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Musk says `super cool` as India lands on the Moon Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on Thursday praised India for the successful landing of Chandrayaan-3 on the Moon, describing it as "super cool." "Super cool!," Musk said, reacting to the successful launch.   Also, he congratulated the country for the landing of Chandrayaan-3 on the Moon.   "Congratulations India," he commented on one of ISRO's posts.   Even before the successful landing, Musk had shown support for India's M...
Musk says `super cool` as India lands on the Moon
Musk says `super cool` as India lands on the Moon
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24/08/2023 10:33:55 AM
Musk's SpaceX controls 60% share of global launch biz as it eyes India Elon Musk-run SpaceX now controls 60 per cent share of the global launch business, as he aims to bring Starlink, which uses low-orbit satellites to provide broadband internet connections, to India. This year, the company had already put more than 1,000 satellites in orbit till June, Nikkei Asia reported on Monday. “It now accounts for more than 60 per cent of satellites launched worldwide, according to the data from Jonathan McDowell, an astrophysicist at the Harvard-Smithsonian C...
Musk's SpaceX controls 60% share of global launch biz as it eyes India
Musk's SpaceX controls 60% share of global launch biz as it eyes India
Source: IANS
17/07/2023 6:23:34 PM
Mark Zuckerberg hails Musk for making Twitter `a lot leaner` which is good for industry Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has praised Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk for making Twitter "a lot leaner" which has been "good for the industry" overall. On the 'The Lex Fridman Podcast' show, Zuckerberg said that Musk "led a push early on to make Twitter a lot leaner". "I think that those were generally good changes. I also think that it was probably good for the industry that he made those changes because my sense is that there were a lot of othe...
Mark Zuckerberg hails Musk for making Twitter `a lot leaner` which is good for industry
Mark Zuckerberg hails Musk for making Twitter `a lot leaner` which is good for industry
Source: IANS
11/06/2023 10:54:41 AM
Google in funding round for Indian space startup Pixxel Alphabet Inc's Google is part of a $36 million funding round for Bengaluru-based Pixxel, a satellite-image startup, in the first major investment in the Indian space sector since the government launched its privatisation policy in April. Pixxel, founded in 2019, is building a constellation of satellites that have the ability to identify mineral deposits or the productivity of crops by analysing the spectral signature of an image. Miner Rio Tinto Ltd and Australian agritech company D...
Google in funding round for Indian space startup Pixxel
Google in funding round for Indian space startup Pixxel
Source: Reuters
7/06/2023 5:40:26 PM
Google leads funding round for Indian space startup Pixxel Alphabet Inc's Google is leading a $36 million funding round for Bengaluru-based Pixxel, a satellite-image startup, in the first major investment in the Indian space sector since the government launched its privatisation policy in April. Pixxel, founded in 2019, is building a constellation of satellites that have the ability to identify mineral deposits or the productivity of crops by analysing the spectral signature of an image. Miner Rio Tinto Ltd and Australian agritech company D...
Google leads funding round for Indian space startup Pixxel
Google leads funding round for Indian space startup Pixxel
Source: Reuters
1/06/2023 5:40:49 PM
Analysis-Liftoff: Narendra Modi`s space push for India counts on private players Encouraged by high-profile successes elsewhere, India wants its private space companies to increase their share of the global launch market by fivefold within the next decade - an effort boosted by the personal support of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. In the year after the country opened the way for private launches in 2020, the number of space startups more than doubled, from 21 to 47. At the end of 2022, Skyroot Aerospace, whose investors include Sherpalo Ventures and Singapore's ...
Analysis-Liftoff: Narendra Modi`s space push for India counts on private players
Analysis-Liftoff: Narendra Modi`s space push for India counts on private players
Source: Reuters
12/05/2023 9:28:26 AM
SpaceX Starship to be relaunched in 6 to 8 weeks: Elon Musk  SpaceX is likely to launch another orbital test flight of the huge Starship vehicle in six to eight weeks time again, company founder and CEO Elon Musk said. On April 20, the first flight test of SpaceX's fully integrated Starship and Super Heavy rocket, built to take humanity to the Moon, Mars and beyond, lifted off successfully. It however, exploded and failed to reach orbit. But the blast meant the test flight was successful, according to the company. "Basically,...
