Category: hyperloop
Tesla sues Alameda County to force California factory reopening
Tesla filed a lawsuit Saturday against Alameda County in an effort to invalidate orders that have prevented the automaker from reopening its factory in Fremont, California. The lawsuit, which seeks injunctive and declaratory relief against Alameda County, was first reported by CNBC. The lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court…
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Elon Musk threatens to pull Tesla operations out of California and into Texas or Nevada
Tesla CEO Elon Musk said Saturday the company will file a lawsuit against Alameda County and threatened to move its headquarters and future programs to Texas or Nevada immediately, escalating a fight between the company and health officials over whether its factory in Fremont can reopen. Tesla had planned to…
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Tesla prepares to bring back 30% of Fremont factory workers in spite of county order
Tesla is aiming to ramping up ‘limited operations’ at its factory in Fremont, California, a decision that puts the company and its CEO Elon Musk in direct conflict with a stay-at-home order in Alameda County. Employees received two emails — one from Musk and another from the Valerie Workman, the…
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NASA confirms work on a Tom Cruise movie to be shot aboard the International Space Station
NASA is indeed working with actor Tom Cruise on a film to be shot in space – aboard the International Space Station (ISS) it turns out. NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine confirmed the news, which was detailed in an earlier report, via a tweet today. The ISS setting is a new…
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Tom Cruise reportedly talking to SpaceX about shooting a movie in space
Perennial action star Tom Cruise, who has a penchant for striving for ever bigger and more blustery stunts and set pieces, may be aiming for the crowning action movie achievement of them all: Shooting a movie in space. Deadline reports that Cruise is in early discussions with Elon Musk’s SpaceX…
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Max Q: Countdown to a return to U.S. astronaut launches
Last week was a fairly busy week in space news, but the dominating story was preparation for the first ever commercial crew launch that will actually carry human astronauts to space. This is, in many ways, the culmination of years of work and billions of dollars spent by partners NASA…
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