Musk’s xAI needs SpaceX for money. Data centers in space are a dream

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Elon Musk, chief executive officer of Tesla Inc., during the US-Saudi Investment Forum at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Elon Musk said a primary reason for merging SpaceX with his artificial intelligence startup, xAI, is to more effectively build “orbital data centers.” […]


NASA Marshall Space Flight Center director Joseph Pelfrey resigns

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A crane towers above the mobile launcher 2 adjacent the Vehicle Assembly Building at Kennedy Space Center on Tuesday, July 22, 2025. Richard Tribou | Tribune News Service | Getty Images The director of NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center, Joseph Pelfrey, announced his resignation from the role on Thursday, CNBC confirmed. Pelfrey said in an […]


6 of the Best YA Space Comics for Intergalactic Adventurers

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This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Rachel is a writer from Arkansas, most at home surrounded by forests and animals much like a Disney Princess. She spends most of her time writing stories and playing around in imaginary worlds. You can follow her writing […]


How the U.S. space industry became dependent on SpaceX

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SpaceX is valued at around $400 billion and is critical for U.S. space access, but it wasn’t always the powerhouse that it is today. Elon Musk founded SpaceX in 2002. Using money that he made from the sale of PayPal, Musk and his new company developed their first rocket, the Falcon 1, to challenge existing […]


In the Latest Space Race, It’s China vs. SpaceX

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new video loaded: In the Latest Space Race, It’s China vs. SpaceX By Selam Gebrekidan, Nikolay Nikolov, Jon Hazell, Laura Salaberry and Malika Khurana•July 24, 2025 China has made it a national priority to catch up with SpaceX’s nearly 8,000 Starlink internet-providing satellites in low-Earth orbit, which it regards as a military threat. Despite successes […]


Space startup Varda raises $187 million to make drugs in orbit

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Pavlo Gonchar | Lightrocket | Getty Images Space startup Varda announced on Thursday that it has raised $187 million in Series C funding, led by venture capital firms Natural Capital and Shrug Capital, to continue advancing drug manufacturing in space. The latest round included participation from Peter Thiel, Lux Capital, Khosla Ventures and Caffeinated Capital. […]


More office space is being removed than added this year

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After several years of deep distress, the beleaguered U.S. office market has reached an inflection point. This year, office conversions and demolitions will exceed new construction for the first time in at least 25 years. Simply put, more office space is being removed than added, shrinking the overall office footprint, according to exclusive new data […]


Fintech giant Chime moving to bigger space on Fifth Ave NYC

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San Francisco-based Chime’s new lease at Bromley Companies’ 122 Fifth Ave., which the fintech giant announced last week, marks the latest growth of its Big Apple footprint. Chime will move to 84,000 square feet from a smaller space at 101 Greenwich St. The company also has space in Midtown. The asking rent at 122 Fifth was […]


Which famous authors might go to space? (A chart.) ‹

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April 18, 2025, 1:53pm By now you’ve for sure seen the footage of the latest Blue Origin flight, this one passengered by Katy Perry, Gayle King, Lauren Sánchez, among others. The flight technically crossed the Kármán Line into space, on a rocket courtesy of Jeff Amazon. And despite having its own mission patch, the high-flying […]


Disney closing Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin this summer

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A nearly 30-year-old ride at Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom is closing this summer so it can get a new show scene, updated ride vehicles, and gameplay enhancements.  Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin will close in August and reopen sometime next year, a Walt Disney World executive said Tuesday. “We’re not just, you know, sitting on our […]