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Articles with tag "Elon Musk"

new market

Elon Musk Promises Tesla in Russia ‘At Some Point’

The tech billionaire made an appearance at a Russian government-run innovation forum after being invited by Putin's spokesman.
word of advice

Elon Musk Advises Russia to Use ‘Fully Reusable’ Rockets

Russia, which is in direct competition with Musk's SpaceX, is developing the partially reusable Amur rocket as a successor to the Soyuz.
join the club

Kremlin 'Interested' After Musk Invites Putin to Clubhouse Chat

“It would be a great honor to speak with you,” the tech billionaire tweeted at Putin in Russian.
second from the sun

Russia Wants to Return to Venus, Build Reusable Rocket

The head of Roscosmos said studying Venus could help scientists understand how to deal with climate change on Earth.
ELON MUSK, RUSSIAN SINGER

Elon Musk’s Deepfake Soviet Song Takes Over the Russian Internet

Sometimes sending astronauts to space makes you want to sing a Soviet classic.
TAKEOFF

SpaceX Launch Is ‘Wakeup Call’ For Russia’s Space Program

A decade of cooperation between the U.S. and Russia to send astronauts into space could be ending.
Elon Musk

Russian Space Agency Congratulates SpaceX on Launch

"I would like to greet our American colleagues," cosmonaut Sergei Krikalev, Roscosmos executive director for crewed space programmes, said.
space spat

Elon Musk’s Plan to Bomb Mars Is a Cover to Send Nukes Into Space, Russia’s Space Chief Says

The SpaceX founder and CEO plans to terraform the Red Planet by bombarding its polar caps.
Space Race

Russia Space Chief Spars With Elon Musk Over Launch Pricing

The head of Russia's space agency accused Elon Musk's SpaceX of predatory pricing for space launches, which is pushing Russia to cut its own prices...
light pollution

Russia Complains Elon Musk’s Satellites Are ‘Too Bright’

Russian scientists argue that sunlight reflections from SpaceX's Starlink satellites will ruin up to 40% of space images.
Looks like the real thing

Russian Drivers Unveil Knockoff of Elon Musk’s Cybertruck

They really didn't want to wait for their pre-order to come through.
Kak tebe takoe?

The Spiciest Russian Memes From Tesla's Cybertruck Launch

Nobody loves Elon Musk — or memes — more than Russians.
Space race

Russia Plans Reusable Rocket to Compete With Elon Musk by 2024 – RBC

Roscosmos previously brushed off Musk’s successful Falcon Heavy launch toward Mars as “a nice trick.” 
How do you like it?

Elon Musk Responds to ‘Silver Tongued’ Russian Forum Invite

The Russian business forum's invite promises Musk that he'll be “treated like a god” if he attends.
not a typo

Russian Instagram Bot Imagines Elon Musk's Life as a Woman

Meet Elona Musk, the latest Instagram influencer to gain fame with her glamorous lifestyle.
Space shade

Elon Musk Challenges Russia’s Space Chief to Rap Battle

The rivalry between the SpaceX CEO and Roscosmos head Rogozin just got real.
Rogozin in space

Russian Scientists Send Effigy Into Space in Toy Car, Mimicking SpaceX Launch

"How do you like that, Elon Musk?"
Space race

Elon Musk Hails Russian-Made Rocket Engine Design as ‘The Best’

“Russia has excellent rocket engineering & best engine currently flying,” Musk tweeted.
#кактебетакое

Elon Musk Reacts — in Russian — to Bizarre Backward-Driving Car Video

The 18-year-old driver switched the direction of his seat and steering wheel to face backward to ride through the streets.
Robot wars

Elon Musk’s Self-Driving Tesla ‘Runs Over’ Putin’s Robot Pal

A widely shared video claimed to show a Tesla Model S running over Promobot, a friend of President Vladimir Putin.
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