Elon Musk becomes world’s first trillionaire on paper after SpaceX IPO

Anadolu via Philippine News Agency 06/13/2026

ISTANBUL – Elon Musk has become the world’s first trillionaire on paper after SpaceX priced its record initial public offering at $135 per share, according to calculations based on company and Tesla filings. Space Exploration Technologies Corp., better…

SpaceX launches Starship megarocket on successful test flight

Agence France Presse 10/14/2025

SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, United States — SpaceX’s massive Starship rocket soared through Texas’s golden-hour skies Monday before splashing down successfully, as the US company vies to silence critics who doubt Elon Musk’s startup can deliver NASA’s lunar…

Elon Musk wealth hits new record high, surpasses $500B

10/03/2025

WASHINGTON – Elon Musk has become the first person in history to reach a personal net worth of USD500 billion, before dipping slightly to USD485.8 billion, according to real-time tracking by Forbes. The Tesla and SpaceX founder remains…

Bitcoin investor buys a SpaceX flight for the ultimate polar adventure

Associated Press 04/01/2025

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A bitcoin investor who bought a SpaceX flight for himself and three polar explorers blasted off Monday night on the first rocket ride to carry people over the North and South poles. Chun…

SpaceX launches private astronauts on first crewed polar orbit

Agence France Presse 04/01/2025

CAPE CANAVERAL, United States — SpaceX launched the first human spaceflight directly over Earth’s polar regions on Monday — a days-long, privately funded orbital mission involving four astronauts. Named “Fram2” after the famed Norwegian ship built in…

SpaceX fails to repeat Starship booster catch, as Trump watches on

Agence France Presse 11/20/2024

SpaceX flew its latest test flight of its Starship megarocket on Tuesday, with President-elect Donald Trump joining Elon Musk to witness the spectacle firsthand in the latest sign of their ever-closer ties. But the Republican leader was…

SpaceX ‘catches’ megarocket booster after test flight: A milestone

Agence France Presse 10/14/2024

BOCA CHICA, United States — SpaceX on Sunday successfully flew the first-stage booster of its Starship megarocket back to the launch pad after a test flight, a technical tour de force that furthers the company’s quest for…

SpaceX a week away from first private spacewalk

08/20/2024

Washington, United States–Four members of a SpaceX mission that will carry out the first ever private spacewalk arrived in Florida on Monday ahead of their takeoff next week. The five-day expedition, named Polaris Dawn, will be led…

SpaceX rocket explodes on ground after seemingly good flight

03/04/2021

WASHINGTON – An unmanned SpaceX rocket exploded on the ground Wednesday after carrying out what had seemed to be a successful flight and landing. It was the third straight flub involving the prototype of the Starship rocket,…

SpaceX captures the flag, beating Boeing in cosmic contest

AP 06/02/2020

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida — The first astronauts launched by SpaceX declared victory Monday in NASA’s cosmic capture-the-flag game. They quickly claimed the prize left behind at the International Space Station nearly a decade ago by the last…

SpaceX’s historic encore: Astronauts arrive at space station

MARCIA DUNN 06/01/2020

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — SpaceX delivered two astronauts to the International Space Station for NASA on Sunday, following up a historic liftoff with an equally smooth docking in yet another first for Elon Musk’s company. With…

NASA, SpaceX bringing astronaut launches back to home turf

05/22/2020

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — For the first time in nearly a decade, U.S. astronauts are about to blast into orbit aboard an American rocket from American soil. And for the first time in the history of human…

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