Elon Musk becomes first person to reach a net worth of more than $500bn
Oracle founder Larry Ellison ranks second on the Forbes rich list At the beginning of 2025, it’s fair to say Tesla experienced quite a bumpy start, however, the multinational American company climbed as investor optimism grew following Musk stepping down from his role in the Trump administration. Now, Elon Musk has become the first person […]
6 months ago
Stranded astronauts ‘greeted by alien’ as rescue arrives at International Space Station
Close encounters of the friendly kind. NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore were stuck in space for nine months and were greeted with a surprising rescuer when a SpaceX capsule arrived at the International Space Station. The pair were supposed to only spend eight days at the Space Station, but due to safety concerns […]
1 year ago
Irish woman selected for first civilian mission around the Moon
She will be the first Irish person in space. Irish woman Rhiannon Adam has been selected to travel on the first civilian mission around the Moon. Titled the DearMoon project, the flight is scheduled to take place next year on Starship, a rocket developed by Elon Musk’s SpaceX. In 2018, Japanese billionaire entrepreneur Yusaku Maezawa […]
3 years ago
Elon Musk accused of sexual misconduct involving flight attendant on private jet
The headline-grabbing billionaire has denied the accusations. Elon Musk has been accused of sexual misconduct, per a report by Business Insider. According to the report, Musk allegedly paid a flight attendant $250,000 to settle a sexual misconduct claim that was brought against him in 2018. The incident is said to have taken place in 2016. […]
4 years ago
Musk sells billions of dollars of Tesla stock after Twitter poll
Musk took to Twitter to decide the fate of his Tesla stock – or did he? Tesla CEO Elon Musk, who also happens to be the richest man in the world, has sold nearly $5bn in Tesla stock but still holds more than 116 million shares. On Tuesday and Wednesday (November 9, 10), Musk’s trust […]
4 years ago
SpaceX to launch first all-civilian crew into orbit
SpaceX is going where no tourist has been before. The first all-civilian crew is set to launch into space on Wednesday aboard a SpaceX rocketship. Jared Isaacman, the CEO and founder of e-commerce platform Shift4 Payments, and three other space newbies are set to blast off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, Reuters reports. SpaceX completed a […]
4 years ago