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Elon Musk is the wealthiest person in the world, with an estimated net worth of US$402 billion as of February 8, 2025, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, [415] and $397 billion according to Forbes, [416] primarily from his ownership stakes in Tesla, Inc. and SpaceX.
The first private company to send a probe beyond Earth orbit (Deep Space Climate Observatory, 11 February 2015) [citation needed] The first landing of a first stage orbital capable rocket (Falcon 9, Flight 20) (22 December 2015 1:39 UTC) [66] The first water landing of a first stage orbital capable rocket (Falcon 9) (8 April 2016 20:53 UTC)
In May 2019, SpaceX launched the first large batch of 60 Starlink satellites, beginning to deploy what would become the world's largest commercial satellite constellation the following year. [123] In 2022, most SpaceX launches focused on Starlink, a consumer internet business that sends batches of internet-beaming satellites and now has over ...
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Receiving $22 million in the process, Musk used $12 million of the proceedings to co-found the e-payment company X.com that same year. In 2000, X.com merged with the online bank Confinity . In 2002, Musk received $176 million after PayPal acquired eBay as the companies largest shareholder, and would much later purchase the X.com domain from ...
The year of Musk’s birth, 1971, was a turning point for humanity. It was the first year humans lived beyond the planet’s biocapacity, scientists at the Global Footprint Network calculated ...
Tesla said it expected the vehicle business to return to growth this year, after a small drop in 2024. Musk had said late last year he expected vehicle sales to grow 20% to 30% in 2025, a forecast ...
Elon Musk's SpaceX was established in 2002, last among the three main rivals. Speaking at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and without reference to private spaceflight, Elon Musk expressed excitement for a new space race in 2018. [12] Government programs have also fueled the billionaire space race.