SpaceX Starship to be relaunched in 6 to 8 weeks: Elon Musk
SpaceX Starship to be relaunched in 6 to 8 weeks: Elon Musk
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3/05/2023 2:08:57 PM
Elon Musk`s wealth nosedives $12.6 bn after chaos at SpaceX, Tesla, Twitter  Elon Musk saw his wealth plummet by more than $12 billion in just a day as he faced chaos and disappointing news from across his companies -- SpaceX, Twitter and Tesla. According to Bloomberg's Billionaires Index, this was the biggest drop in Musk's wealth so far this year. Tesla's share price fell by 9.8 per cent after disappointing first quarter results. Tesla's operating income decreased 24 per cent to $2.7 billion in Q1 2023 as the Elon Musk-run EV maker con...
Elon Musk`s wealth nosedives $12.6 bn after chaos at SpaceX, Tesla, Twitter
Elon Musk`s wealth nosedives $12.6 bn after chaos at SpaceX, Tesla, Twitter
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22/04/2023 11:51:22 AM
SpaceX`s next attempt to launch Starship likely on Thursday After a last minute scrub, SpaceX now plans to attempt the Starship launch on Thursday, the company said on Tuesday. "SpaceX is targeting as soon as Thursday, April 20 for the first flight test of a fully integrated Starship and Super Heavy rocket from Starbase in Texas," the company updated on its website. "The 62 minute launch window opens at 8:28 a.m. CT (6:58a-pm IST) and closes at 9:30 a.m. CT (8:00a-pm IST)," it added. The first launch attempt on Monday was ...
SpaceX`s next attempt to launch Starship likely on Thursday
SpaceX`s next attempt to launch Starship likely on Thursday
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18/04/2023 12:26:16 PM
SpaceX gets US FAA launch licence, Starship test flight likely on April 17 The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued the long-awaited launch licence to SpaceX for the Starship orbital flight test. With the clearance in hand, the first test flight will likely take place on April 17, SpaceX said in a tweet. The FAA in a statement said: "After a comprehensive licence evaluation process, the FAA determined SpaceX met all safety, environmental, policy, payload, airspace integration and financial responsibility requirements." "Targeti...
SpaceX gets US FAA launch licence, Starship test flight likely on April 17
SpaceX gets US FAA launch licence, Starship test flight likely on April 17
Source: IANS
15/04/2023 12:12:44 PM
SpaceX Starship`s 1st test flight may takeoff on April 10 The much awaited first orbital flight of SpaceX's Starship could lift off as early as April 10, however, some barriers remain, according to media reports. SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk, in mid-March, said that the landmark flight might launch as soon as the third week of April. But recent developments suggest that the attempt could come even sooner than that. The new date comes as the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) released an air traffic advisory identifying April 10 a...
SpaceX Starship`s 1st test flight may takeoff on April 10
SpaceX Starship`s 1st test flight may takeoff on April 10
Source: IANS
5/04/2023 3:01:54 PM
NASA names 1st woman, man of colour for 2024 Moon mission After over 50 years, the first humans to fly to the vicinity of the Moon in 2024 on the Artemis II mission includes a woman and a man of colour, NASA announced on Tuesday. The crew includes NASA astronauts Commander Reid Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover, Mission Specialist 1 Christina Hammock Koch, and Mission Specialist 2 Jeremy Hansen, who is part of the Canadian Space Agency (CSA). They will work as a team to execute an ambitious set of demonstrations during the flight test. "The...
NASA names 1st woman, man of colour for 2024 Moon mission
NASA names 1st woman, man of colour for 2024 Moon mission
Source: IANS
4/04/2023 5:32:31 PM
Waiting for India's policy to offer OneWeb's satellite broadband services in country: Sunil Bharti Mittal Bharti Group-backed satellite communications company Network Access Associates Ltd (OneWeb) is awaiting India's Space Communication policy and the policy on Spectrum Allocation to launch its services in India, Bharti Enterprises Founder & Chairman and One Web Executive Chairman Sunil Bharti Mittal said. He also said India has a big role to play as regards OneWeb as the user terminals will be made in the country. Mittal also said the group is setting up two ground stations in I...
