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Elon Musk has a target on his back

Until recently, the world’s richest man had little need to look over his shoulder. Now a target is on his back.

  • The Economist

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Gilmour Space’s rocket stands on its launchpad.

Failure to launch: The huge rocket ‘stuck’ in a small Australian town

As tens of millions of people around the world watched two US astronauts safely return to earth, a key player in Australia’s burgeoning space industry sat on the launch pad.

  • Liam Mannix

‘What a ride’: After 286 days stuck in orbit, Butch and Suni finally get home

The NASA astronauts splashed down off the coast of Tallahassee, hitching a ride back to Earth to close out a space saga that began with a bungled test flight more than nine months ago.

  • Marcia Dunn and Deepa Bharath
Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams

SpaceX capsule docks to bring home stranded NASA astronauts

After nine months, a return home is in sight for two astronauts on the International Space Station.

  • Marcia Dunn
Jared Isaacman, a private astronaut and billionaire ally of Elon Musk who has been lined up by Donald Trump to lead NASA.

The billionaire Elon Musk disciple protecting Earth from city-killing asteroids

Meet Jared Isaacman, a daredevil private astronaut and billionaire ally of Elon Musk who has been lined up by Donald Trump to lead NASA.

  • Matthew Field
SpaceX Starlink explodes near Florida.

Elon Musk’s SpaceX Starship explodes, debris streaks through Florida skies

“Unfortunately, this happened last time too, so we’ve got some practice now,” SpaceX spokesman Dan Huot said on the live stream.

  • Joey Roulette
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Labor says the NBN is still a superior product and more cost-effective than Starlink for a vast majority of Australians.

‘No way’: Labor says NBN will beat Elon Musk’s Starlink on broadband

Elon Musk’s Starlink network is winning Australian customers, but Communications Minister Michelle Rowland says NBN will remain cheaper and get faster.

  • David Crowe

Telstra and Musk ink deal to bring texting to Australia’s dead zones

Musk’s Starlink satellite will allow Telstra customers to communicate from almost anywhere in Australia.

  • Daniel Lo Surdo
Maegan Oberhardt, an award-winning wildlife artist.

Why these Aussie artworks are being sent to the south pole of the moon

An international art contest provides cash prizes and international exposure. The interstellar fame is a bonus - and a message to future generations.

  • Meg Watson
A man rides a bike down Memes Street, in the proposed city of Starbase, Texas.

Musk is creating his own Texas town. He has even found a mayor

The SpaceX owner is trying to do something that few, if any, titans of industry have done in a century.

  • J. David Goodman

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