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Starship: Elon Musk’s SpaceX to launch first flight of the most powerful rocket ever built
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. CNN — Just a few months after NASA introduced the world to the most powerful rocket ever flown to orbit, Elon Musk’s SpaceX is prepared to set off its own creation — which could pack nearly twice the power of anything flown before. SpaceX’s vehicle, called Starship, is currently sitting on a launch pad at the company’s facilities on the southern Texas coastline. The company is targeting liftoff at 8 a.m. CT (9 a.m. ET) on Monday, although it has the ability to take off anytime between 8 a.m. CT…
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Musk says SpaceX shares could have helped fund taking Tesla private
SAN FRANCISCO – Elon Musk told jurors on Monday he was positive he had locked up money support from Saudi traders in 2018 to consider his electric vehicle maker Tesla Inc. private, and could even have made use of his stake in rocket firm SpaceX to fund a buyout. At the trial in San Francisco federal courtroom, the billionaire, who reported he was worn out from a lack of rest, spoke quietly and calmly all through about 5 hrs of testimony. “With SpaceX stock alone, I felt funding was secured” for the buyout, he told a jury, referring to the aerospace company exactly where he is also CEO. He added…
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