Tag: Tesla
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Photos: Elon Musk’s Tesla Roadster prepped for one-way trip to deep space
Credit: SpaceX SpaceX has released photos of Elon Musk’s midnight cherry red Tesla Roadster, the dummy payload selected for the Falcon Heavy rocket’s maiden test flight, being readied for launch at Cape Canaveral. The electric sports car will be launched on a trajectory to escape the grasp of Earth’s gravity aboard the first flight of…
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A car for Mars: Elon Musk shows Tesla Roadster revving up for Falcon Heavy liftoff
Elon Musk’s red Tesla Roadster is nestled within the payload shroud for a Falcon Heavy rocket. (Elon Musk via Instagram) After a flurry of speculation, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk is showing off his midnight cherry-red Tesla Roadster sports car as it’s being prepared for its ride atop a Falcon Heavy rocket. Liftoff from Launch Complex…
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Yes, Elon Musk will launch Tesla Roadster to Mars orbit on SpaceX Falcon Heavy
An artist’s conception shows the launch of SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket. (SpaceX via YouTube) Update: After a bit of back and forth, SpaceX is confirming that the Roadster to Mars is a real payload, and that it intends to comply with all launch licensing regulations. Previously: Billionaire CEO Elon Musk tweeted out the idea of putting a cherry-red…
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Elon Musk frets about love life (and sheds a few tears) in Rolling Stone interview
Elon Musk graces the cover of the new issue of Rolling Stone magazine. (Mark Seliger Photo for Rolling Stone) Elon Musk may know how to get to Mars with SpaceX, and how to revolutionize the transportation industry with Tesla and the Hyperloop, but he’s still trying to figure out how to find true love. “It’s…
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Tesla reports record production and deliveries as it closes in on more affordable Model 3
Tesla Motors’ Model 3 electric car is due to go into production in later this year. (Tesla Photo) Tesla said it delivered more than 25,000 cars in the first quarter of the year, a record for the company and an increase of 69 percent over this time last year. Of those deliveries, which include only…
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Elon Musk holds forth on SolarCity, Tesla, SpaceX … and Donald Trump
Elon Musk is the billionaire CEO of SpaceX and Tesla. (Credit: AGU file) Today Elon Musk laid out his views on electricity-generating solar roofs, the Tesla-SolarCity merger, SpaceX’s return to flight and artificial intelligence during an extraordinary 30-minute telephone interview on CNBC. His timeliest comments may relate to next week’s presidential election: Musk gave a lukewarm endorsement to Democratic…
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SpaceX founder Elon Musk inks $3.5M book deal to write about Earth and Mars
Elon Musk Like he needed the cash, Tesla and SpaceX head honcho Elon Musk just signed a $3.5 million book deal with Penguin. Details are scarce at this point, but apparently it’s a book about Earth and Mars, “half about the issues facing us on Earth — sustainability issues in particular. The second half will be about the…