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The article reports that Elon Musk’s space team at SpaceX aims to surpass its annual flight record before the second half of 2017. SpaceX aims to send a flock of 10 Iridium birds into polar orbit from California’s Vandenberg AFB and launch the BulgariaSat1 communications satellite. Hans Koenigsmann, SpaceX vice president of build and flight reliability, says that they have picked up the rate significantly.

The article offers information on the plan of Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) to make some of its payload set to be launched in the International Space Station (ISS) in June 1, 2017. It mentions insight from Tom Mueller, cofounder of SpaceX with Elon Musk, regarding the plan of the company to promote low-cost launch in the outerspace under its commercial cargo mission that features its Dragon freighter.

The article discusses Space Exploration Technologies Corp.'s (SpaceX's) aspirations in the market for launching satellites. The company's successful launch of Falcon 9 rockets in December 2013 and January 2014 have given the firm credibility and positioned it to compete against more established satellite-launching firms such as Boeing Co. Commentary on SpaceX's ambitions is provided by chief executive Elon Musk.

The article announces the winners of the 52nd Annual Laureate Awards including SpaceX chief executive officer (CEO) Elon Musk, AirAsia Group CEO Tony Fernandes, and General Dynamics Chairman and CEO Nicholas D. Chabraja.

The article announces several individuals honored by the publication's editors for their achievement in aviation and aerospace, including Mark T. Bottenfield of the U.S. Air Force Materiel Command at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (AFB), Elon Musk, founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of Space Exploration Technologies, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection Assistant Commissioner Michael C. Kostelnik.

Did Elon Musk just upstage Tim Cook's big iPhone 14 surprise? Separately, the world's most valuable company - Apple, with a market cap of $2.7 trillion - is widely expected to introduce a new iPhone next month that can directly connect to satellites. The world's richest human being - Elon Musk, worth an estimated $265 billion - yesterday said he plans to start launching new satellites next year that can connect directly to existing mobile phones on Earth. [Extracted from the article]

Free speech and the role of the First Amendment in 21 SP st sp century America has been at the forefront of conversation lately, with multi-billionaire Elon Musk's bid to purchase Twitter and with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security creating a "Disinformation Governance Board" purportedly to control online speech. Carr and other critics point to former White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki's statement last summer that the administration was working with Facebook to flag "problematic" posts that "spread disinformation" on COVID-19. In truth, calls for more controls on speech in the U.S. have been growing since the first blogs and upstart cable channels began to offer real competition for mainstream media organizations in the marketplace of ideas more than two decades ago. [Extracted from the article]

Wearing a black cowboy hat and a cheeky grin, Tesla CEO Elon Musk drove up onstage in an early Tesla and greeted a screaming crowd of thousands as he officially opened the company's global headquarters in Austin, Texas. b Tesla has been developing a humanoid robot called Optimus that Musk said is "really going to transform the world to a degree even greater than cars." Tesla CEO Elon Musk plans "futuristic" robotaxis, Optimus bot to start production. [Extracted from the article]

Hira Virdee, founder and CEO at Lumi Space, a UK satellite startup, has an idea: "My hunch is about 20,000 satellites", he said. Elon Musk's SpaceX currently has permission from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to launch 12,000 satellites for its Starlink Internet broadband constellation. Commercial competition is clearly a concern for both companies, but their complaints beg some important questions, like how many LEO satellites would be too many - and how close are we to that number?. [Extracted from the article]

Overall, more than a quarter of the schools that operate USDA school and breakfast meal programs said in the survey that it was more difficult for their school to operate meal programs during this school year compared to 2021-22. B Read more b : Elon Musk Is Selling Off Twitter's Cafeteria University of Kentucky announces housing, meal plan rate increases The University of Kentucky board of trustees has approved a 4% increase to on-campus housing and 9% increase to dining rates, both of which it says is under the rate of inflation in the area. [Extracted from the article]

The article reports that the space transport firm Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) has failed to gain certification for U.S. government launches and demonstration of reusability of first stage of Falcon 9 rocket. Topics discussed include slow progress in SpaceX's mission to expand from low-risk carriage to International Space Station, views of U.S. Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James on completion of certification task, and criticism made by SpaceX founder Elon Musk on certification.