Waiting for India's policy to offer OneWeb's satellite broadband services in country: Sunil Bharti Mittal
Waiting for India's policy to offer OneWeb's satellite broadband services in country: Sunil Bharti Mittal
Source: IANS
26/03/2023 5:47:17 PM
SpaceX aces 2 orbital missions about 4 hours apart Elon Musk's SpaceX has successfully pulled off two orbital missions in about four hours, the company said. A group of 52 of Starlink internet satellites were launched to orbit at 3.26 p.m. EDT (12.56 a.m. IST), from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Then, at 7.38 p.m. EDT (5.08 a.m. IST), a Falcon 9 carrying the SES-18 and SES-19 telecommunications satellites lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. "Congrats to the SpaceX team on launching two...
SpaceX aces 2 orbital missions about 4 hours apart
SpaceX aces 2 orbital missions about 4 hours apart
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18/03/2023 2:50:18 PM
NASA`s SpaceX Crew-5 mission returns safely after key research NASA's SpaceX Crew-5 returned safely to Earth on Sunday after completing the fifth commercial crew rotation mission to the International Space Station (ISS) and spending 157 days in orbit. NASA astronauts Nicole Mann and Josh Cassada, along with-JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Koichi Wakata, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Anna Kikina,a-splashed down safely in their Dragon spacecraft off the coast of Tampa, Florida, at 9.02 pm EST (7.02 am India time). "Welcome home...
NASA`s SpaceX Crew-5 mission returns safely after key research
NASA`s SpaceX Crew-5 mission returns safely after key research
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12/03/2023 11:17:46 AM
NASA-SpaceX's Crew-6 mission to space 'scrubbed' NASA and SpaceX crew-6 mission has been scrubbed, the space agencies said on Monday. A few minutes before the slated liftoff, the mission was scrubbed due to an issue with the ignition system. "Today's #Crew6 launch has been scrubbed due to an issue with ground systems, NASA team officials posted on Twitter. "Standing down from tonight's launch of Crew-6 due to a TEA-TEB ground system issue," SpaceX said. "Both Crew-6 and the vehicles are healthy and pr...
NASA-SpaceX's Crew-6 mission to space 'scrubbed'
NASA-SpaceX's Crew-6 mission to space 'scrubbed'
Source: IANS
27/02/2023 3:16:02 PM
Starlink offers global roaming satellite internet for $200 a month Elon Musk-run Starlink is testing a new global roaming satellite internet service for $200 a month, in addition to the base $599 Starlink Kit. The globalising roaming internet service will utilise Starlink's inter-satellite links (space lasers) to provide connectivity around the globe. "You are invited to try Starlink Global Roaming service, which allows your Starlink to connect from almost anywhere on land in the world," the company said in a message to its users. As t...
Starlink offers global roaming satellite internet for $200 a month
Starlink offers global roaming satellite internet for $200 a month
Source: IANS
19/02/2023 2:00:43 PM
S.Korea's lunar orbiter Danuri enters Moon's orbit South Korea's unmanned space vehicle Danuri has successfully entered the orbit of the Moon earlier than planned, the science ministry said on Wednesday. Danuri, also known as the Korea Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter, was captured by the Moon's gravity on Tuesday and began rotation, according to the Ministry of Science and ICT. It was achieved after three rounds of lunar orbit insertion (LOI) maneuvers since the first one held on December 17, reports Yonhap news agency. Danuri was s...
S.Korea's lunar orbiter Danuri enters Moon's orbit
S.Korea's lunar orbiter Danuri enters Moon's orbit
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28/12/2022 4:22:12 PM
Japanese billionaire selects 8 artists for private Moon journey via SpaceX Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa has announced an eight-person private mission around the Moon, carrying artists and creative professionals on a SpaceX flight. The crew will have DJ Steve Aoki, musician Choi Seung Hyun, choreographer and performer Yemi A.D., photographer Rhiannon Adam, YouTuber Tim Dodd, photographer Karim Iliya, filmmaker Brendan Hall, and actor Dev D. Joshi, with snowboarder Kaitlyn Farrington and dancer Miyu as backup crew members. "I hope each and every one ...
