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Fire takes froth off Tesla shares
AFP, Published on 05/10/2013
» A fire in a Tesla luxury sedan sent its shares sinking this week, leaving analysts debating whether the electric car maker's promise justified a 400 percent share price run-up.
Crowd called to power Hyperloop high-speed transport
AFP, Published on 29/08/2013
» The Internet crowd on Thursday was called on to make real Elon Musk's vision of a Hyperloop transport system that carries passengers in pressurized tubes at near-supersonic speeds.
California 'Hyperloop' fast transport design unveiled
AFP, Published on 13/08/2013
» A design for a super-fast transport system dubbed "Hyperloop" -- carrying passengers in pressurized tubes at near-supersonic speeds -- has been unveiled by inventor and entrepreneur Elon Musk.
Tesla to demo quick-swap electric car batteries
AFP, Published on 19/06/2013
» Tesla Motors said Thursday it would demonstrate a way to quickly recharge electric cars by swapping drained batteries for fresh power cells.
Zuckerberg heads into politics
AFP, Published on 11/04/2013
» Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg unveiled a new political action group he is spearheading Thursday to press for reforms in areas including immigration and education.
Zuckerberg launches lobby, urges immigration reform
AFP, Published on 11/04/2013
» Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg unveiled a new political action group he is spearheading Thursday to press for reforms in areas including immigration and education.
SpaceX 'optimistic' after space capsule mishap
AFP, Published on 01/03/2013
» SpaceX said it was "optimistic" Friday after a thruster outage delayed the latest resupply mission of its unmanned Dragon capsule en route to the International Space Station.
New company aims to send humans back to the moon
AFP, Published on 07/12/2012
» Two former top NASA officials unveiled plans to sell manned flights to the moon by the end of the decade, in an announcement 40 years after the last human set foot there.
Ariane's future at heart of European space meet
AFP, Published on 20/11/2012
» The future of Europe's space programme came under the spotlight in this southern Italian city Tuesday, where ministers discussed rival plans for a successor to the successful Ariane 5 launcher.
SpaceX capsule links up with space station: NASA
AFP, Published on 10/10/2012
» A capsule on a first privately-run resupply mission successfully linked up Wednesday with the International Space Station, the US space agency NASA said.