Elon Musk demands full-time in-office work for Tesla, SpaceX staff Elon Musk has apparently ordered Tesla and SpaceX employees to work in the office at least 40 hours per week or quit their jobs, contradicting prevailing attitudes among employers that are leaning toward more flexibility in balancing remote and in-office work. Here's your list for today: Elior expands into Medicare Advantage meal service market Elior North America has launched LiveWell with Traditions, which expands the company's senior nutrition meals program to provide customized, home-delivered meals for health plan, Medicare Advantage Organization (MAO) and Managed Care Organization (MCO) members. Elior's existing TRIO Community Meals unit already provides over 70 million meals to seniors across the U.S. annually, and LiveWell with Traditions expands that into the Medicare Advantage market with meals designed by its registered dietitians to meet the specific dietary requirements of individuals, who will receive to-the-door delivery of the meals. [Extracted from the article]

A correction is presented to a column in the Washington Outlook May 14, 2017 issues which should have stated that SpaceX declined to comment on Doug Derwin's reported $2 million campaign against CEO Elon Musk.

The article discusses plan of Elon Musk of SpaceX launch-services company to shift to Falcon 9 spacecrafts by 2018. Topics include strategy to cut the cost of space launch, plan of company to offer a discount to customers willing to entrust their payloads, and integration of side-mounted boosters for the first flight of the upcoming Falcon Heavy.

The article reports on aerospace company SpaceX founder Elon Musk's third visit to U.S. President Donald Trump. Topics include Trump's vow to build a wall along U.S.-Mexico border; views of Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly and Elbit Systems of America President Raanan Horowitz on the same; and features of Trump's Shuttle.

The article discusses Elon Musk, founder at SpaceX, has launched and landed Falcon 9 rocket loaded with the first 10 next-generation Iridium communications satellites. it mentions the Iridium Next's L-band spacecraft, built in partnership with Thales Alenia Space and assembled by Orbital ATK provide higher data speed. It mentions need for SpaceX to conduct an unmanned flight test for launching U.S. National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA) astronauts.

The article discusses the lawsuit filed by Elon Musk, chief executive officer (CEO) and chief technology officer (CTO) of Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) against the U.S. Air Force, and its impact on the space launch industry. The lawsuit, filed April 28, 2014 in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, alleges that the Air Force shut it out of the Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) competition. It also reports on the first stage success of his Falcon 9 reusable launcher.

The article discusses the electrified vehicle (EV) program of the Obama administration and the debates surrounding it. U.S. President Barack Obama has tasked auto makers to send one million EV on the road by 2015. The program aims to reduce the dependence of the U.S. on foreign oil. Critics noted that consumers will have no choice but to buy an expensive product but proponents of the program such as Elon Musk of Tesla Motors Inc. argued that gas prices are going to rise with the growing demand from China and India which calls for the need to adopt EV.

The article informs that two U.S. billionaires including Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk, chief executive of aerospace firm SpaceX, have presented their visions of extending human civilization into the Solar System with their own aerospace company.

The article reports that space transportation company Space Exploration Technologies Corp. is spending millions of dollars to advance the spacecraft reusability in development on its Falcon 9 to settle Mars. Elon Musk, company founder says that he can develop the hardware for an estimated 10 billion dollars and put humans down on the planet's surface in groups of at least 100 beginning in the 2020s.

The article reports the move by the U.S. Senate to pass the fiscal 2017 defense authorization bill that will cap the number of RD-180 rocket engines that could be purchased by the U.S. from Russia and stop it entirely after 2022. The provisions of the bill were negotiated by U.S. Senator John McCain. Also cited are the competition between investors Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos in the aerospace sector.

