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Jeff Rumage Jeff Rumage
Updated on November 26, 2025

Inside Starbase, Elon Musk’s Controversial New City

A de facto company town has been growing around SpaceX’s south Texas facilities for the past decade. Now an official city, Starbase plans to build housing and shops for its workers — but not everyone is excited for its growth.

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Matthew Urwin Matthew Urwin
Updated on November 26, 2025

What Is SpaceX?

Humans may soon return to the Moon — and possibly venture even further — thanks to Elon Musk’s aerospace company, SpaceX. Here’s how the company has reshaped the industry thus far, and the role it could play in the future of space exploration.

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Jeff Rumage Jeff Rumage
Updated on November 19, 2025

Tesla, SpaceX, Neuralink and More: A Guide to Elon Musk’s Tech Empire

After selling dot-com era startups Zip2 and PayPal, Musk invested in techno-utopian projects like Tesla’s electric vehicles, Space X’s reusable rockets and Neuralink’s brain implants. In this article, we chronicle Musk’s evolution across his 10 companies.

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Anthony Corbo Anthony Corbo
Updated on November 14, 2025

28 Aerospace Companies Extending Our Reach

Using the latest in tech, these companies are literally reaching for the stars.

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Brooke Becher Brooke Becher
Updated on November 06, 2025

What Are 3D Printed Rockets?

These tailor-made spaceflight vessels explore lightweight alternatives in aerospace engineering.

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Jeff Rumage Jeff Rumage
Updated on August 22, 2025

Longshot Space Wants to Replace Rockets With Giant Cannons — And It Might Actually Work.

Longshot Space is developing a miles-long potato launcher to shoot payloads into space, potentially introducing a more affordable, efficient and frequent transportation option for the evolving space economy.

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Rose Velazquez Rose Velazquez
Updated on August 20, 2025

6 Top eVTOL Companies

These top eVTOL companies are paving the way for the future of transportation.

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Brooke Becher Brooke Becher
Updated on August 20, 2025

9 Examples of Robots in Space

Space robots are unmanned spacecraft that provide a cheaper, safer and more efficient alternative to human-led space exploration. Here are some examples of robots in space and how they contribute to space exploration.

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Abel Rodriguez Abel Rodriguez
Updated on July 31, 2025

25 Defense Contractors to Know

These companies develop military-grade products like fighter jets and intelligence software, and they’re looking for top tech talent to join their teams.

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Jeff Rumage Jeff Rumage
Updated on July 21, 2025

Inside Elon Musk’s Government Contracts

SpaceX, Tesla — and now, xAI — are collectively pulling in billions of dollars in government contracts and subsidies. Let’s break it down.

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