Elon Musk hints Starship rocket may explode on first orbital launch, predicting 50% chance of success and 'guaranteeing excitement'

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SpaceX CEO Elon Musk (left) said Starship may not reach orbit on its first attempt. That could mean it explodes, like previous Starship prototypes (right).

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Elon Musk made Time's 100 Most Influential People of 2023 list — but was called an 'online troll' fiddling on a 'toxic violin' while Twitter 'burns'

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Elon Musk attends TIME Person of the Year on December 13, 2021 in New York City.
Elon Musk attends Time's Person of the Year event on December 13, 2021 in New York City.

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Elon Musk says Warren Buffett should run the US Treasury - and the investor could do the job in under 1 hour per week

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Warren Buffett.

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Elon Musk's famous family includes a model, several millionaire entrepreneurs, and secret twins. Here are the members of the Musk family tree.

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Elon Musk has nine known children, including two with Grimes.

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This startup is making what it says is the first modular electric camper van — take a look inside

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Grounded's new camper van will be fully electric.

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A history of Elon Musk's love affair with Dogecoin, from a Doge-themed Twitter icon to a spat with one of its creators

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Inside the turbulent personal life of Elon Musk, who had secret twins with an exec, got divorced 3 times, and was seen at the Super Bowl with Rupert Murdoch

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Grimes, left, and Elon Musk attend the Costume Institute Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in May 2018.

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Texans sound off against Elon Musk's 'horrifying' plans for dumping The Boring Company wastewater into Colorado River

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The Boring Company faced some blowback from Texans who spoke out against its plans to dump treated wastewater into the water supply on Tuesday.

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Relativity Space made history by launching the first 3D printed rocket into space. Here's how the company aims to beat Elon Musk to Mars by 2024.

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Terran 1 launched on March 22, 2023, but failed to reach orbit.

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Elon Musk urges the Fed to reverse course in its inflation fight, as he fears the banking crisis is hitting the US economy

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Elon Musk.

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