Except for one sticky moment when U.S. astronaut Doug Hurley appeared to clobber his head on an entry hatch as he crossed the threshold of the International Space Station, it all went like a dream. At teatime yesterday, a 19-hour flight followed by a flawless piece of zero-orbit parking saw the Space X capsule reach … Read more
Documents show Tesla tycoon Elon Musk’s £600m bonus is part of what could become a £45bn bonanza By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:20 BST, 31 May 2020 | Updated: 22:20 BST, 31 May 2020 Tesla tycoon Elon Musk’s £600m bonus is part of what could become a £45billion bonanza, documents show. The … Read more
Elon Musk said he was ‘overcome with emotion’ after two NASA astronauts were blasted into space in the Falcon 9 rocket from Kennedy Space Center yesterday. Astronauts Robert Behnken, 49, and Douglas Hurley, 53, took off from Launch Complex 39A at 3.22pm in Florida on Saturday – the first time an American crew launched from US … Read more
People all over the UK shared photos of themselves watching tonight’s SpaceX rocket launch, with eagle-eyed spotters claiming to have seen the spacecraft fly past. Britons shared their set-ups ahead of the 8.22pm launch, with families gathering in gardens up and down the country to peer up into the sky. Several shared their excitement ahead … Read more
Britons will be able to see a rocket hurtle across the sky at 10.15pm tonight – as it loops around the Earth two hours after taking off from America. The Falcon 9, the first manned space flight to leave US soil for nine years, is set for blast off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, at 8.22pm … Read more
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has earned a performance-based compensation payment worth more than $700million, the company confirmed Thursday. The payout was triggered by the company reaching several financial metrics which included hitting $20 billion in total revenue for four previous quarters. Musk has foregone a base salary with the company in exchange for a shot at … Read more
The world was disappointed to hear the news of NASA and SpaceX aborting the Falcon 9 launch Wednesday, but a new star emerged from the sadness that day – SpaceX’s unique spacesuits. Astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley emerged from Kennedy crew quarters donning sleek white suits that appeared to be a mashup of a … Read more
The force does not appear to be with some of the world’s richest billionaires, according to Disney heiress Abigail Disney. Answering who she thought the three most ‘toxic billionaires’ were, the 60-year-old activist named Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and Peter Thiel. Disney even compared Amazon boss Bezos to Star Wars villain Darth Vader, explaining to … Read more
President Trump and first lady Melania Trump arrived at the Kennedy Space Center Wednesday to watch the historic launch of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon capsule ferry NASA astronauts to the International Space Station. Air Force One flew over the launch site before landing in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The Trumps had left the White … Read more
Elon Musk today prepares to blast two astronauts into space in SpaceX’s $4 billion touch-screen spaceship, beginning a new era of privatized exploration. Veteran NASA astronauts Doug Hurley, 49, and Bob Behnken, 53, will take a Tesla ride across Kennedy Space Center in their Hollywood-inspired ‘Starman’ suits and tap into their Falcon 9 rocket ship … Read more