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SpaceX CEO Elon Musk Mocks Russia's 'Familiar' Looking Amur Rocket Prototype, Says It Needs To Be Bigger
Tuesday, November 12, 2024 - 4:01am | 511SpaceX CEO Elon Musk mocked Russia’s new experimental launch vehicle called the Grasshopper, saying it “looks familiar” to the company’s Falcon 9 rocket. What Happened: “Looks familiar,” Musk said in a post on social media platform X about the vehicle resembling...
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Elon Musk Says 'Bring It On' After Russian Space Chief Touts Amur Rocket, Says It Can Be Reused Up To 5X More Than SpaceX's Falcon 9
Wednesday, April 17, 2024 - 7:31am | 582SpaceX founder Elon Musk has accepted a challenge from the Russian space agency chief, Yuri Borisov, who said Roscosmos's Amur rocket can be reused up to five times more than the Falcon 9. What Happened: Musk is raring to go after Russian space agency's Borisov big talk during a lecture at the...
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Vladimir Putin Eyes Lunar Return With Russia's First Space Launch Since 1970s
Monday, August 7, 2023 - 11:14am | 523Russia, after nearly half a century, is marking its return to the Moon. The nation’s space agency, Roscosmos, is making final preparations for the Aug. 11 Luna-25 mission, its first lunar lander since the heyday of the Apollo era. But this time, it’s not just about reaching our...
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Next SpaceX-NASA Missions Seeking To Rope In Russian Cosmonauts
Wednesday, March 8, 2023 - 4:55am | 294NASA is trying to rope in Russian cosmonauts for its next two SpaceX crew rotation missions- crew-7 and crew-8. What Happened: NASA associate administrator for space operations Kathy Lueders said that negotiations are ongoing to update the existing agreement with Roscosmos to add the crew-7...
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Putin, Russia Pulling Out Of International Space Station After 2024: Elon Musk Had This To Say About It
Saturday, September 24, 2022 - 4:29pm | 907This article was originally published on July 26, 2022. The largest country is Europe by land size announced plans to end its cooperation on one of the key pieces of space exploration and data collection. What Happened: Russia announced in July it will pull out of the International Space...
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Russian Rocket Body Shatters Into 16 Pieces In Space
Thursday, May 5, 2022 - 5:58am | 361A Russian space agency object shattered into 16 pieces in space last month adding to the issue of already piling up debris, U.S. Airforce unit The 18th Space Defense Squadron (18 SDS) said earlier this week. What Happened: The debris from the shattered object identified as SL-12 R/B (#32398,...
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Elon Musk Reacts To Claims Of Google Translate Trolling Russia's Space Chief On Twitter
Tuesday, March 22, 2022 - 6:35am | 619Tweets from Roscosmos Director General Dmitry Rogozin seem to be getting lost in translation, according to writer Ashlee Vance, as Google seems to be "having a go" at Russia's space chief who recently traded barbs with Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA)...
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'Bad Weather Perhaps:' Elon Musk Takes A Dig At Russia As Country Cries Foul Over SpaceX Lending A Hand In Ukraine
Thursday, March 3, 2022 - 7:31am | 463Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on Wednesday took a swipe at Russian space agency chief Dmitry Rogozin, who alleged the billionaire of taking Ukraine's side amid the ongoing war. What Happened: A tweet shared by...
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Russia Ukraine Conflict Not Having Impact On NASA's Relationship With Russia, Yet
Sunday, February 27, 2022 - 5:28pm | 657The invasion of Ukraine by Russia has led to U.S. sanctions on Russia and increased turmoil between the two countries. While some companies are speaking out about their products and services in Russia, one partnership between the U.S. and Russia remains in place, and it’s out of this world....