Musk Returning Home to Mars? Not True.

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Musk denied (via Twitter of course) that he is trying to return to his home planet.  Read that here, and don’t miss the comments.  They’re priceless.  Fave so far: Bratfink ‏@PlanetBratfink Mar 13 @elonmusk Please take my boyfriend with you! His home planet is obviously NOT coming back for him. Sharing is caring:EmailPrintRedditLinkedInTumblrPinterest

SpaceX Launch You Up: Musk Cameos. Sort Of?

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Sing it – “launch and land and relaunch…” Sharing is caring:EmailPrintRedditLinkedInTumblrPinterest

Listen to “The Future of Humanity with Elon Musk” on StarTalk Radio

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Musk has been pretty quiet lately, but we just found this “radio” interview – Tyson, Bill Nye, and Elon Musk. Neil deGrasse Tyson explores the future of humanity with one of the men forging that future: billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX and Tesla Motors. Join us as Neil and Elon talk about NASA funding, getting humans excited for the colonization of Mars, and why...

Musk Tweets Satellite Deployment (cool vine)

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Musk tweeted a sweet little clip of “2nd of 2″ being deployed.  We’ve now watched it loop for over 30 minutes continuously.   But that’s just us. (Googling “supersynchronous transfer orbit” now.) Sharing is caring:EmailPrintRedditLinkedInTumblrPinterest

Elon Musk’s $3.5m Book Deal

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Business Insider reports Musk has a book deal with Penguin, which he will write himself, without the use of a ghost writer over the course of a few years.  The subjects will focus on sustainability issues on Earth, and the idea of a “multiplanetary existence”, or, life on Mars. “Multiple sources say Musk will make more than $3 million on the deal. We heard $3.5 million a couple...

Not #ElonMusk, Just Really Cool Falcon Heavy Video

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Even we have to give the man a break on occasion.  So watch this awesome video:   Sharing is caring:EmailPrintRedditLinkedInTumblrPinterest

Musk Gives Twitter Physics Lesson to Simpsons

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Not one to pass up an opportunity to give a Physics lesson, Musk tweeted a few answers to questions people may have as a result of the recently aired “The Musk Who Fell to Earth” episode. Check out the Elon Musk live Twitter feed on the sidebar for links and up-to-the-minute tweetage. Sharing is caring:EmailPrintRedditLinkedInTumblrPinterest

Elon gives SpaceX drone ships bizarre names, we decode

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Where do you find Elon Musk on a Friday? On Twitter, of course. And today’s brief missives are a special treat, and include mysterious references. Apparently, Elon has decided to name the drone ships that will serve as landing pads for SpaceX rockets. The almost-repaired Atlantic craft is heretofore to be known as  the “Just Read the Instructions”, while a second boat, bound for...

The Simpsons: The Musk Who Fell To Earth

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On January 25 at 8 p.m. on Fox, Musk will be featured in the Simpsons episode “The Musk Who Fell to Earth”. From Fox: “When inventor Elon Musk lands in Springfield, he and Homer become fast friends and revolutionize the town’s nuclear plant. But when Musk goes overboard and Mr. Burns wants him removed, Homer must figure out a way to break up with him in the all-new “The...

Video: Watch SpaceX rocket explode on impact with drone ship

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This is the silver lining of the cloud that was the recent failure of the SpaceX rocket to properly land. We get to see said 14-story first-stage rocket hit the deck of the drone ship, in what Elon Musk has characterized as a RUD, or rapid unscheduled disassembly. Indeed. Watch (and re-watch and re-watch) the Vine from video of the explosion below, followed by Tweets from Mr. Musk discussing the science...