Mars, Elon Musk and red planet
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On Tuesday afternoon, just a few hours before a launch attempt of the ninth flight test of SpaceX's Starship vehicle, Elon Musk spoke with Ars Technica Senior Space Editor Eric Berger to talk about where his space company goes from here.
Starship, the futuristic SpaceX rocket vehicle on whichElon Musk's ambitions for multiplanetary travel are riding, stood poised for a ninth uncrewed test launch on Tuesday, aiming for a clean flight after the last two attempts ended in explosive failure.
Last week, SpaceX revealed details of its investigation into why its previous Starship mission ended in a fireball that sent debris across the skies of the Caribbean. Although nobody was hurt, the loss of the craft in March caused some planes to avoid the area out of an abundance of caution.
The billionaire has made clear he is frustrated with the obstacles he encountered as he tried to upend the federal bureaucracy.
At the Qatar Economic Forum, Elon Musk and Mishal Husain talk about the Tesla backlash, AI regulation and DOGE’s success rate.
Elon Musk is criticizing President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill,” exposing a significant fracture in a partnership trying to reshape American politics and the federal government. The legislation includes tax breaks,
Musk has criticized Trump's bill, said he's stepping back from spending money on elections, and said he's spent too much time on politics.