Elon Musk is an industrialist and technologist who is chief executive officer and largest shareholder of Tesla and SpaceX. Born in Pretoria, South Africa, in 1971, he emigrated to Canada in 1989 and later became an American citizen. For transport he matters through SpaceX, which he founded in 2002 and leads as chief executive and chief engineer, and through Tesla, which he joined as an investor in 2004 and has led as chief executive since 2008. SpaceX pursued reusable rockets and in 2015 landed the first stage of a Falcon 9 on a land platform, a change in how orbital launch is run as a commercial service. He also founded The Boring Company, a tunneling firm, in 2017. His political activities are controversial and are covered by other atlases.
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Defining ContributionChief executive and largest shareholder of Tesla and SpaceX 1 Connections
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Musk emigrated in 1989 to Canada; he has Canadian citizenship since his mother was born there.
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Born into the wealthy Musk family in Pretoria, South Africa
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Musk also became an American citizen in 2002.
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born June 28, 1971
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who is the chief executive officer (CEO) and largest shareholder of Tesla and SpaceX
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the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale Gold Space Medal in 2010
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the Royal Aeronautical Society Gold Medal in 2012
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he received an honorary doctorate in engineering and technology from Yale University
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Born into the wealthy Musk family in Pretoria, South Africa
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Musk emigrated in 1989 to Canada; he has Canadian citizenship since his mother was born there.
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Musk also became an American citizen in 2002.
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