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Space plane arrives at NASA facility for flight testing

2013-05-16 13:00:00

A white-and-black space plane, very much resembling the now-retired space shuttle, was trucked to a NASA flight center in the Mojave Desert to begin a round of testing to see if it has the right stuff to carry astronauts one day. Tucked under a white...

Two tech executives quit Mark Zuckerberg's Fwd.us political group

2013-05-10 19:08:00

SAN FRANCISCO -- Two prominent Silicon Valley entrepreneurs have quit Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg's political advocacy group Fwd.us after protests from environmentalists and liberal groups, a person familiar with the situation said late...

SpaceX signs lease agreement at spaceport to test reusable rocket

2013-05-10 07:00:00

SpaceX, the Hawthorne rocket maker, has found a new home for flight testing on its reusable rocket. The company has signed a three-year agreement to lease land and facilities at Spaceport America, the state-owned commercial launch site located 55...

Antares rocket blasts into orbit for first time in test for NASA

2013-04-21 15:12:00

In its maiden flight to space, a commercially built 13-story rocket blasted off from a launch pad off the coast of Virginia in a test mission for NASA. The Antares rocket, developed by Orbital Sciences Corp., roared into orbit after launching Sunday...

Rocket launch scrubbed with 12 minutes to spare in NASA test flight

2013-04-17 14:29:00

Orbital Sciences Corp.'s launch of its new Antares rocket�has been put on hold due to a technical issue that popped up when countdown was about 12 minutes away. The 13-story rocket was expected to blast off from NASA’s little-known Wallops...

Dish Network makes $25.5-billion bid for Sprint

2013-04-15 06:16:00

Satellite broadcaster Dish Network Corp. has made a $25.5-billion bid for Sprint Nextel Corp. If consummated, the deal would combine one of the nation's biggest pay-TV providers with the third-largest wireless communications company. The unsolicited...

Orbital Sciences prepares rocket for closely watched NASA mission

2013-04-16 05:00:00

On a little-known launch pad off the coast of Virginia, a team of about 200 engineers and technicians is readying a 13-story rocket for its maiden flight to space in a test mission for NASA. The Antares rocket, developed by Orbital Sciences Corp., is...

Producers Guild inaugural Digital VIP awards find opulent setting

2013-04-12 14:31:00

The Producers Guild of America honored nine people for their contributions to the advancement of digital entertainment and storytelling in an event held in the Bel Air mansion of entrepreneur Elon Musk. The Digital VIP awards celebration attracted...

Elon Musk really, really hates traffic jams

2013-04-25 13:10:00

Apparently, billionaire Elon Musk is channeling John F. Kennedy, who famously intoned, “Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country.” Musk, who wasn’t even born when Kennedy gave his inaugural...

405 project stuck in the slow lane

2013-04-24 17:56:00

Elon Musk quips that it's easier getting rockets into orbit than navigating his commute between home in Bel-Air and his Space Exploration Technologies factory in Hawthorne. "The 405 … varies from bad to horrendous," said Musk, who also co-founded...

L.A. Now Live: 405 Freeway widening woes to continue

2013-04-24 20:00:00

The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority has formally acknowledged the completion of the widening of the Sepulveda Pass on the 405 Freeway will be delayed at least 13 months. Projected date for completion is now mid-2014. A variety...

SpaceX capsule set to return from orbit, splash down in Pacific

2013-03-25 14:00:00

After spending more than three weeks docked with the International Space Station, SpaceX’s Dragon space capsule is ready to return to Earth and splash down Tuesday in the Pacific Ocean. NASA Television will provide coverage of Dragon's departure...

Elon Musk, shown in the mission control room of SpaceX, has withdrawn from Fwd.us.

2013-05-10 18:46:12

SpaceX's Dragon capsule is slowed by three main parachutes prior to splashdown in the Pacific Ocean.

2013-03-26 00:00:00

SpaceX's Dragon capsule is attached to the International Space Station during the resupply mission.

2013-03-25 13:34:01