Elon Musk born June 28, 1971
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Important years of life
2005 7
2012 5
2017 1
2018 2
2020 4
2024 8
2032 7
2039 5
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On May 25, 2012, the SpaceX Dragon vehicle berthed with the ISS, making history as the first commercial company to launch and berth a vehicle to the International Space Station…
Tesla began delivery of its four-door Model S sedan on June 22, 2012
It unveiled its third product, the Model X, aimed at the SUV/minivan market, on February 9, 2012
In 2012, Musk announced that SolarCity and Tesla are collaborating to use electric vehicle batteries to smooth the impact of rooftop solar on the power grid, with the program going live in 2013
All told, Musk and SpaceX gave out roughly US$250,000 in the 2012 election cycle
In January 2012, Musk announced that he had ended his four-year relationship with Riley
Invented patents
Title | Application number | Grant number | Application date | Grant date | Original assignee |
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Funnel shaped charge inlet | 13/549185 | 8579635 | 2012-07-13 | 2013-11-12 | Tesla Motors, Inc. |
Vehicle charge inlet | 29/427056 | D724031 | 2012-07-13 | 2015-03-10 | Tesla Motors, Inc. |
Vehicle | 29/412833 | D683268 | 2012-02-08 | 2013-05-28 | Tesla Motors, Inc. |
Vehicle door | 29/412841 | D678154 | 2012-02-08 | 2013-03-19 | Tesla Motors, Inc. |
As of March 2017, he has an estimated net worth of $13.9 billion, making him the 80th wealthiest person in the world
In June 2015, Musk announced a design competition for students and others to build Hyperloop pods to operate on a SpaceX-sponsored mile-long track in a 2015–2017 Hyperloop pod competition. The track was used in January 2017, and Musk also started building a tunnel
In February 2017, the company has begun digging a 30 foot wide, 50 foot long, and 15 foot deep “test trench” on the premises of Space X’s offices in Los Angeles, since the construction requires no permits
2018