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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, [397] and $397 billion according to Forbes, [398] primarily from his ownership stakes in Tesla, Inc. and SpaceX.
Musk receiving the Order of Defence Merit from the Brazilian Armed Forces in 2022 [6]. Awards for his contributions to the development of the Falcon rockets include the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics George Low Transportation Award in 2008, [7] the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale Gold Space Medal in 2010, [8] and the Royal Aeronautical Society Gold Medal in 2012. [9]
However, he failed to bring the United States into the League and the US did not join the 1935 League sanctions against Italy. [4] Trends in whether the United States has unilaterally or multilaterally imposed sanctions have changed over time. [5] During the Cold War, the United States led unilateral sanctions against Cuba, China, and North ...
By 2013, SolarCity was the second largest provider of solar power systems in the United States. [119] In 2014, Musk promoted the idea of SolarCity building an advanced production facility in Buffalo, New York, triple the size of the largest solar plant in the United States. [120] Construction of the factory started in 2014 and was completed in ...
Musk repeating the gesture before saying, "My heart goes out to you." [1] On January 20, 2025, while speaking at a rally celebrating U.S. president Donald Trump's second inauguration, businessman and political figure Elon Musk twice made a gesture interpreted by some as a Nazi or Roman salute.
In September 2023, prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with Musk at a Tesla factory in Fremont, California. [111] In November, Musk and Netanyahu toured Kfar Aza, a kibbutz that was attacked by Hamas during the October 7 attacks. [112] Netanyahu invited Musk to attend his address to the United States Congress in July 2024. [113]
Azza Air Transport, former Cargo airline, in the SDN List. The Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List, also known as the SDN List, is a United States government sanctions/embargo measure targeting U.S.-designated terrorists, officials and beneficiaries of certain authoritarian regimes, and international criminals (e.g. drug traffickers).
In May 2022, Business Insider cited an anonymous friend of an unnamed SpaceX contract flight attendant, alleging that Musk engaged in sexual misconduct in 2016. The source stated that in November 2018, Musk, SpaceX, and the former flight attendant entered into a severance agreement granting the attendant a $250,000 payment in exchange for a promise not to sue over the claims. [35]