Elon Musk, born in 1971 in Pretoria, South Africa, is a tech entrepreneur and CEO of Tesla, SpaceX, and X (formerly Twitter). After moving to the U.S. to study, he co-founded Zip2 (a software company) and PayPal (an online payment system), which he sold for millions. In 2002, he founded SpaceX to make space travel affordable and colonize Mars; the company has developed reusable rockets and launched NASA missions. In 2004, Musk joined Tesla, leading its development of electric vehicles (EVs) like the Model S, popularizing EVs globally. He also founded SolarCity (renewable energy) and Neuralink (brain-computer interfaces). Known for his ambitious goals and controversial statements, Musk aims to address climate change and advance human innovation.
Elon Musk, born in 1971 in Pretoria, South Africa, is a tech entrepreneur and CEO of Tesla, SpaceX, and X (formerly Twitter). After moving to the U.S. to study, he co-founded Zip2 (a software company) and PayPal (an online payment system), which he sold for millions. In 2002, he founded SpaceX to make space travel affordable and colonize Mars; the company has developed reusable rockets and launched NASA missions. In 2004, Musk joined Tesla, leading its development of electric vehicles (EVs) like the Model S, popularizing EVs globally. He also founded SolarCity (renewable energy) and Neuralink (brain-computer interfaces). Known for his ambitious goals and controversial statements, Musk aims to address climate change and advance human innovation.