Nasa’s effort to resume flying American astronauts on American spacecraft — something that hasn’t happened since the Space Shuttle programme ended in 2011 — faces a major test this weekend.

What do the French and American governments, Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, Tesla’s Elon Musk and Virgin’s Richard Branson have in common?

Billionaire investor Elon Musk has always done things his own way, from designing space rockets to manufacturing electric cars.

ON July 1, Elon Musk went home to sleep. The chief executive of the electric carmaker, Tesla, had been camping out at his electric car factory in Fremont, California, for much of the week.

When emulating the 50-plus fashion mavens it’s not just their style you should adopt, but their attitude too, says Carolyn Moore

Elon Musk has built the Tesla Gigafactory in the midst of the Nevada desert. But even the deep pockets of the greenminded billionaire could be challenged by the investment needed to create mass-market cars that are electric and driverless, writes Jon Gertner.

Saving and restoring tropical forests offers one of the cheapest large-scale forms of emissions abatement or capture, writes Lorenzo Bernasconi.

A fourth business leader has resigned from US President Donald Trump's White House jobs council.

Elon Musk’s Tesla has won a tender to supply what the billionaire says is the world’s largest lithium-ion battery to back up the state of South Australia’s blackout-plagued power grid.

A new business aims to integrate computer technology into our brains. But is this mix of humanity with technology desirable or ethical, ask Agata Sagan and Peter Singer.

Electric-car maker Tesla has reported first-quarter revenue that more than doubled, and while saying the upcoming Model 3 is on schedule for July, it downplayed the mass-market vehicle to give a sales pitch for its more expensive Model S.

Tesla Motors has previewed its Model 3 sedan, saying more than 130,000 people had ordered the car even though it is more than a year away from production.

An unmanned SpaceX rocket carrying supplies and the first-of-its-kind docking port to the International Space Station broke apart yesterday shortly after liftoff.

Tesla Motors’ plan to generate revenue by repackaging electric car batteries as home and business power storage systems faces stiff competition for both customers and the government subsidies that are critical to the market’s growth.

Electric car company Tesla has announced plans to expand into battery technology to power homes and businesses.

It’s billed as the most prestigious car show in the world, the event car makers choose for their world debuts, premium product launches, and high-profile concepts.

A daring second attempt to land a reusable rocket on a floating barge by a private space company has failed.

A revolutionary attempt by the SpaceX company to land a leftover rocket booster on an ocean barge has failed.

USA: A US police chief reported accidentally shooting his wife early on New Year’s Day.

BRITAIN: A mother had to be rescued by fire crews after being locked in a cupboard by her one-year-old toddler.

With a host of big-name speakers already announced, organisers of the Web Summit hinted a few last minute surprises are on the cards.

Electric car maker Tesla Motors is handing over the keys to its technology in an unusual effort to encourage other manufacturers to expand beyond petrol-burning vehicles.

A US company that has flown unmanned capsules to the Space Station unveiled a spacecraft designed to ferry up to seven astronauts to low-Earth orbit.

Elon Musk’s Space Exploration Technologies plans to sue the US Air Force, saying it should be allowed to compete in a satellite-launch market monopolised by the two biggest defence contractors.

A bad-ass billionaire with a cool, gadget-laden car in need of a new sidekick — it looked like Enda Kenny’s lucky day.

Tesla Motors Inc’s market value exceeded $20bn (€15bn) as investors remain optimistic Elon Musk can keep widening the appeal of electric-powered cars.

Imagine stepping into a car-sized capsule in downtown Los Angeles and, 30 minutes later, emerging in San Francisco.

Entrepreneur Elon Musk has taken to twitter to confirm details about the unveiling of his new public transport system desgin.

A supposedly revolutionary new public transport system invented by an internet billionaire is due to be revealed today.

The details of his personal life often hit the gossip pages, but PayPal and SpaceX founder Elon Musk’s plans for superfast travel using electromagnetic waves is being taken seriously, writes John Breslin

The privately bankrolled Dragon capsule arrived at the International Space Station today, making history as the first commercial delivery ship in orbit.

A PRIVATE company launched a spacecraft into orbit and then, in a historic first, guided it back to Earth yesterday in a bold test for NASA that could lead to the first commercial space station supply run next year and eventual astronaut rides.

Shaun Harley is preparing for the biggest opportunity of his brief training career as Muskatsturm lines up for the Hacketts Bookmakers Irish Cesarewitch at the Curragh on Sunday.