SpaceX

John Deere - Tue January 23, 2024

John Deere Announces Strategic Partnership With SpaceX

Deere & Company announced it has entered into an agreement with SpaceX to provide cutting-edge satellite communications (SATCOM) service to farmers. Utilizing the industry-leading Starlink network, this solution will allow farmers facing rural connectivity challenges to fully leverage precision agriculture technologies....

Tesla - Tue July 14, 2020

SpaceX Super Heavy 'High Bay' Work Begins in Boca Chica

After several weeks of preparations, SpaceX has begun assembling the massive ‘high bay' it will use to stack and outfit Starship's massive Super Heavy boosters. Over the last six months, SpaceX has been expanding and upgrading its Boca Chica Starship factory, part of which has included building multiple ‘high bays' (also known as vehicle/vertical assembling builds or VABs)....

Emily Buenzle - Wed April 25, 2018

Musk's Company Gets OK to Build Rocket Factory

Elon Musk is at it again — this time, his sights are set on building a factory for SpaceX's rocket construction at the Port of Los Angeles. Port officials and SpaceX have been in talks about the company using its 19-acre portion of land at Berth 240 on the harbor's waterfront since 2015....

Emily Buenzle - Tue October 10, 2017

Caterpillar's Next Big Project Could Be Out of This World—Literally

Following a recent National Space Council meeting, NASA is looking into plans to send people on long-term expeditions to the moon, prompting thoughts of moon construction. NASA said after the meeting it has been instructed to plan for "long-term exploration and utilization" trips to the moon, Mars and "other interplanetary destinations," Geekwire reported....

Emily Buenzle - Thu August 24, 2017

Elon Musk Gets Approval to Build Tunnel Beneath City

Elon Musk has obtained approval from officials to build a 2-mile underground tunnel to test electric vehicles, the Mercury News reported. Hawthorne, Calif.'s city council approved the tunnel in a 4 to 1 vote Aug....