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Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) designs, manufactures and launches the world's most advanced rockets and spacecraft. Based in California, it was founded in 2002 by former PayPal entrepreneur Elon Musk with the aim of revolutionising space transportation.

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  • The 6-man crew includes Ed Dwight, 90, the first Black astronaut candidate picked in 1961 to train as an astronaut but never flew to space
  • All passengers, including a venture capitalist and a pilot, are paying customers and are expected float around the pod for a few minutes before returning to earth
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Indonesia is the third country in Southeast Asia where Starlink will operate. Starlink was launched at three Indonesian health centres on Sunday.

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Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite company has been granted business licences to operate in Indonesia, a senior communication and information ministry official said on Thursday.

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The first crewed flight of Boeing’s Starliner spaceship was dramatically called off around two hours before launch after a new safety issue was identified.

Brazil Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes opened an inquiry into whether Elon Musk obstructed justice, escalating a spat with the billionaire over his social media platform X.

From Matt Damon playing a skinhead punk to Elon Musk pitching ideas to Robert Downey Jr in Iron Man 2, how many of these celebrity cameos have you seen?

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The US$1.8 billion Starshield contract could significantly advance the ability of the US military to spot potential targets almost anywhere on the globe.

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SpaceX came close to completing an hourlong test flight of its mega rocket on its third try, but the spacecraft was lost as it descended back to Earth.

Musk has expressed similar sentiment before on X, doubting Ukraine’s ability to win and mocking Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s requests for aid.

Musk’s wealth is down US$30 billion this year to just under US$200 billion, as Tesla’s stock tanked 26 per cent. Jeff Bezos is just US$15 billion behind Musk, threatening his crown as the world’s richest person

Large-scale chip testing in orbit is crucial for the space ambitions of China, which believes its biggest competitive pressure no longer comes from Nasa but from private space companies.

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A SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule carrying 4 crew from Texas start-up Axiom Space lifted off from Nasa’s Kennedy Space Centre in Cape Canaveral for a 36-hour flight to the orbiting laboratory.

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Walter Isaacson’s recent biography of the world’s richest man reveals more details about the pair, who had five kids: Griffin, Jenna, Damian, Kai and Saxon

Geopolitical rivals take competition to celestial heights, with satellite positioning and control of ideal routes between Earth and the moon at stake.

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