Japanese billionaire selects 8 artists for private Moon journey via SpaceX
Japanese billionaire selects 8 artists for private Moon journey via SpaceX
Source: IANS
10/12/2022 1:57:58 PM
OneWeb deploys 40 satellites launched by Elon Musk`s SpaceX OneWeb on Friday confirmed the successful deployment of 40 satellites launched by Elon Musk-run SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket, from the Kennedy Space Centre in the US. This launch is OneWeb's 15th to date and the second since resuming its campaign with a successful launch from India in October, putting the company on track to deliver global coverage in 2023. ""We are thankful for the support of other leaders in the space industry allowing us to quickly restart our launch ca...
OneWeb deploys 40 satellites launched by Elon Musk`s SpaceX
OneWeb deploys 40 satellites launched by Elon Musk`s SpaceX
Source: IANS
10/12/2022 10:48:22 AM
SpaceX to seek permit for Starlink services in India - media  Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk's SpaceX is set to seek a permit to launch satellite internet services in India under its Starlink brand, becoming the third company to apply for such a permit, the Economic Times reported on Wednesday. SpaceX will also seek statutory approvals from the government for landing rights and market access, the report said, adding that it is likely to seek approvals from Department of Telecommunications (DoT) to set up local gateways. SpaceX and Do...
SpaceX to seek permit for Starlink services in India - media
SpaceX to seek permit for Starlink services in India - media
Source: Reuters
12/10/2022 9:57:23 AM
Royal Caribbean cruise ships 1st to use Musk's Starlink for better internet Royal Caribbean Group has become the first in the global cruise industry to adopt SpaceX Starlink's high-speed, low-latency Internet services for a better onboard experience for guests and crew. The broadband internet service from the Elon Musk-run company will be installed on all Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises and Silversea Cruises ships, along with all new vessels for each of the brands. The Royal Caribbean Group said in a statement that the deployment of the Sta...
Royal Caribbean cruise ships 1st to use Musk's Starlink for better internet
Royal Caribbean cruise ships 1st to use Musk's Starlink for better internet
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31/08/2022 11:19:20 AM
SpaceX launches 54 Starlink satellites, lands rocket at sea  Elon Musk-owned SpaceX has launched 54 more of its Starlink broadband satellites in orbit and landed a rocket on a ship at sea on Saturday night. According to space.com, a two-stage Falcon 9 rocket, carrying 54 Starlink spacecraft, lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida Saturday at 11:41 p.m. EDT (0341 GMT) on August 28. That was about 80 minutes later than initially planned, as SpaceX waited for some bad weather to clear. A little less than nine minutes ...
SpaceX launches 54 Starlink satellites, lands rocket at sea
SpaceX launches 54 Starlink satellites, lands rocket at sea
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29/08/2022 8:59:20 AM
SpaceX launches 53 Starlink satellites into orbit Billionaire Elon Musk's space venture SpaceX launched a batch of Starlink satellites -- the sixth launch for the programme in July alone, and the company's 33rd launch of 2022. The satellites were launched on Sunday at 9.38 a.m. from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. This was the eighth flight for the Falcon 9 first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched GPS III Space Vehicle 04, GPS III Space Vehicle 05, Inspiration4, Ax-1...
SpaceX launches 53 Starlink satellites into orbit
SpaceX launches 53 Starlink satellites into orbit
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25/07/2022 2:03:46 PM
SpaceX sends 46 Starlink satellites into space Tech billionaire Elon Musk-run SpaceX has made it through its second attempt to launch 46 Starlink satellites, breaking a record along the way. The two-stage Falcon 9 rocket, which induced a scrub at T-46 seconds on Thursday, lifted off successfully from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Friday, reports Space.com. "Deployment of 46 Starlink satellites confirmed -- completing SpaceX's 32nd mission of 2022!a the agency tweeted. Liftoff took place at 1.40 p.m. amid s...
