https://www.theguardian.com/science/2020/may/24/elon-musks-spacex-to-launch-first-astronauts-from-us-soil-since-2011 > Falcon 9 rocket to make history as billionaire seeks to commercialise space travel > Elon Musk’s SpaceX company hopes to make history on Wednesday by launching the first astronauts into space from US soil in nine years, as the billionaire takes the next step in his dream to commercialise space travel.