By Mable Buchanan This afternoon, astronauts Douglas Hurley and Robert Behnken will get another chance to realize a four-year dream: piloting the first privately owned and crewed spaceship.
The Falcon 9, developed by Elon Musk’s SpaceX, is a testament to private companies’ commitment to snapping up the next great leap for mankind. (The Falcon 9 is scheduled for blastoff at 3:22 p.m. today, weather permitting.)
Musk is no stranger to fast-tracking tomorrow’s technology…
The entrepreneur has experimented with everything from renewable energy to networks that connect humans’ minds with machines.
However, innovation often comes at a price.
His company Tesla (Nasdaq: TSLA) is volatile, dropping $20 this week …read more
