Elon Musk

Musk living in $50K tiny prefab house in Texas: Report
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Musk could afford to live anywhere, in any sort of lavish abode he desires. But he seems to have delivered on a vow to exit California and "sell almost all physical possessions" -- including six Californian mansions -- in the pursuit of "freedom," according to website i.stuff.co.nz. "My primary home is literally a $50k house in Boca Chica/Starbase that I rent from SpaceX. It's kinda awesome though," Musk said earlier in a tweet.
Elon Musk's SpaceX launches 88 satellites to space
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The company launched the satellites on Wednesday on a reused Falcon 9 rocket for the "Transporter-2" mission, including the first five for a new Pentagon agency and dozens more for various companies, countries, and schools, the Verge reported. On Wednesday, June 30 at 3:31 p.m. EDT, Falcon 9 launched the Transporter-2, SpaceX's second dedicated SmallSat Rideshare Programme mission.
SpaceX aiming for July for Starship orbital launch: Report
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SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell said the company was pressing ahead with plans for an orbital flight involving the Super Heavy booster and Starship upper stage from the company's Boca Chica (Texas) test site, Space News reported on Saturday. "We are headed for our first orbital attempt in the not-too-distant future. We're shooting for July," she said.
SpaceX may launch rockets from ocean spaceport by next year: Report
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Musk said Deimos, as the spaceport is called, is currently under construction and that the company could use it to host rocket launches in 2022 in a reply to a render of the structure a fan posted on the social network. "Ocean spaceport Deimos is under construction for launch next year," Musk wrote on Twitter.
Musk offers to dig a 3.2-km tunnel under Miami for just $30M
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Musk told Mayor Francis Suarez that he could finish the job in six months which could otherwise take four years, reports The Verge. Mayor Suarez shared the details in a video posted to Twitter.
Elon Musk takes a break from Twitter, again
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In a tweet to his 44.8 million followers, Musk said: "Off Twitter for a while". The tweet is a repeat of Musk's June 2020 tweet where he used the same words, to be back on the platform in two days.
US court rejects Musk's claim against Indian American student
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Hothi had sued Musk, claiming that the accusation made by the Tesla CEO that he "almost killed" his factory employees is defamatory. A judge in California state has now rejected Musk's argument that the suit filed by Hothi was baseless and against his free speech. The judge said that Hothi has shown that he can win the lawsuit, according to media reports.
Volkswagen CEO takes a dig at Tesla CEO Musk on Twitter
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The two have been friends with one another for years, with Tesla's CEO tweeting in September 2019 that Diess was "doing more than any big carmaker to go electric." In September last year, after Musk paid a friendly visit to Volkswagen CEO Herbert Diess to get a special look at VW's new upcoming electric cars, Diess drove Tesla Model Y, saying it was a "reference" car for the German automaker.
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