Elon Musk

Nasa, SpaceX finally launch 4 astronauts on Crew-3 mission to ISS
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After a number of delays, the launch finally took off from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida at 9.03 p.m. on Wednesday, launching on top of one of SpaceX's Falcon 9 rockets. "Crew 3" comprises NASA astronauts Raja Chari, mission commander; Tom Marshburn, pilot; and Kayla Barron, mission specialist; as well as ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Matthias Maurer, who will serve as a mission specialist, to the space station for a six-month science mission, staying aboard until late April 2022.
Musk says he will sell $24 bn of Tesla stocks if Twitter votes for it
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According to the auto-tech website Electrek, the Tesla CEO said that it is to address the accusation that he is not paying taxes. Lately, there has been a lot of talk about some of the richest people in the world not paying taxes. Many of the world's richest people have most of their wealth tied to stocks. The Tesla CEO has argued against taxing those unrealised gains, but he has now taken to Twitter to offer an alternative.
Tesla adding cloud sync feature to driver profiles
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In Tesla software updates reports there is a reference to a new feature called "Cloud Profiles", which gives the user the option to aEnable Vehicle Sync' for individual driver profiles. Musk previously said cloud-synced profiles were on the way and one can expect Cloud Profiles feature to be available in a software update later this year.
FB verifies fan page on Elon Musk, takes it down
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According to The Verge, it is unclear if Facebook took it down or the owners chose to make it unavailable. To be clear, the page wasn't pretending it's Musk; it openly stated that it was a fan page in its About section, the report said. Musk owns a Tesla Roadster car 0001 (the first one off the production line) from Tesla Motors, a company in which he is an early investor. The Roadster is a battery electric sportscar with a 220 mile range.
Musk says Starship may be ready for orbital launch next month  
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According to TechCrunch, SpaceX will require approvals from the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to make the attempt, as it has done for all of its previous Starship test flights from its development location outside of Brownsville, Texas. The FAA requires SpaceX to demonstrate that it has taken all necessary security measures to ensure that there is minimal risk if something goes wrong during the launch attempts.
Tesla to begin production at German Gigafactory by 2021 end: Musk  
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Speaking at the "Giga-Fest" county fair style event which included music, rides and food trucks, Musk said that the electric car-maker will start with manufacturing Model Y vehicles, in addition to millions of battery cells.
Elon Musk’s Starlink to start broadband service in India | Here’re details
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Starlink Country director for India Sanjay Bhargava said that pre-orders have crossed the 5,000 mark in India while stating that the aim is to have 2,00,000 terminals active by the end of 2022. For the pre-order, Starlink is charging Rs 7,350 or $99 for the beta version of its broadband, where the company will offer a speed varying between 50 and 150 megabits per second.
Indian Twitterati confuse Musk's 'Maxwell' post comment with IPL 2021
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In response to an article on scientist James Clerk Maxwell, Musk wrote "Maxwell was incredible". However, many IPL fans drew a claim that he 'appreciated' RCB's Glenn Maxwell. "Yes sir. We all just saw the RCB match too," a user wrote. "So the richest person also looks interested In cricket!" another user wrote.
'Semi-separated, but still in love': Elon Musk on relationship status with his girlfriend Grimes
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Elon Musk said that even though they are “semi-separated,” they still see each other frequently and remain on good terms. Musk blamed his work at SpaceX and Tesla which takes a lot of his time and requires him to stay in Texas, whereas, his girlfriend Grimes’ work is based in Los Angeles, which makes it difficult for both of them to spend quality time together.
Dragon will have food warmer, free WiFi next time: Musk
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SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk has said that next time the Dragon spacecraft will have food warmer and free WiFi. m Taking to Twitter, the crew of Inspiration4 shared a checklist of things they have been enjoying while orbiting safely around the Earth. "Can't believe we're eating cold pizza in space. It's extraordinary!" Inspiration4 tweeted.
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