Elon Musk (born 1971): Founded SpaceX in 2002. The company built, then flew the Falcon 1 and 2 rockets, as well as the Dragon Spacecraft. SpaceX is the first privately-funded firm to launch
Elon Reeve Musk (born June 28, 1971, in Pretoria, South Africa) is a billionaire entrepreneur known for founding and leading companies such as SpaceX, Tesla, Neuralink, The Boring Company, and xAI, and for acquiring Twitter (rebranded as “X”) in 2022. He also briefly served as a Senior Advisor to U.S. President Trump
Musk was the largest donor in the 2024 U.S. election, supported Trump, and served as an advisor to Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) from January to May 2025. He later feuded with Trump and announced plans to launch a new “America Party.”
He’s doubling down on AI—with xAI planning a child‑safe “Baby Grok” chatbot—and integrating AI across his ventures, including using Grok in Tesla vehicles. He’s also exploring Tesla shareholder funding for xAI.