The article reports on flying cars that are designed to give urban commuters a new option to avoid ground congestion. These aircrafts have vertical-takeoff-and-landing (VTOL) capabilities. SpaceX and Tesla Motors chief executive Elon Musk plans to develop an electric VTOL aircraft. Startup E-volo began flight tests of its Volocopter VC200 two-seater in Germany in April 2016.

The article reports on landing of Falcon 9 by SpaceX making the first step in easing human access to space. Topics discussed include views of SpaceX founder Elon Musk, on Falcon 9 first stage landing, launching of spacecraft low-Earth-orbit (LEO) constellation of second-generation satellite and views of Jeff Bezos , Blue Origin Chief Executive Officer (CEO), on Vulcan launch vehicle.

The article focuses on plans of aerospace company SpaceX for recovering the first stage of its Falcon 9 launch vehicle. Topics discussed include throttle valve response as cause of unsuccessful landing of a Falcon 9 rocket booster; views of Elon Musk, founder of SPaceX; and unsuccessful launch of SpaceX's sixth cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station (ISS) from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral in Florida.

The article reports that two space start-ups Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) and OneWeb Ltd. have unveiled plans to develop competing global satellite Internet systems. It informs that SpaceX announced financing for the project with two new investors, Google and Fidelity. It also presents views of SpaceX founder Elon Musk, who said that the company would address both satellites and rockets.

The author discusses the relation between the success and creative ability of space transport services firm SpaceX and success of businessman Walt Disney. He mentions that the company has won the contract to provide crew transport capsule to the U.S. National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA). Topics include the efforts of SpaceX's founder Elon Musk in bringing innovation and creativity in the business, interest in disruptive technologies, and dreaming of the goal.

The author offers opinions on aerospace industries firm Space Exploration Technologies (Space X), and its founder Elon Musk praising the firm for its testing of a reusable booster rocket, which is said to indicate Musk's commitment to research and development in astronautics.

The article discusses progress made by space-flight company Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) in its quest to build reusable rocket boosters for space launches. SpaceX chief executive Elon Musk characterized as "good" the landing of a booster in the Atlantic Ocean amid an April 18, 2014 mission to the International Space Station by a SpaceX spacecraft.

The author offers opinions on U.S. military policy and astronautics. It is forecast that the Congress will be less receptive to supplemental appropriations requests by the Department of Defense in 2014 because it is an election year. Russia's intervention in Ukraine is said to support the argument of financier Elon Musk that the Atlas V rocket should not be used to launch military satellites. It is reported that the intervention will not affect U.S. use of the International Space Station (ISS).

A letter to the editor is presented in response to the article "Safety First," from the February 4, 2013 issue, concerning the aerospace executive Elon Musk's offer to assist the aerospace company Boeing Co. with its lithium-ion batteries on 787 aircraft.

The article focuses on a private stock company's Mother's Day rodeo in Cottonwood, California caused enough of a stir that Shasta County officials briefly paused a second phase of reopening businesses before moving forward with it; and mentions that competitors in Cottonwood tend to be more local, hailing from Northern California or Southern Oregon.

(Bloomberg) - Tesla CEO Elon Musk said orders for its Cybertruck have climbed to 200,000 even after two windows unexpectedly shattered in Thursday's big reveal. "We don't want to comment on the granularity of deposits - again, people just read too much into those", Musk said on Tesla's first-quarter earnings call in April, when asked about the Model Y. Separately, Musk tweeted on Sunday that while Cybertruck would be Tesla's last product unveil "for a while", the company will make some unexpected technology announcements next year. [Extracted from the article]

Elon Musk schedules "Blade Runner" inspired truck unveil for Nov. 21 (Bloomberg) - Tesla Inc. chief executive officer Elon Musk set a date for the debut of the electric-car maker's first pickup and further tied the truck to the famous sci-fi movie that inspired its design. Tesla will unveil the truck Nov. 21 in Los Angeles, near the factory where Musk's other company, Space Exploration Technologies Corp., builds rockets, Musk tweeted Wednesday. [Extracted from the article]

The article presents U.S. aerospace industry-related news briefs. Entrepreneur Elon Musk of the aerospace company Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) criticised U.S. procurement practices. Representative Frank Wolf has asked what other programs could be cut in order to preserve the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) program. The U.S. is increasing military sales to Southeast Asia.

