Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, spent the Fourth of July doing what he does best: stirring speculation, igniting controversy, and hinting at big political moves—all from behind a keyboard. The Tesla and SpaceX CEO kicked off America’s Independence Day with a patriotic post on his platform X (formerly Twitter): “🇺🇸🇺🇸 Happy birthday, America! 🇺🇸🇺🇸” […]
Sam Altman Is Backing a SpaceX Competitor That Wants to Shoot Stuff Into Space With an Enormous Gun
Rockets are cool, but they’re also being fired into space by Elon Musk, who is cringe. You know what is cool, though? A giant cannon that shoots stuff into space. It might be cheaper, easier, and more efficient, too. That’s the pitch of Longshot Space, an Oakland-based company that’s constructing an enormous gun with the […]