5 things to know today, including Elon Musk’s Twitter deal and 2 SpaceX missions

Good morning, Houston! And congrats to the Houston Astros for their 1,000th win at Minute Maid Park last night!

Here are five more things to know this morning.

• Tesla CEO Elon Musk, the richest man in Texas and America, has indicated he will proceed with buying Twitter (NYSE: TWTR) for his original offer of $54.20 per share, or $44 billion. As first reported by Bloomberg, he sent a letter to the social media giant that he plans to move forward with the deal as long as Twitter drops the lawsuit…