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Elon Musk
Chairman & CEO, Tesla Motors; CEO, SpaceX; and Chairman, SolarCityElon Musk is the chairman, CEO, and product architect of Tesla Motors, where he has overseen product development and design from the beginning, including the all-electric Tesla Roadster and Model S sedan. Electric vehicles have been one of his central interests for almost two decades, stemming from his time as a physics student working on energy storage technologies.
Elon's other primary activity is serving as CEO and CTO of Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX), which develops rockets and spacecraft for missions to Earth orbit and beyond. In 2006, SpaceX won the NASA contract to design, build, and demonstrate operation of a commercial replacement for the Space Shuttle, which retires in 2010. The SpaceX Falcon 1 was the first privately developed liquid fuel rocket to reach orbit.
In addition, Elon is the chairman and principal shareholder of SolarCity, the leading provider of solar power systems in California (as measured by number of installations performed in 2008).
Prior to SpaceX, Elon co-founded PayPal, the world's leading Internet payment system, and served as the company's chairman and CEO. Before PayPal, Elon co-founded Zip2, a provider of Internet software to the media industry.
In 2007, Elon was recognized for his work as the recipient of R&D magazine's "Innovator of the Year" award, as well as by Inc. magazine as "Entrepreneur of the Year." He received the 2007/2008 American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics award for the greatest contribution to the field of space transportation.
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Posted on Thu Apr 18, 2024, 11:33 am
Having remade Twitter, Musk takes his speech fight global - The Washington Post -
Posted on Thu Apr 18, 2024, 9:10 am
Elon Musk apologizes for 'incorrectly low' Tesla severance: report - Business... -
Posted on Thu Apr 18, 2024, 8:49 am
Elon Musk says he's planning to charge 'a small fee' for new users to interac... -
Posted on Thu Apr 18, 2024, 5:57 am
Musk Apologizes for 'Incorrectly Low' Tesla Severance Packages - Bloomberg -
Posted on Thu Apr 18, 2024, 4:31 am
Elon Musk says in email that Tesla sent 'incorrectly low' severance packages ... -
Posted on Thu Apr 18, 2024, 3:19 am
Elon Musk's tweet backing India for permanent seat at UNSC gets US attention ... -
Posted on Wed Apr 17, 2024, 10:28 pm
Tesla investors are mad Elon Musk is being so vague about its $25000 car - Qu... -
Posted on Wed Apr 17, 2024, 9:48 pm
US Reacts To Elon Musk's Remarks Backing Permanent UNSC Seat For India - NDTV -
Posted on Wed Apr 17, 2024, 8:08 pm
Tesla asks shareholders to reinstate Elon Musk's $56 billion pay package - Th... -
Posted on Tue Apr 16, 2024, 4:32 pm
Elon Musk is putting Tesla all-in on Robotaxi - Electrek -
Posted on Tue Apr 16, 2024, 11:00 am
Elon Musk Has Forgotten What Tesla Is - New York Magazine -
Posted on Mon Apr 15, 2024, 11:37 am
Read the memo Elon Musk sent Tesla employees announcing mass layoffs - Busine...
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