Tesla CEO Elon Musk has frequently expressed his opinions on LiDAR in the past, but in recent days, the EV maker’s frontman has continued to discuss the weaknesses in the technology and why his company has relied on cameras. He also mentioned the suite’s limits on Waymo’s capabilities. Tesla completely abandoned using radar alongside its…
Catch up on some of SCMP’s biggest China stories of the day. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. What does SpaceX’s Starship test success mean for the US-China moon race? The first successful flight for Starship – the biggest and heaviest rocket ever built – has revived…
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has frequently expressed his opinions on LiDAR in the past, but in recent days, the EV maker’s frontman has continued to discuss the weaknesses in the technology and why his company has relied on cameras. He also mentioned the suite’s limits on Waymo’s capabilities. Tesla completely abandoned using radar alongside its…
SpaceX launched the latest test of its mega rocket Starship on Tuesday night and completed the first-ever deployment of a test payload — eight dummy satellites — into space. After just over an hour coasting through space, Starship splashed down as planned in the Indian Ocean. Starship blasted off from Starbase, SpaceX’s launch site in…
By Joey Roulette (Reuters) –Elon Musk‘s SpaceX is set to launch its massive Starship rocket for a tenth time from Texas on Sunday to achieve several long-sought development milestones missed due to past tests ending in early failures. The 232-foot tall Super Heavy booster and its 171-feet (52 meters) tall Starship upper half sat stacked…
Elon Musk-led SpaceX is gearing up for the highly anticipated tenth test flight of its Starship Super Heavy system as it eyes the maiden Mars launch in 2026. The latest test flight comes after the failure of the ninth test flight earlier this year. The new announcement comes following comprehensive investigations into issues encountered during…
China has launched its first drone ship to recover reusable rockets – becoming only the second country after the United States to master the technology – as Beijing pushes forward with its ambitious space programme. The launch of the new vessel marks a major step forward for China’s push to develop reusable rockets – a…
Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX, has called orbital refueling as the next major engineering hurdle for the company’s ambitious Starship rocket. Speaking at an event, Musk emphasized the complexity of developing a system that allows two massive spacecraft to dock in orbit and transfer propellant—something no one has achieved before. He framed the challenge as…
(Reuters) -SpaceX said on Thursday its debris recovery efforts after last week’s Starship explosion have been hindered and it has sought cooperation from Mexico, whose president has raised the possibility of legal action against the company. A massive Starship spacecraft by SpaceX exploded into a dramatic fireball during testing in Texas last week, which Elon…
STORY: SpaceX called it a ‘major anomaly’… One of Elon Musk’s giant Starship rockets has exploded again. This eyewitness video released Thursday shows the moment of the incident, which occurred late at night the day before. SpaceX says the explosion happened during preparations for the rocket’s tenth test flight. It said no personnel were injured,…