SpaceX had an 87 minute window opening at 2:49 p.m. Eastern on Sunday to fly a Falcon 9 out of Cape Canaveral carrying the final three satellites for SES’s O3b mPower constellation, a project that has taken more than a decade to finish since Boeing and SES first signed SpaceX on for the work. Unlike … Read more
X Corp and SpaceXAI, Elon Musk’s social platform and AI venture, have dropped Apple from the antitrust lawsuit that they filed against the iPhone maker and OpenAI last year. In a filing in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, attorneys for X and SpaceXAI moved to dismiss the Apple portion of … Read more
NEW Tesla Battery Threat: Sodium-Ion & Aluminum-Ion Could Change EVs Forever: The electric vehicle (EV) industry is entering a major technological transition. For years, lithium-ion batteries have dominated the market, powering everything from affordable city cars to premium long-range EVs. But rising raw material costs, supply chain bottlenecks, geopolitical uncertainty, and performance limitations in extreme weather are pushing automakers and battery companies to explore alternatives. Two technologies are attracting particular attention: aluminum-ion batteries and sodium-ion batteries. … Read more
Wow! Tesla Bot Gen 3 Finally Learning To Cook A Meal: Tesla is taking humanoid robotics to a new level with its upcoming Optimus Gen 3, a humanoid robot designed to perform practical tasks in homes, factories, and other real-world environments. While many robotics companies focus on flashy demonstrations such as backflips and athletic movements, Tesla’s approach is centered on something far more useful: dexterity, tactile sensing, artificial intelligence, and everyday … Read more
Tesla teased an October 1 event date for its next generation Roadster, posting an image on X Saturday that shows the car lit up like it is sitting on a launch pad, with the date “10.01” stamped across the bottom and the caption “Go for launch.” A countdown clock on Tesla’s Roadster order page now … Read more
Starship Flight 15 May Never Return Home… Here’s Why: SpaceX’s Starship development program is entering a potentially transformative phase. After years of test flights focused on launch performance, re-entry, heat-shield durability, and vehicle recovery, Starship Flight 15 could represent a major change in mission objectives. A recent Federal Communications Commission (FCC) filing points toward the possibility of sustained, multi-day orbital communications for Flight 15. If the mission proceeds as suggested, Ship 42 may spend an extended period in Low Earth Orbit … Read more
New Gen 3.5 Solid-State Battery, 381 Wh/kg Finally Goes MASS PRODUCTION: The electric vehicle (EV) battery industry may be approaching a major turning point. As conventional lithium-ion batteries continue to improve, engineers are increasingly running into the physical and practical limits of existing chemistry. Now, battery manufacturer ProLogium is pushing solid-state technology closer to commercial reality with its Generation 3.5 all-solid-state battery cell, which reportedly achieves an impressive 381 Wh/kg energy density. More importantly, the technology is moving beyond laboratory demonstrations … Read more
Tesla is planning to roll out some pretty significant safety and accident avoidance features with Full Self-Driving version 15, which will be the next major FSD deployment from the company. Tesla AI lead Ashok Elluswamy used a near-miss this week to preview what the company says is the next leap in Full Self-Driving. In response … Read more
Wow! Starship Flight 15 Rocket Pair is getting “Cryo” together: The space launch industry is entering a highly active phase, with major developments taking place across reusable rockets, commercial satellite launches, and orbital sustainability. From SpaceX’s Starship testing at Starbase to Amazon’s expanding Ariane 6 launch agreement and the breakup of China’s Yaogan-50 satellite, the … Read more
5,000 Tesla Bot Gen 3 READY To Replace Housekeepers For $1/Hour!: Tesla Optimus is entering a potentially transformative stage as the company moves its humanoid robot program from experimental prototypes toward commercial-scale manufacturing. While claims that the robot is ready to replace housekeepers for $1 per hour remain speculative, Tesla’s reported manufacturing plans point toward an ambitious future for humanoid robotics. The transition is important because producing a few impressive prototypes is very different from manufacturing thousands or millions of reliable … Read more