Robert Alexander

The top secrets Elon Musk may have had access to: legal experts

A federal judge in New York has ordered the Trump administration to disclose the security clearances held by Elon Musk during his brief tenure leading the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), intensifying scrutiny of the billionaire’s unusual role at the center of U.S. national-security operations. The ruling follows earlier calls from Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.)…

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Space News Bonanza: NASA’s Artemis, SpaceX Starlink Launch & China’s New Weather Satellite (Sept 27–28, 2025)

NASA’s Artemis, SpaceX Starlink Launch & China’s New Weather Satellite (Sept 27–28, 2025)

Key Facts: NASA’s Artemis II crew named their Orion capsule “Integrity” [1]; SpaceX launched 28 more Starlink satellites on Sept. 28 (booster B1063’s 28th flight) [2]. Europe’s ESA unveiled plans for a life-hunting mission to Saturn’s moon Enceladus [3] and rolled out “Pulse”, a new control system for all ESA satellites [4]. China on Sept….

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Space pull system: China’s industrial revolution to make rockets and satellites like cars

Space pull system: China’s industrial revolution to make rockets and satellites like cars

This emerging system aims to mass-produce space systems not just quickly but with consistent quality, lower cost and greater flexibility. With global space activity projected to grow exponentially fuelled by new technology and orbital launches reaching 170,000 tonnes of payloads annually by 2045, the country that masters scalable space production will dominate the future, according…

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“First time I’ve ever heard of him”: Elon Musk on Kairan Quazi, who joined SpaceX at 14 and is now leaving |

“First time I’ve ever heard of him”: Elon Musk on Kairan Quazi, who joined SpaceX at 14 and is now leaving |

Elon Musk has downplayed his awareness of Kairan Quazi, the 16-year-old prodigy who recently made headlines for leaving SpaceX to join Citadel Securities. When asked about Quazi’s move, Musk responded on X, “First time I’ve ever heard of him,” surprising many who followed the teenager’s meteoric rise. Quazi, who joined SpaceX at just 14, had…

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