Yuji Nakamura and Lisa Du, Bloomberg
He’ll be in his late 40s if the mission goes ahead on schedule, but Yusaku Maezawa deserves props for his bravery for what would be a dangerous and historic trip.
7 months ago
Angus Whitley and Kazunori Takada, Bloomberg
Getting its first passenger signed up is good news for SpaceX but given the inherent difficulties of such a project, we shouldn't expect an imminent departure.
7 months ago
Associated Press
Chicago is already ahead of New York in connecting its far-away airport to downtown. Cutting that 40-minute train trip down to 12 minutes could produce more demand than these electric vehicles can handle.
10 months ago
Sarah McBride And Giles Turner, Bloomberg
One dose Branson, another dose Musk, and another a hyped transportation concept with dreams of federal funding. Really, this seems like par for the course.
1 year ago
Justin Bachman, Bloomberg
It's fun to think about what the future might look like. And we could some day fly hypersonic. But just remember: There's been little innovation in the airline industry since the 1960s. Things move slowly in the commericial aviation world.
2 years ago
Dana Hull and Perry Williams, Bloomberg
This looks like it may indeed be the future of travel — for some. Jet lag? Nah.
2 years ago
Caroline Winter, Bloomberg
No pain, no gain. SpaceX's first paying passengers with a moon fly-by on their itinerary will have to put up with some minor physical side effects and also considerable stress in being pioneers in space tourism. If these sorts of jaunts ever go mainstream, travel agents will have to advise their clients about the best ways to cope with the rigors of these joy rides.
2 years ago
Jon Gambrell , Associated Press
A 12-minute commute from Dubai to Abu Dhabi? That's not a bad little jaunt if the hype in Hyperloop turns out to be merely a coincidence. The test is in line with Dubai's penchant to be a first-mover and to do things big.
2 years ago
Ilya Khrennikov and Stepan Kravchenko, Bloomberg
Elon Musk's global ambitions are finding a ready audience in Russia and potentially much of the rest of Europe.
3 years ago
Robert Jablon, Associated Press
SpaceX wants to jump-start the Hyperloop project by getting outside universities and engineering teams to vie for the design honors for the transit system's pods.
4 years ago
Kabir Chibber, Quartz
Space travel indeed has a long way to go.
5 years ago
David R. Baker, San Francisco Chronicle
Elon Musk is disrupting several industries at the same time. Why limit your horizons when you have it all going on.
5 years ago