Virgin Galactic is selling 1,000 tickets for a 90-minute trip aboard its VSS Unity, which will take off from Spaceport America in New Mexico. “At Virgin Galactic, we believe that space is transformational,” said Virgin Galactic CEO Michael Colglazier. “We plan to have our first 1,000 customers on board at the start of commercial service […]
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has announced that the Starship rocket is close to being ready to go orbital. However, the rocket’s launch now depends on the Federal Aviation Administration, which will not issue the vehicle permission to fly until an environmental assessment is complete. "I think we're tracking to have the regulatory approval and hardware […]
The space company said that its 40 destroyed satellites — which had been part of a planned satellite constellation, intended to eventually provide continuous internet coverage for the majority of the globe — would now fall back to Earth. However, SpaceX assured the public that there was no risk of collision with Earth as the […]
Student Jack Sweeney created the Twitter bot, which tracks Musk’s Gulfstream private jet and posts real-time updates of its location. Since discovering the Twitter bot, Musk has pleaded with Sweeney to delete it: “Can you take this down? It is a security risk,” Musk said. In a direct message to Sweeney, Musk also said, “I […]
Luxury carmaker Bentley has announced its first fully electric vehicle will be produced at its factory in Crewe, England. The battery-powered electric vehicle (BEV) is set to roll off the production line in three years. Bentley reported it is investing £2.5 billion in sustainability over the next decade, involving the complete transformation of its Crewe […]
The journey across Michigan was the first road test of the Gemini battery, developed by Detroit-based startup Our Next Energy (ONE), and achieved almost double the typical range that a standard Tesla Model S is capable of meeting. According to ONE founder and CEO Mujeeb Ijaz, the results of the first road test “set a […]
The structure is currently under construction at SpaceX’s Starbase facility in Texas. It features chopstick-like arms that will guide the rocket’s booster back into position once the second stage has been delivered into orbit. The first orbital launch of a Starship rocket is scheduled to take place within the next 10 weeks. The Starship rocket […]
On Monday, Ferrari’s new chief executive Benedetto Vigna announced a new team to sharpen the company’s technology focus and product exclusivity as it pushes toward electrification amid increasing demand. In a statement, it was announced that functions including “Product Development and Research and Development”, “Digital and Data” and “Technologies and Infrastructures” will from now on […]
Luxury automaker Aston Martin has reported an 82% surge in sales to dealers in 2021. The news comes despite the company predicting lower-than-expected annual adjusted core earnings on fewer-than-planned shipments of its Valkyrie sports car in the fourth quarter of the year. On Friday, Aston Martin said it expects annual adjusted core earnings to come […]
Samuelsson has been president and CEO of Volvo since October 2012 and previously served on the company board for two years. Prior to his time at Volvo, Samuelsson served as chairman and CEO of the now-defunct vehicle manufacturer MAN SE. “I’m pleased to welcome Jim to his new role to continue the great journey Volvo […]
Elon Musk’s electric vehicle company Tesla said it delivered 308,600 electric vehicles in the fourth quarter of 2021, trumping its previous single-quarter record of 241,300 vehicles delivered in the third quarter of 2021. Throughout the entire year, Tesla delivered 936,172 vehicles, an 87% increase from 2020. According to FactSet, Wall Street analysts had expected Tesla […]
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