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SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet kits have hit Costco warehouses worldwide, and so far, they’ve been spotted in Canada, Japan, the UK, as well as several US locations. Some might be wondering if these can be purchased online, and the answer is that only the $2,499 USD Starlink Flat High Performance Kit is offered, while physical warehouses have the $399.99 – $499.99 Residential model.
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SpaceX Starship completed its second flight last week, and in doing so, it successfully fired up all 33 of its Raptor engines. Elon Musk recently uploaded footage of the launch that provides us with an up-close look at the Raptor engines.
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The new Matchbox SpaceX Starship and Dragon capsule toys have been revealed. Both retail at $4.99 USD and can be found both online as well as in retail stores wherever Matchbox Sky Busters toys are sold.
Elon Musk’s xAi has just released the beta version of Grok to Premium+ subscribers and unlike ChatGPT, it has real-time access to X info from users, thus matching (or surpassing in some cases) the capabilities of ChatGPT-3.5. This tool was created to gather feedback and ensure that his team builds AI tools that benefit all of humanity and useful to people of all backgrounds as well as political views.
Tesla’s Optimus humanoid robot can now perform yoga and sort objects autonomously, but still has a ways to go before attempting Zoidberg’s scuttle dance like Boston Dynamics’ Atlas. One thing is for sure, Elon Musk is ramping up hiring specifically for the Tesla Bot division, as the company posted several jobs this past week.
It’s official, the SpaceX Starship Super Heavy’s Booster 9 has successfully completed a static fire test of its 33 Raptor engines, paving way for the Haven-1 commercial space station launch. There were a few hiccups such as not running for the full 5-second duration, but rather 2.74-seconds, and four of the main engines also shut down prematurely.
SpaceX successfully completed a full-pressure water deluge test of its new Starship flame deflector at the Super Heavy launch site at Bosa Chica, Texas this past Friday. This flame deflector is basically designed to diffuse heat, sound as well as energy generated by orbital test flights of Super Heavy.
Several of Elon Musk’s prototypes have been spotted at various locations, but now, the first Tesla Cybertruck production model has rolled off the assembly line at Giga Texas after years of delays. This EV was first introduced back in 2019 and during the May Tesla shareholder meeting, Elon Musk said that the company would like to manufacture a 250,000 Cybertrucks per year, depending on demand.
