Inside SpaceX: We Visit the Company’s California Headquarters

Via Scoop.it – internetbillboards This year, SpaceX hopes to become the first company to send a privately built and owned spacecraft to dock with the International Space Station. And CEO Elon Musk is already thinking far beyond that. Recently, we paid a visit to his company’s home base. Via www.popularmechanics.com

Tesla’s sporty Model S will accelerate faster than a Porsche 911 Carrera

Via Scoop.it – internetbillboards We already know a lot about the all-electric 2012 Tesla Model S sedan — but at a press event ahead of yesterday’s exclusive VIP event at the former Toyota NUMMI facility in Fremont, California, Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced Tesla was making a faster Model S for those with a sporty [...]

SpaceX is making $30-million bet on rocket at Vandenberg

Via Scoop.it – New Space: A New Era In Space Exploration A sprawling hangar to house the assembly of the world’s most powerful rocket and a launchpad capable of handling the earthshaking blast is being developed northwest of Santa Barbara at Vandenberg Air Force Base. Hawthorne-based rocket venture SpaceX said it was investing $30 million [...]