<p>A scripted series about SpaceX, the space exploration company founded by Elon Musk, is in development at HBO.</p>.<p>According to Variety, "SpaceX" will have Hollywood star Channing Tatum as one of the executive producers who will back the show through his banner Free Association.</p>.<p>Musk is not attached to the show at this time.</p>.<p>The six-episode series will be based on Ashlee Vance's book "Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future". </p>.<p>It will document how Musk, in pursuit of his lifelong dream to make humankind a multi-planetary species, handpicks a team of engineers to work on a remote Pacific Island where they build, and launch, the first SpaceX rocket into orbit. It spurred a new era of privately funded space exploration, culminating in the first manned Space X launch of the Falcon 9 on May 30, 2020.</p>.<p>Doug Jung will serve as writer and executive producer on the series. </p>.<p>Reid Carolin and Peter Kiernan of Free Association, and Vance and Len Amato will also executive produce. </p>
<p>A scripted series about SpaceX, the space exploration company founded by Elon Musk, is in development at HBO.</p>.<p>According to Variety, "SpaceX" will have Hollywood star Channing Tatum as one of the executive producers who will back the show through his banner Free Association.</p>.<p>Musk is not attached to the show at this time.</p>.<p>The six-episode series will be based on Ashlee Vance's book "Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future". </p>.<p>It will document how Musk, in pursuit of his lifelong dream to make humankind a multi-planetary species, handpicks a team of engineers to work on a remote Pacific Island where they build, and launch, the first SpaceX rocket into orbit. It spurred a new era of privately funded space exploration, culminating in the first manned Space X launch of the Falcon 9 on May 30, 2020.</p>.<p>Doug Jung will serve as writer and executive producer on the series. </p>.<p>Reid Carolin and Peter Kiernan of Free Association, and Vance and Len Amato will also executive produce. </p>