Elon Musk

First all-private crew rockets into space on mission of ‘Inspiration’

Whether you call them civilians, amateurs, tourists, or astronauts, four private citizens – strangers to each other and the public a year ago – have now joined an exclusive club, looking down at Earth from orbit.

September 15

Elon Musk introduces humanoid robot prototype at Tesla AI Day

Elon Musk says the "Tesla Bot" will probably be launched in 2022, claiming the robot would "eliminate dangerous, repetitive, boring tasks."

August 20

SpaceX boss Elon Musk says Starship will land humans on moon ‘probably sooner’ than 2024

SpaceX boss Elon Musk tweeted Starlink will land humans on the moon "probably sooner" than 2024.

August 15

Branson, Bezos, Musk give space ETFs liftoff

Billionaires dabbling in space travel could lead to more ripple effects in space stocks—and space ETFs.

July 9

Crypto Currency Confusion: Georgia man wakes up a 'trillionaire'

Imagine going to sleep as an average, hard-working American only to wake up in the morning a trillionaire.

June 18

Elon Musk reveals Asperger's Syndrome diagnosis in 'SNL' opening monologue

Elon Musk said he was making history as the first person with Asperger’s to host NBC’s long-running sketch comedy show, “or at least the first to admit it.”

May 9

SpaceX Starship unmanned test flight explodes on re-entry

Launching in the Texas fog on Tuesday morning, a test flight of an unmanned SpaceX prototype, Starship No. 11, got off to an exciting start.

March 30

Tesla invests $1.5 billion in Bitcoin, plans to accept as payment

The electric automaker said in an SEC filing Monday that it bought $1.5 billion in Bitcoin and will soon accept the digital currency as payment for cars.

February 8

Egyptian officials refute claim by Elon Musk that ‘Aliens built the pyramids obv’

Egypt’s minister of international cooperation invited Elon Musk to visit the site of the ancient pyramids to see for himself that aliens did not, in fact, build them.

August 3, 2020