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.

Two NASA astronauts returned to Earth on Sunday in a dramatic, retro-style splashdown, their capsule parachuting into the Gulf of Mexico to close out an unprecedented test flight by Elon Musk's SpaceX company. It was the first splashdown by U.S.

Bruce Haring pmc-editorial-managerThey’re baaa-ackk. NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken returned safely to Earth after a two-month stay on the space station.The SpaceX Dragon Capsule splashed down just south of Pensacola on Florida’s Gulf coast at 2:48 PM ET, marking a successful end to the first successful journey into space by a private company.NASA is looking forward to the privitization of earth orbit space travel as a way to save money for future trips to the moon and Mars.“On behalf of the SpaceX and Nasa teams, welcome back to Planet Earth.

Erik Pedersen Managing EditorEXCLUSIVE: What goes up must come down. Discovery and Science Channel will follow Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley as they become the first astronauts to land at sea since the Ford administration.

© 2020 SOPA Images CAPE CANAVERAL, UNITED STATES - 2020/05/30: SpaceX founder Elon Musk gestures to the audience after being recognized by U.S. President Donald Trump at NASA's Vehicle Assembly Building following the successful launch of a Falcon 9 rocket with the Crew Dragon spacecraft from pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center.

From their position on the International Space Station, astronauts are treated to a unique view of our planet that most people will never have the chance to see.

From their position on the International Space Station, astronauts are treated to a unique view of our planet that most people will never have the chance to see.

NASA's "Launch America" drew much of the nation in.

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 test pilots Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken poised to take over manual control if necessary, the SpaceX Dragon capsule pulled up to the station and docked automatically, no assistance needed.

The SpaceX rocket has completed an important step in its historic journey and successfully docked with the International Space Station.

The Dragon Crew capsule has docked with the International Space Station in orbit high above Mongolia.

This is the incredible moment when the SpaceX Falcon 9 booster rocket touched down on its landing pad minutes after sending two astronauts into space.

NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley are officially in space and lots of celebs are tweeting about the rocket launch.

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.

NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine has said that at this stage there is “only a 50/50 chance” of the SpaceX Falcon being able to launch this afternoon.

By Ellise Shafer