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Startups & Venture
SpaceX’s first employee, Tom Mueller, thinks the historic IPO is just the beginning
By Lily Mae LazarusJune 12, 2026
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AI
Elon Musk bulletproofed his $1 trillion ‘Mars-shot’ pay at SpaceX after the epic battle over his $56 billion moonshot at Tesla
By Amanda GerutJune 6, 2026
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Success
Will the future of work for Gen Z include space? Tech leaders predict space work and travel could be just a decade away
By Preston ForeMay 19, 2026
Christina Koch’s journey around the moon marks a new era for women in space
Newsletters
Christina Koch’s journey around the moon marks a new era for women in space
By Emma HinchliffeApril 7, 2026
The four Artemis II astronauts wearing their orange suits
Success
Artemis II’s astronauts are on their way home—a six-figure salary but no overtime or hazard pay awaits them back on Earth
By Preston ForeApril 7, 2026
Billionaire NASA chief who’s been to space twice says critics of billionaire space travel are ‘outright wrong’
Innovation
Billionaire NASA chief who’s been to space twice says critics of billionaire space travel are ‘outright wrong’
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezApril 7, 2026
Microsoft is spending billions on AI—but even NASA astronauts can’t escape Outlook headaches
Law
Microsoft is spending billions on AI—but even NASA astronauts can’t escape Outlook headaches
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezApril 3, 2026
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AI
Elon Musk’s SpaceX buys xAI in stunning deal valued at $1.25 trillion ahead of looming IPO
By Amanda GerutFebruary 2, 2026
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Success
OpenAI’s CEO Sam Altman says in 10 years’ time college graduates will be working ‘some completely new, exciting, super well-paid’ job in space
By Preston ForeDecember 23, 2025
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Europe
The European Space Agency is refueling, adding billions to its budget to ‘give wings to Europe’s future through space travel’
By The Associated PressNovember 27, 2025
NASA Administrator Sean Duffy, right, makes comments as the Astronaut candidate class of 2025 is introduced during a ceremony at the NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston, Monday, Sept. 22, 2025.
Success
NASA just picked its newest astronauts—only 0.1% made the cut, with salaries topping $150K and a shot at landing on Mars
By Preston ForeSeptember 24, 2025
SpaceX Starship blows up during routine launchpad test, the latest setback in Elon Musk’s quest to go interplanetary
Tech
SpaceX Starship blows up during routine launchpad test, the latest setback in Elon Musk’s quest to go interplanetary
By AFPJune 19, 2025
NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore (L) and Suni Williams (R).
Success
The Boeing Starliner astronauts have returned to Earth after nine long months stuck in space—but their $150,000 salary won’t come with overtime
By Emma BurleighMarch 19, 2025
The NASA astronauts who have been stuck in space for 9 months are finally on their way home aboard a SpaceX capsule
Tech
The NASA astronauts who have been stuck in space for 9 months are finally on their way home aboard a SpaceX capsule
By The Associated Press and Marcia DunnMarch 18, 2025
Sunita Williams
Lifestyle
‘Moon to Mars—That’s our outlook’: NASA astronaut Suni Williams on her hopes for the future
By Carolyn BarberMarch 18, 2025
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