SpaceX sends 46 Starlink satellites into space
SpaceX sends 46 Starlink satellites into space
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23/07/2022 3:01:40 PM
Amazon ramps up India hiring for cheaper Internet service as Musk`s Starlink quits As Elon Musk-run SpaceX abandoned its affordable internet project Starlink in India, Amazon has ramped up its efforts to launch its fast and cheaper internet service called 'Project Kuiper' in the country. The company has posted several job openings for Project Kuiper in the country. One job posting in Bengaluru seeks to hire a manager to "execute and handle the project's licensing strategy in India and Asia-Pacific". The other job opening is for Business Strategy ...
Amazon ramps up India hiring for cheaper Internet service as Musk`s Starlink quits
Amazon ramps up India hiring for cheaper Internet service as Musk`s Starlink quits
Source: IANS
21/07/2022 5:04:44 PM
Tesla to protect life, SpaceX to extend it beyond Earth: Elon Musk  Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has said that the electric vehicle company is to protect life on Earth and his space company to extend it beyond Earth. The tech billionaire expressed his opinion on his ventures on microblogging platform Twitter. "Tesla is to protect life on Earth, SpaceX to extend life beyond," Musk wrote. In reply to a user, he said that the company plans to pull down the prices of its car if inflation calmed down. Last month, Musk-owned Tesla once...
Tesla to protect life, SpaceX to extend it beyond Earth: Elon Musk
Tesla to protect life, SpaceX to extend it beyond Earth: Elon Musk
Source: IANS
16/07/2022 4:46:49 PM
Humanity to reach Mars in your lifetime: Elon Musk Tech billionaire Elon Musk is optimistic and has expressed confidence that "humanity will reach Mars in your lifetime". On Twitter, the Tesla and SpaceX CEO wrote that "without a common goal, humanity will fight itself". "Moon brought us together in a69, Mars can do that in the future," Musk said. Last month, the tech billionaire said that his space venture SpaceX aims to build over 1,000 Starships to transport life to Mars. The Tesla CEO had stated t...
Humanity to reach Mars in your lifetime: Elon Musk
Humanity to reach Mars in your lifetime: Elon Musk
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7/07/2022 9:27:48 AM
Elon Musk is on his longest-ever Twitter break amid challenges  It has been nine days since Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk took digital detox from Twitter -- a longest stretch without posting anything in nearly five years -- leaving his more than 100 million followers and the media speculating a lot. His silence comes in the middle of the controversial $44 billion deal to buy Twitter that he has put on hold till CEO Parag Agrawal informs him the exact number of bots and spam accounts on the platform. Musk, a serial Tweeter, last posted on June...
Elon Musk is on his longest-ever Twitter break amid challenges
Elon Musk is on his longest-ever Twitter break amid challenges
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1/07/2022 4:06:30 PM
SpaceX launches 3 rockets in 36 hours SpaceX has launched and landed three rockets in a span of 36 hours, media reports said. A two-stage Falcon 9 rocket was launched from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Sunday (June 19) at 12:27 a.m. EDT, carrying a communications satellite for the Louisiana-based company Globalstar to orbit, Space.com reported. "Congrats to SpaceX Falcon team for executing 3 flawless launches in 2 days!" CEO and Founder Elon Musk shared in a tweet. The satellite wasdeploye...
SpaceX launches 3 rockets in 36 hours
SpaceX launches 3 rockets in 36 hours
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20/06/2022 3:27:04 PM
SpaceX launches Egyptian communications satellite into orbit Elon Musk's SpaceX has successfully launched a satellite into orbit that will be operated by the Egyptian company Nilesat, in its 23rd rocket launch and landing of 2022. A two-stage Falcon 9 rocket carried Nilesat 301 to a geosynchronous transfer orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Wednesday at 5:04 p.m. ET, the company posted on its website. This was the seventh launch and landing of this booster. It had previously supported the...
