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'Sad and Pathetic' Nicki Minaj Blasted as 'MAGA Has-Been' After SpaceX Launch Visit to Elon Musk

Nicki Minaj's surprise appearance at SpaceX's Starbase for a Starship launch attempt sparked online debate after the launch was scrubbed due to technical issues, intertwining celebrity, technology and politics.

International Business Times UK

Nicki Minaj SpaceX Cameo: MAGA Rapper Suffers Embarrassing Rocket Launch Flop

Nicki Minaj's appearance at SpaceX's Starbase coincided with a failed Starship V3 launch, highlighting the intersection of celebrity, politics, and aerospace ambitions.

International Business Times UK

Death at SpaceX’s Starbase prompts workplace safety investigation

SpaceX has had seven OSHA violations in the past year. Despite the worker’s death, the next rocket launch is scheduled for May 21.

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Will Starship launch from foreign shores? SpaceX 'constantly exploring' options for megarocket liftoff sites

SpaceX just revealed that it's on the hunt for additional launch sites for its Starship megarocket, eyeing locations both inside and beyond the United States.

Space

12 times rockets and spacecraft crashed and burned in 2025

We saw quite a few milestones notched in the final frontier this year. But there were a number of failures as well, some of them quite dramatic.

Space

SpaceX's 1st 'Version 3' Super Heavy Starship booster buckles under pressure during initial tests

SpaceX began testing the newest version of its Starship Super Heavy booster overnight Thursday (Nov. 20), but by Friday morning (Nov. 21), it was clear those tests did not go as planned.

Space

Nine Years After Delivering 1st DGX, Nvidia's Jensen Huang Hand-Delivers New DGX Spark To Elon Musk

Nine years after gifting Elon Musk the first DGX AI supercomputer, Nvidia Corp. (NASDAQ:NVDA) CEO Jensen Huang personally delivered the company's latest innovation — the DGX Spark, dubbed the "world's smallest AI supercomputer" — to Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) CEO at SpaceX's Starbase facility in Texas.

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Watch SpaceX launch its Starship Flight 11 megarocket test flight today

SpaceX plans to launch Flight 11 of its huge, reusable Starship rocket on Monday evening (Oct. 13), and you can watch the action live.

Space

What the heck is 'AI Appreciation Day'? Turns out it was started by an Elon Musk admirer who camped outside of SpaceX Starbase for a year hoping to talk to the billionaire about AI regulation

Some claim that the day was started to promote a movie, but its creator says he wants to encourage ethical AI development.

PC Gamer

Fear, hope and loathing in Elon Musk’s new city: ‘It’s the wild, wild west and the future’

Starbase in Texas, where the world’s richest man has a rocket-launching facility, was incorporated this week. Mars obsessives are flocking there – but some long-term locals are far from happy

The Guardian - UK

DOGE Cuts ‘Hurting’ Residents in Elon Musk’s Backyard in Rural Texas

While the tech billionaire slashes jobs and services, local food banks, veterans' health care and college students all suffer.

Capital & Main

County judge approves election to decide whether SpaceX launch site will become a city

If a majority of the roughly 500 residents living around the South Texas site vote yes in May, Starbase will be the state’s newest city.

The Texas Tribune

SpaceX to launch Starship megarocket's Flight 7 test mission on Jan. 13

SpaceX aims to launch Starship Flight 7 on Monday (Jan. 13), an ambitious test that will feature an attempted launch-tower catch of the first-stage booster.

Space

SpaceX wants to turn its Texas launch site into a city

Citing all the work the company has put into the region, employees are requesting a special election in Cameron County to incorporate a city.

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SpaceX Set For Starship's Next Flight, Trump Expected To Attend

SpaceX is poised for its next Starship megarocket test flight on Tuesday, with US President-elect Donald Trump expected to witness the second ever attempt to catch its descending booster stage in the launch tower's "chopstick" arms.

Fortune

Elon Musk, having assembled his 'cavalry,' says he'll remain a big player in American politics after the presidential election

Tesla CEO posted that he just voted in Texas.

The Guardian - US

Millions of Americans cast their ballots – as it happened

Harris thanks Democratic staffers in Washington DC and says ‘we have so much work to do’ during phone-banking session

Space

What time is SpaceX's Starship Flight 5 launch test today (and how to watch online)?

SpaceX will launch its fifth Starship launch test, called Starship Flight 5, in what will be an audacious attempt to capture the giant rocket's booster at its launch site on Sunday, Oct. 13.

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SpaceX rolls Starship Super Heavy booster to launch pad ahead of 5th test flight (video, photos)

SpaceX moved its fifth Starship Super Heavy booster to the launch pad in preparation for a coming test flight, which could occur in the next few weeks.

Space

SpaceX lands FAA license for next Starship megarocket launch on June 6

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), on Tuesday (June 4), issued a launch license to SpaceX for its Starship Flight 4 test mission currently scheduled to lift off no earlier than Thursday, June 6.

Daily Mirror

Teacher sacked for X-rated pics makes thousands after 'taking ownership of her sexuality'

Sarah Juree says she was struggling to make ends meet as a teacher, so started an OnlyFans which cost her her teaching job, but she's now making far more money and feels in control of her "story"

Tribune News Service

Environmental concerns challenge states’ space ambitions

As companies such as SpaceX drive the growing commercial space industry, states and counties across the country are touting themselves as great places to launch satellites and other cargo into space.

Chicago Sun-Times

Elon Musk’s space program grows in Texas on land once pitched to Chicago retirees

In south Texas, Elon Musk’s “Starbase” has risen where a Chicago radio announcer once planned a retirement community for Chicagoans, many of Polish descent.

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