A gesture associated with the Nazis has a surprising history. But in Germany, there was little doubt about its meaning.

SpaceX suspects a fire may have caused its Starship to break apart during liftoff and send trails of flaming debris near the Caribbean.

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The agency launched an investigation into the “space vehicle mishap” on Thursday night that forced commercial flights to divert and caused debris to rain toward Caribbean islands.

Elon Musk said Tuesday he was exploring a presidential pardon for "Bitcoin Jesus," who was arrested last year on fraud and tax evasion charges, after applauding Donald Trump for exonerating the founder of a dark web drug marketplace.

Disruption from increasing rocket launches is becoming a growing issue for commercial airlines

After the Jan. 16 maiden launch of Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket, billionaire Jeff Bezos and crew dined at the Country Cookin' Diner in Port St. John. Bezos, who owns Blue Origin, ate the pancake combo, with two eggs over medium and a sausage patty. "He tipped well. He was very generous," waitress Pam Pollock said.

Elon Musk claimed on Tuesday that tech giants OpenAI, Oracle, and SoftBank lack the funds to fulfill their $500 billion dollar commitment to U.S.

The Senator sent Musk a letter with 30 ideas for how his DOGE commission could cut $2 trillion in U.S. spending.

SpaceX's Starship flew for the seventh time on January 16, 2024, nearly taking off but impacting a cloud of explosive debris.

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