SpaceX launches Egyptian communications satellite into orbit
SpaceX launches Egyptian communications satellite into orbit
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10/06/2022 2:56:35 PM
Elon Musk aims to build Starships akin to Noah's Ark to transport life to Mars Billionaire Elon Musk on Monday said his space venture SpaceX aims to build over 1,000 Starships to transport life to Mars. The Tesla CEO stated that making life multiplanetary will help backup the ecosystems on Earth. He added that apart from humans no other species can transport life to Mars. Referring to Biblical patriarch Noah who built an Ark that survived the great flood on Earth, Musk said his Starship models will be "modern Noah's Arks", that can save "life fr...
Elon Musk aims to build Starships akin to Noah's Ark to transport life to Mars
Elon Musk aims to build Starships akin to Noah's Ark to transport life to Mars
Source: IANS
6/06/2022 2:52:36 PM
NASA to buy 5 more SpaceX Crew Dragon flights NASA aims to buy from SpaceX five additional crewed flights to the International Space Station. SpaceX is currently NASA's only certified commercial crew transportation provider. In a statement, NASA said that it may need the additional flights "as early as 2026 to ensure dissimilar redundancy, maintain safe space station operations". NASA announced a "sole source modification" as part of its existing Commercial Crew Transportation Capabilities (CCtCap) contra...
NASA to buy 5 more SpaceX Crew Dragon flights
NASA to buy 5 more SpaceX Crew Dragon flights
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3/06/2022 4:53:23 PM
Elon Musk opens motivational class on Twitter Billionaire Elon Musk on Monday shared some motivational thoughts on Twitter. The Tesla and SpaceX CEO shared that "happiness is a choice". Musk reminded people that every day is a fresh start, and that one can always choose to be happy. "Tomorrow will be the first sunrise of the rest of ur life, make it what u want," Musk wrote on the microblogging platform. "And remember that happiness is a choice." He also pondered about time saying "when t...
Elon Musk opens motivational class on Twitter
Elon Musk opens motivational class on Twitter
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30/05/2022 2:19:49 PM
After Tesla, SpaceX to accept Dogecoin for merchandise soon Tech billionaire Elon Musk said that his aerospace company SpaceX will soon accept Dogecoin as a payment option for merchandise, joining Tesla. The electric vehicle company started accepting the cryptocurrency in January, reports Teslarati. Musk, a frequently vocal supporter of some cryptocurrencies, announced on Twitter, first reiterating that Tesla merch could be bought with the crypto. "Tesla merch can be bought with Doge, soon SpaceX merch too," Musk wrote on the microb...
After Tesla, SpaceX to accept Dogecoin for merchandise soon
After Tesla, SpaceX to accept Dogecoin for merchandise soon
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30/05/2022 2:10:35 PM
Elon Musk highest-paid CEO, followed by Tim Cook Tesla and spaceX CEO Elon Musk has topped the list of the most highly compensated CEOs on the Fortune 500 in 2021. After Musk, the 10 most highly compensated Fortune 500 CEOs of 2021 are all tech and biotech CEOs, including the heads of Apple (Tim Cook), Netflix (Reed Hastings), and Microsoft (Satya Nadella). In 2021, Musk "realised" compensation worth almost $23.5 billion, from exercising some Tesla stock options awarded in a 2018 multiyear "moonshot" grant. That...
Elon Musk highest-paid CEO, followed by Tim Cook
Elon Musk highest-paid CEO, followed by Tim Cook
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29/05/2022 3:25:15 PM
Starlink satellite Internet gets approval in 3 more countries Tech billionaire Elon Musk's Starlink, the satellite Internet division of his rocket company SpaceX, has received the green light in the Philippines, Nigeria and Mozambique. In a statement on Friday, the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) said it has approved the registration of Starlink Internet Services Philippines Inc. as a value-added service (VAS) provider, reports CNN Philippines. "Starlink's VAS registration now allows the company to directly access satelli...
Starlink satellite Internet gets approval in 3 more countries
Starlink satellite Internet gets approval in 3 more countries
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29/05/2022 2:11:57 PM