Bob Behnken: Last News

Elon Musk’s successful takeover bid for Twitter has raised concerns about his plans for the social media platform, because of his political views. Historically those views have teetered left and right, but tend to gravitate towards libertarian. His anti-union stance as CEO of electric vehicle maker Tesla has displeased liberals, even if they constitute his best automotive customers.

The rise of SpaceX and Elon Musk’s bid to resurrect America’s space travel ambitions are the focus of a new Netflix documentary. Return to Space is being billed as an intimate portrait of the first crewed mission launched from US soil since the retirement of the Space Shuttle in 2011.

The latest documentary from Netflix charts the rise of SpaceX and Elon Musk’s two-decade effort to resurrect America’s space travel ambitions. Return to Space offers an intimate portrait of the engineers and astronauts for the first crewed mission launched from U.S. soil since the retirement of the Space Shuttle in 2011.

Oscar-winning directors Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin are shooting for the stars with their latest documentary, “Return To Space”.

Channing Tatum is set to produce a limited series on tech boffin Elon Musk’s private rocket company SpaceX.The actor has teamed up with bosses at HBO for the six-episode project, which focuses on Musk ahead of his rocket launch in May (2020), as he selected his team of engineers to work on a remote Pacific Island to build the first-manned SpaceX rocket, the Falcon 9.The show, written by Star Trek Beyond’s Doug Jung, is inspired by Ashlee Vance’s book Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future.NASA: ‘Tom Cruise will inspire new generation of scientists with first movie in space’The SpaceX mission featured a two-man astronaut team, comprised of Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken, who returned to earth safely on August 2, 2020.

By Anita Bennett

Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley are all suited up while saying goodbye to their families ahead of the NASA & SpaceX rocket launch on Saturday (May 30) at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla.

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By Brian Steinberg

SpaceX intended to make history on Wednesday with its first astronaut launch for NASA.

SpaceX will make history today with its first astronaut launch. Elon Musk's aerospace company is partnering with NASA to send its first crew into orbit in a test flight to the International Space Station called Demo-2. This will mark America's first return to the station in nine years from our own soil.

For space aficionados, May 27, 2020, will be an epic day. It will mark the first time the United States has launched its own astronauts into space since the end of the Space Shuttle Program in 2011.

By Patrick Hipes