship prototype.

FAA Says It Will Investigate SpaceX’s Latest Starship Explosion

By Victor Tangermann

Tesla CEO Elon Musk told manufacturing expert Sandy Munro in an interview that his "criticisms were accurate" about the company's quality control.

Elon Musk: “Criticisms Were Accurate” About Tesla Build Quality

By Victor Tangermann

The FAA says it explicitly told SpaceX not to launch the SN8 prototype that blew up, citing risk to the public — but that it launched the rocket anyway.

The FAA Says It Told SpaceX Not to Launch Starship That Exploded

By Jon Christian

Last night, SpaceX announced a contest in which one lucky winner will be able to take a multi-day trip to orbit — for free.

SpaceX Announces Contest to Win Free Multi-Day Trip to Orbit

By Jon Christian

Claire "Grimes" Boucher said she'd be down to move to Mars "after age 50" — and even if it means "manual labor until death."

Grimes Says She’ll Move to Mars for “Manual Labor Until Death”

By Jon Christian

Neuralink co-founder Elon Musk says the brain-computer interface startup has implanted a monkey with a device that allows it to play games with its mind.

Elon Musk Says Neuralink Has a Monkey Playing Video Games With Its Mind

By Jon Christian

Vlad Tenev, the CEO of Robinhood, explained to Elon Musk why his company blocked users from buying more shares in GameStop.

Elon Musk Grills Robinhood CEO for Shutting Down Wall Street Bets Trades

By Dan Robitzski

A few tantalizing details are emerging about why the FAA nixed SpaceX's latest planned Starship launch, though we still lack a full understanding.

New Details Emerge About FAA’s Shutdown of SpaceX Starship Launch

By Jon Christian

A new photo by Ars Technica photographer Trevor Mahlmann shows SpaceX's Starship spacecraft in astonishing, 425-megapixel detail.

425 Megapixel Photo Shows Incredible Details on SpaceX Starship

By Jon Christian

Elon Musk Doubles Down on Wall Street Bets: “Shorting Is a Scam”

Elon Musk Doubles Down on Wall Street Bets: “Shorting Is a Scam”

By Jon Christian

The FAA said that SpaceX was not cleared to test its Starship spacecraft today, but the company has gone ahead and fueled it up.

The FAA Said SpaceX Couldn’t Launch Starship, But It Fueled Up Anyway

By Jon Christian

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk lashed out at the FAA over a last-minute decision to scrub a launch of the latest prototype of the company's Starship spacecraft.

Elon Musk Lashes Out at FAA For Scrubbing Starship Launch

By Jon Christian

Tesla has leaked a number of new images of the interior of its refreshed Model S — and the company included some quirky new features.

Tesla Reveals Lavish New Spaceship-Like Model S Interior

By Victor Tangermann

In an interview with People magazine, Maye Musk, Elon Musk's mother, said that she knew the Tesla and SpaceX CEO was destined to do great things.

Elon Musk’s Mom Says She Knew He Was a Genius at Age Three

By Victor Tangermann

Elon Musk is joining Reddit's plot to mess with GameStop stock short sellers just as the situation is getting out of control.

Elon Musk Directs His 43 Million Followers to Wall Street Bets

By Victor Tangermann

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk accused Amazon of trying to "hamstring Starlink" for a system that is "at best several years away from operation."

Elon Musk Says Jeff Bezos Is Trying to Ruin Starlink

By Victor Tangermann

SpaceX is set to conduct its second ever high altitude test flight of its gigantic Starship spacecraft some time today. Here's how to watch it live.

How to Watch SpaceX’s Starship Launch Today

By Victor Tangermann

Tesla CEO Elon Musk told Fortune on Friday that he's very excited for Joe Biden's presidency, because of the president's focus on climate.

Elon Musk Says He’s a Huge Fan of Biden, for One Reason

By Victor Tangermann

SpaceX is stuck in a legal battle as it tries to dig for natural gas in the area surrounding its Boca Chica, Texas launchpad.

SpaceX Wants to Drill for Natural Gas in Texas

By Dan Robitzski