Teslarati
JANUARY 31, 2023
SpaceX began constructing Starship’s Texas launch site in earnest in late 2020. But the company went on to radically redesign the rocket and its ground systems, forcing it to entirely abandon about a year of work by the end of 2020. SpaceX broke ground on Starship’s first Florida OLS in late 2019.
Charged EVs
FEBRUARY 2, 2021
The news that General Motors would relaunch the infamous Hummer name—as an all-electric truck no less—broke a few days before the high-dollar, high-visibility 2020 Super Bowl ad that introduced that vehicle to the world. Back in the day, the original Hummer H1 was a military vehicle with a light veneer of consumer comfort.
Charged EVs
MAY 31, 2022
Upcoming electric passenger vehicles and light trucks from GM get most of the attention, but its new commercial EV brand is a quiet and very serious push too. GMC started as a commercial-truck brand, and made largely the same light-duty trucks as Chevrolet. The Task Force ultimately agreed.
Teslarati
FEBRUARY 1, 2023
Even then, Musk reported in mid-2020 that the marginal cost of a Falcon 9 launch was $15 million – impressively low but still a vivid demonstration of just how far Starship has to go. However, while we aren't done with these bare Ships yet, we can finally see the light at the end of the tunnel. (1/8)
Teslarati
FEBRUARY 10, 2022
In theory, it would have been able to launch up to 300 tons (660,000 lb) to low Earth orbit (LEO) – twice the payload of Saturn V, the next most capable rocket. Just a month later, in September 2020 , SpaceX repeated the feat with an entirely different Starship prototype, demonstrating repeatability both in production and flight.
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