Charles Wardell

Born in England, resident in Austria, with a background in automotive industry, IT and publishing, I’m a retiree with a keen interest in these areas.

Charles Wardell
flipped into Starship (BFR) & Mars
4 days ago
SpaceX reaches orbit with Starship for first time, deploys Starlink V3 | Vesperio
vesperio.ai
• 2026-09-29Reuters reports the in-flight engine failure could complicate NASA's Artemis lunar-lander timeline, since Starship's lander variant depends …
Charles Wardell
flipped into Starship (BFR) & Mars
Sep 1
SpaceX wins FAA license for Starship's first orbital flight | Vesperio
vesperio.ai
• 2026-09-27The FAA issued Starship Flight 14's launch license late on Sept. 26, covering an orbital profile for the first time; SpaceX's Ship 41 is …
Charles Wardell
flipped into Starship (BFR) & Mars
4 days ago
SpaceX’s massive Starship is finally going to orbit — and the effects could be seismic
CNN - By Jackie Wattles
People near the sandy shores of Texas’ southernmost coastline are accustomed to the earth-shattering roar of the most powerful rocket ever made: Since 2023, various prototypes of SpaceX’s Starship have taken flight from the area 13 times — with nearly half ending in some form of unintended …
Charles Wardell
flipped into Starship (BFR) & Mars
4 days ago
SpaceX's Starship megarocket launching to orbit for 1st time ever today: Watch it live
space.com - Mike Wall
Liftoff is scheduled for Monday (Sept. 28) at 8:15 a.m. EDT (1215 GMT). Update for Sept. 28, 12 p.m. ET: SpaceX successfully launched a Starship into …
Charles Wardell
flipped into Boring the Loop
Musk Wants to Dig 80-Mile Texas Tunnel as a Precursor to Hyperloop
Autoblog - Dan Mihalascu
The Boring Company’s new loop will cut travel time between Austin and San Antonio to less than 30 minutes, Musk said. Add Autoblog as a preferred Google sourceUse your Google account to add this to your settings Add us on Google Remember Elon Musk’s Hyperloop high-speed transportation system for both …
Charles Wardell
flipped into Autonomous, Alternative and Experimental Vehicles
Waymo says it has stopped 841 injuries in 271 million autonomous miles
Electrek - Jameson Dow
Waymo has released new crash data which claims not only an 82% reduction in crashes, but for the first time says the number of injuries that have been avoided by its robotaxi operation. We’ve seen various Waymo crash data before, with Waymo claiming crash reductions. That’s all well and good when the …