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Stephen Hawking says Humans Risk Extinction in 100 Years Unless They Colonize Mars or Another Planet

May 06, 2017 10:15 AM EDT

"Although the chance of a disaster to planet Earth in a given year may be quite low, it adds up over time, and becomes a near certainty in the next thousand or ten thousand years."

SpaceX to Attempt Landing of Falcon Heavy First-Stage this Year

Arthur Dominic Villasanta |

Apr 03, 2017 10:02 AM EDT

"Odds of success low, but maybe worth a shot," Musk tweeted on April 1.

Tencent Acquires Five Percent Stake in Tesla.

Tencent Snaps up Five Percent Stake in Elon Musk’s Tesla

Girish Shetti |

Mar 29, 2017 04:12 AM EDT

Tencent has picked up a five percent stake in American electric car manufacturer Tesla. The Chinese internet giant has reportedly bought nearly 8.2 million shares in Tesla.

SpaceX will Send Two Millionaires around the Moon in 2018

Arthur Dominic Villasanta |

Feb 28, 2017 01:12 AM EST

"This would do a long leap around the moon," said Musk.

Only Three Student Teams Manage to Race in SpaceX’s First Hyperloop Competition

Arthur Dominic Villasanta |

Jan 31, 2017 09:19 AM EST

It will see people rise inside passenger pods that will race along a system of tubes connecting major cities.

Expedition 46 On International Space Station (Getty Images/ESA)

SpaceX Plans to Launch Thousands of Satellites into Orbit to Create a Global Internet Network

Phenny Lynn Palec |

Nov 22, 2016 08:12 AM EST

While most telecommunications company are limited to delivering Internet services through physical fiber or cable connections and cellular towers, SpaceX has an ambitious plan of launching a space network composed of more than 4,000 satellites.

SpaceX will Dominate World Internet with Plan to Launch 4,425 Internet Satellites

Arthur Dominic Villasanta |

Nov 19, 2016 09:19 AM EST

If realized, this project will make SpaceX the largest satellite operator in the world by a huge margin

Microsoft Strikes Partnership Deal With OpenAI

Phenny Lynn Palec |

Nov 16, 2016 12:31 PM EST

Tech giant Microsoft has announced that it is entering a partnership deal with OpenAI, a non-profit research organization backed by Elon Musk. Microsoft said that it is allowing OpenAI to access the company's virtual machine technology to help in the development of large-scale AI simulation and training exercises.

Price Tag for First SpaceX Mission to Mars: $320 million

Arthur Dominic Villasanta |

Aug 01, 2016 10:15 AM EDT

NASA, however, has finally publicly given its support for the Mars mission of SpaceX.

Tesla Opens Gigafactory, the Largest Battery Factory in the World

Arthur Dominic Villasanta |

Jul 28, 2016 10:23 PM EDT

Musk said the world's largest battery factory might employ up to 10,000 people.

Recovered SpaceX Falcon 9 First Stage to be Re-used for the First Time this Fall

Arthur Dominic Villasanta |

Jul 18, 2016 04:55 AM EDT

The first IDA was destroyed when the Falcon 9 that was carrying it exploded during launch last year, however.

Jeff Bezos Beats Elon Musk for the Heinlein Prize

Arthur Dominic Villasanta |

Jul 05, 2016 07:25 AM EDT

The prize for 2016 went to Bezos for his leadership in commercial space activities that have led to historic firsts.

Tesla Motors Inc. is reported to have signed a non-binding agreement with Jinqiao Group for setting up a production base in Shanghai.

Tesla Close to Setting up $9 Billion Production Base in China

Rina S. |

Jun 21, 2016 03:16 PM EDT

Tesla Motors Inc. is reported to have signed a non-binding agreement with Jinqiao Group to set up a production base in Shanghai. According to a Bloomberg report, the investment is worth $9 billion. Both Tesla and Jinqiao Group, a Shanghai-based state-owned company, will invest $4.5 billion (30 billion yuan) each. Jinqiao's share is likely to be in the form of land.