Elon Musk named Time’s 2021 ‘Person of the Year’

Elon Musk named Time’s 2021 ‘Person of the Year’

The Tesla CEO was named Time magazine’s “Person of the Year” for 2021,a year that saw his electric car company become the most valuable carmaker in the world.

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Elon Musk warns SpaceX is at ‘genuine risk of bankruptcy’

Elon Musk warns SpaceX is at ‘genuine risk of bankruptcy’

The space venture. which is developing the superheavy Starship rocket that the billionaire hopes will one day transport people to Mars,is said to be in crisis as it struggles to solve a problem with the craft’s engines.

  • byMatthew Field
Musk’s stargazing could move dial on Australia’s regional internet problem

Musk’s stargazing could move dial on Australia’s regional internet problem

The space escapades of billionaire Elon Musk may be fascinating to watch,but they could also deliver a crucial solution to a pain point for regional communities.

  • byZoe Samios
Elon Musk could become the world’s first trillionaire with SpaceX

Elon Musk could become the world’s first trillionaire with SpaceX

Elon Musk has already become the world’s richest person thanks to Tesla. But it will be his space exploration company that lifts him to trillionaire status,Morgan Stanley says.

  • byDevon Pendleton
SpaceX capsule with world’s first all-civilian orbital crew splashes down

SpaceX capsule with world’s first all-civilian orbital crew splashes down

The all- civilian crew aboard Elon Musk’s SpaceX capsule have safely splashed down in the Atlantic Ocean off the Florida coastline,completing a three-day flight orbiting the Earth.

  • bySteve Gorman
‘Punch it!’ In a first,SpaceX launches four non-astronauts into orbit
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‘Punch it!’ In a first,SpaceX launches four non-astronauts into orbit

It is the first time in 60 years of human spaceflight that no professional astronaut is aboard an orbit-bound rocket.

  • byMarcia Dunn
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Elon Musk’s SpaceX to embark on three-day all-civilian space trip

Elon Musk’s SpaceX to embark on three-day all-civilian space trip

Jeff Bezos and Sir Richard Branson recently launched themselves into zero gravity on suborbital trips lasting less than an hour.

  • byNick Allen
‘Rules are for other people’:Amazon hits out at Musk as satellite feud escalates

‘Rules are for other people’:Amazon hits out at Musk as satellite feud escalates

The cosmic carping between billionaires Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk is moving from the moon to low-earth orbit.

  • byJustin Bachman
Defending abortion law,Abbott cites Elon Musk’s support of Texas’ ‘social policies’

Defending abortion law,Abbott cites Elon Musk’s support of Texas’ ‘social policies’

Musk’s companies have been relocating to Texas from California in recent years. Yet the billionaire’s response to Greg Abbott was less than enthusiastic.

  • byBrendan Case
Moon race moguls:Bezos sues US government over SpaceX lunar lander contract

Moon race moguls:Bezos sues US government over SpaceX lunar lander contract

The contract is one of the most significant NASA programs in some time and has been a target for Blue Origin for years.

  • byChristian Davenport
Richard Branson soars into space aboard rocket plane

Richard Branson soars into space aboard rocket plane

British billionaire Richard Branson has succeeded in his attempt to complete the world’s first fully crewed private space flight,reaching an altitude of around 88 kilometres over the New Mexico desert

  • bySteve Gorman