Google will pay SpaceX $920M per month for compute
The companies announced the deal on Friday, just one week ahead of SpaceX’s historic IPO.
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NASA briefly sheltered space station astronauts in SpaceX’s Dragon due to leaks
The space agency said Roscosmos discovered new leaks in the Russian service module.
Defense tech, AI, and fundraising take center stage at StrictlyVC Los Angeles on June 18
On Thursday, June 18, at The Aerospace Corporation Campus, investors, founders, and tech leaders will gather for an evening of conversation exploring some of the most consequential shifts taking place across venture capital, defense technology, artificial intelligence, and advanced industry. Secure your spot today.
Elon Musk is steamrolling Wall Street to become a trillionaire
Today on Decoder, I’m talking to Ryan Mac, a technology reporter at The New York Times and coauthor of the excellent book Character Limit: How Elon Musk Destroyed Twitter, which came out in 2024. I can’t recommend it enough. I wanted to have Ryan on the show because we’re on the cusp of the SpaceX […]
Blue Origin plans to launch New Glenn again this year after explosion
CEO Dave Limp said damage to the company’s launchpad in Florida was not as bad as expected. But Blue Origin still hasn’t shared the cause of last week’s explosion.
Rocket engine startup Impulse raises $500 million to hire people, not AI
Engineering physical systems still depends on human talent, according to Impulse Space president Eric Romo.
Water access is now a risk factor in SpaceX’s IPO
The company says it needs “significant” water resources to cool its data centers, and that access to abundant, affordable water is a challenge.
SpaceX says it may issue ‘significant’ equity in ‘future transactions’
The company added a warning to prospective investors that a major dilution could be in the cards after it goes public.
Unastella, a South Korean rocket startup that launched from home, raises $24M
The Seoul-based rocket startup is developing its own launch vehicles and engines.
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NASA confirms exploding meteor caused the sonic boom over Boston
On Saturday, at around 2:06 pm ET, a meteor streaked over the northeastern US and exploded north of Cape Cod Bay. The fireball was caught on camera by several people, shook houses, and can even be seen clearly in satellite imagery, lighting up the sky. Some residents initially thought that the shaking and boom may […]