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SpaceX and NASA: Who will win the space tourism race? Starship Rockets go through multiple stages to get into orbit. By discarding spent fuel tanks while in flight, the rocket becomes lighter and therefore easier to accelerate. Once in operation, SpaceX’s launch system will be composed of two stages: the launch vehicle known as Super Heavy and the Starship. Super Heavy is powered by theRaptor rocket engine, burning a combination of liquid methane and liquid oxygen....

Elon Musk’s SpaceX launched four astronauts into orbit on Friday, using a recycled rocket and capsule for the first time. A Falcon 9 rocket carrying a Crew Dragon capsule lifted off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida just before 6:00AM EST. The crew is now heading to theInternational Space Stationto begin a six-month stay. 3.. 2.. 1.. and liftoff! Endeavour launches once again. Four astronauts from three countries on Crew-2, now making their way to the one and only@Space_Station:pic....

On Sept. 15, 2021, the next batch of space tourists are set to lift off aboard a SpaceX rocket. Organized and funded by entrepreneurJared Isaacman, theInspiration4 missiontouts itself as “the first all-civilian mission to orbit” and represents a new type of space tourism. The four crew members will not be the first space tourists this year. In the past few months, the world witnessed billionaires Richard Branson and Jeff Bezos launching themselves and a lucky few others into space on briefsuborbital trips....

There’s a bird killer on the loose, a vicious murderer with an insatiable bloodlust for endangered species. His name is Elon Musk. The Tesla tycoon hasn’t been doing the dirty work himself, but Musk’s SpaceX is reportedly decimating birds around the company’s facility in Boca Chica, Texas. The surrounding land hosts an array of endangered animals, including sea turtles, ocelots, and hundreds of bird species, including the federally threatened Piper Rover....

Nextdooris the latest company seeking to go public through a merger with a special-purpose acquisition company (SPAC). The neighborhood social network said the deal would give the business an equity value of around $4.3 billion. Up front:Nextdoor announced its plan after usage surged during lockdowns. The app, which neighbors use to communicate with each other, reported a50% annual growthin daily active users last year. Instead of going public via a traditional IPO, the company has chosen to merge with a SPAC launched by VC firm Khosla Ventures....