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Stage Zero focuses on Elon Musk's enterprises, covering developments in Tesla, SpaceX, Neuralink, Twitter, and The Boring Company. Posts delve into business strategies, technological innovations, financial updates, and significant missions, highlighting Musk's impact on various industries from social media to space exploration and electric vehicles.

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NASA's SpaceX Crew-6 Launch: Astronauts Gear Up for Mission to the International Space Station Amid Favorable Weather Predictions

19 implied HN points • 25 Feb 23
🔬 Science Space Exploration NASA
  1. NASA's SpaceX Crew-6 mission launches on Feb. 27, with astronauts from NASA, UAE, and Roscosmos.
  2. Crew-6 will conduct scientific experiments and maintenance during their up to six-month stay at the International Space Station.
  3. Weather predictions indicate a 95% chance of favorable conditions for the launch.
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Readying for Launch: SpaceX Starship Super Heavy

19 implied HN points • 15 Mar 23
🕹 Technology Space Exploration
  1. SpaceX's Starship rocket is the tallest and most powerful ever built.
  2. Reusable rockets like the Starship could revolutionize space travel by cutting costs and accessibility.
  3. SpaceX's use of methalox fuel in the Raptor engine for the Starship offers efficiency and sets the stage for ambitious missions to the Moon and Mars.

Crew-6 astronauts launch to the ISS, including first Emirati long-duration crew member

19 implied HN points • 03 Mar 23
🔬 Science Space Exploration
  1. Crew-6 astronauts, with the first Emirati long-duration member, successfully launched to the ISS aboard Dragon Endeavour atop a Falcon 9 rocket.
  2. This mission made history by sending the second astronaut from the UAE to space through a deal between NASA and Axiom Space.
  3. The crew of Commander Bowen, Pilot Hoburg, Specialist AlNeyadi, and Specialist Fedyaev marks the first crewed launch of 2023, adding to the total number of people who have been to space.