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Elon Musk’s SpaceX said on Tuesday that it raised $346.2 million in a new round of funding, a day before it launches two American astronauts to the International Space Station. The private rocket company’s launch of its first crewed mission on Wednesday from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida will put an end to the …

WeWork’s tenants are lawyering up. Attorneys for cash-strapped clients of the office-subleasing startup are demanding that the company stop billing them for office space they can’t use because of coronavirus lockdowns and that it return the cash it has already collected for April and May. “As long as this pandemic prohibits our clients from using …

Tom Cruise is suiting up to be a space cadet, NASA has confirmed. A NASA official announced on Twitter that the “Mission: Impossible” actor wants to film a movie above the clouds — specifically, onboard the International Space Station. “NASA is excited to work with @TomCruise on a film aboard the @Space_Station!” writes NASA Administrator …

Despite the current chaos caused by the coronavirus, Washington still must consider the future. Which explains the president’s new executive order that would allow private resource development on the moon and asteroids. It clearly rejects the “common heritage of mankind” rhetoric deployed by the United Nations on behalf of the Law of the Sea Treaty, …

Elon Musk’s rocket company SpaceX has banned its employees from using video conferencing app Zoom, citing “significant privacy and security concerns,” according to a memo seen by Reuters, days after US law enforcement warned users about the security of the popular app. Use of Zoom and other digital communications has soared as many Americans have …