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SpaceX’s Starship to spar with Blue Origin for NASA Moon landing contracts

By Eric Ralph Posted on November 28, 2019 On November 18th, NASA announced that it had added commercial Moon lander offerings from SpaceX, Blue Origin, Sierra Nevada Corporation, and others to a pool of companies that will be able to compete to affordably deliver cargo to the surface of the Moon. With this latest addition […]

Tesla Cybertruck spotted zipping down a public street in broad daylight

By Simon Alvarez Posted on November 27, 2019 Just days following its high-profile unveiling, the Tesla Cybertruck has been spotted accelerating on a public street, followed closely by a blue Model X. Particularly interesting was the fact that the vehicle was captured on film in broad daylight, providing a brief yet notable glimpse at just […]

Tesla Cybertruck will have Elon Musk’s flamethrower as an option

By Joey Klender Posted on November 27, 2019 Elon Musk has hinted on Twitter that the infamous Boring Company “Not-a-Flamethrower” may be included as an option for the newly released Tesla Cybertruck. The popular post-apocalyptic theme television program The Walking Dead posted a tweet identifying the Cybertruck as a prime candidate for the perfect vehicle […]

Audi and BMW employees face job cuts, reduced bonuses amid scramble towards EVs

By Simon Alvarez Posted on November 27, 2019 German automakers Audi and BMW are facing painful cutbacks as each company attempts to accelerate its efforts towards electromobility. Based on recent reports, Audi will be engaging in drastic job cuts that would reduce its manpower in Germany by the thousands while BMW will be engaging in […]

Tesla notifies Model Y suppliers to expedite parts production to Q4 2019: report

By Simon Alvarez Posted on November 27, 2019 Recent reports have emerged suggesting that Tesla may be looking to begin producing the Model Y sooner than expected, with suppliers reportedly being notified to manufacture the all-electric crossover’s parts as early as Q4 2019. With this in mind, it appears that Tesla’s updated timetable for the […]

Tesla’s Cybertruck does not need traditional ‘truck people’s’ support to succeed

By Simon Alvarez Posted on November 27, 2019 The Tesla Cybertruck is not a vehicle that could be appreciated by everyone. Uncompromisingly futuristic and angular to a fault, the vehicle looks less like a traditional pickup compared to other all-electric trucks like the Rivian R1T. Thanks to its polarizing looks, Tesla critics have predicted that […]

SpaceX Falcon 9 booster fires up ahead of NASA launch and surprise drone ship landing

By Eric Ralph Posted on November 27, 2019 SpaceX has successfully fired up a new rocket ahead of what is now believed to be a surprise Falcon 9 booster drone ship landing, to follow shortly after the company’s upcoming CRS-19 Cargo Dragon resupply mission for NASA. F9/CRS-19: SpaceX confirms a good static fire test, clearing […]

Rocket Lab’s reusable Electron rocket upgrade gets ready for its biggest test yet

By Jamie Groh Posted on November 27, 2019 Rocket Lab, the global leader in dedicated small satellite launches, has had quite the productive year, breaking ground on a new U.S.-based launch pad, successfully launching five orbital launches, and announcing plans to send small satellites and small payloads to lunar orbits. The company also unexpectedly announced […]

SpaceX Falcon 9 rideshare will test the tools needed to build space stations in orbit

By Eric Ralph Posted on November 26, 2019 A SpaceX customer has announced that one of a future Falcon 9 rideshare missions will carry a technology demonstrator designed to prove that space stations can one day be built in space by cannibalizing expended rocket upper stages. “Structural metal cutting has never been done in space… […]

Tesla’s Cybertruck is starting to catch the interest of industry leaders

By Joey Klender Posted on November 26, 2019 Tesla’s Cybertruck has caught the world’s attention due to its polarizing design. While it is undeniably futuristic, the vehicle’s design is so much different from every other pickup truck on the market that it is proving to be an acquired taste. Despite this, support for the vehicle […]