The article discusses the aerospace manufacturer SpaceX which has announced its plans to become the world's largest produce of rocket engines. SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell says that the company will build engines to support Falcon 1 and 9 launch vehicles and has hired more employees. Founder Elon Musk talks about the testing of Dragon spacecraft while executive Tom Mueller talks about the Merlin 1D engine.

The article presents news briefs related to the U.S. aerospace industry. The removal of two U.S. defense contractors from India's fighter jet competition may lead to changes in federal policy. A report by the Congressional Research Service estimates the cost of the war on terror. Elon Musk, the founder of Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX), says that the price of SpaceX's launch vehicle is low because the company controls costs effectively.

The article focuses on the aerospace industries company Space Exploration Technologies Inc. (SpaceX). The company's plan to construct rocket engines for the projected operations of its Falcon heavy launch vehicle is discussed. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Elon Musk states that if revenue is sufficient, the company may go public by the end of 2012.

Several letters to the editor are presented in response to articles in previous issues including "Shear Magic" in the December 13, 2010 issue, "Almost an Afterthought," in the December 6, 2010 issue, and "Numbers Matter" in the January 3, 2011 issue.

The article reports on successful tests by Space Exploration Technologies, known as SpaceX, of its Dragon space capsule and Falcon 9 rocket. Elon Musk, chief executive and chief technical officer for SpaceX, is quoted commenting on his firm's plans to work with the U.S. National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA) on missions to the International Space Station.

The article discusses a study by the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) on heavy-lift launch space vehicles. Concepts to be offered by the SpaceX corporation to NASA for launch vehicles are mentioned that will focus on placing 150 tons in orbit at a cost of $300 million per launch or less. SpaceX chief executive officer (CEO) Elon Musk is cited regarding the physics, economics, and politics of such a plan.

The article explores the impact of the scheduled retirement of the space shuttle fleet at the Kennedy Space Center on U.S. civil space contractors. In response to the retirement, United Space Alliance (USA), a joint venture of Lockheed Martin Corp. and Boeing Co., will lay off 5% of its workforce in October 2009. Elon Musk, the founder of Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX), a California venture that has developed its own rockets, explains how the retirement of the space shuttle would benefit his business.

The article focuses on aerospace companies receiving funding from the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration under the Commercial Orbital Transportation Services program to build commercial route to the International Space Station (ISS). It states that Rocketplane Kistler is on its way of getting the required private funding for the ISS route after its sister unit, Rocketplane Global, dismissed David Urie as its project manager. It mentions that SpaceX had the benefit of private financing from its founder Elon Musk.

The article announces that Barbara M. Barrett, Martin C. Faga and Elon Musk were elected to the board of directors of the Colorado Springs, Colorado-based Space Foundation.

Presents letters to the editor related to aviation. Comment on the rocket built by scientist Elon Musk; Information on the U.S. manned space program; Discussion of the Cockpit Security Technical Corrections Act.

"The Burt Rutan SpaceShipOne program has solved few, if any, cost and technological challenges that must be overcome for commercially viable human orbital flight," according to entrepreneur Elon Musk, developer of the low-cost SpaceX Falcon commercial booster. While unmanned, the Falcon has equally great technological challenges. And like SpaceShipOne, it is being developed by an Internet millionaire. "I have a tremendous amount of respect for Rutan and would not want to seem dismissive of what is a very significant achievement," Musk said. "I would characterize it as an excellent manned reusable but suborbital architecture." Musk is out to capture market share and direct, space-related technological progress toward greatly reduced launch costs.

This article reports that Elon Musk, owner of the firm Space X, is not in pursuit of the ten million dollar X-Prize with his planned Falcon rocket. His planned falcon rocket is a partially reusable two-stage vehicle to launch small satellites. Musk says he is more interested in developing a cash flow.