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Elon Musk is a South-African born Canadian-American engineer, inventor, and entrepreneur, born in 1971. He was a co-founder of PayPal, which was sold to Ebay for $1.5 billion. He then founded Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) and Tesla Motors. He is chief executive and chief designer at SpaceX and CEO and head of product design at Tesla and chairman of Solar City. Musk purchased Twitter in September 2022.

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19 Nov, 2024

Trump, Cruz attend Starship launch with Musk

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President-elect Trump, along with Cruz, attend the test launch of Starship 6. Trump is the first US president to attend a Starship launch. Before arriving, Trump posted:

I’m heading to the Great State of Texas to watch the launch of the largest object ever to be elevated, not only to Space, but simply by lifting off the ground. Good luck to @ElonMusk and the Great Patriots involved in this incredible project!

17 Nov, 2024

Trump, Musk, cabinet nominees attend UFC 309

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Trump, Musk, along with several cabinet nominees, attend UFC 309 at Maddison Square Garden, New York. Trump waves to fans, who chant “USA” as he walks to the octagon, before dancing as the UFC plays footage celebrating his election victory over Kamala Harris.

After Jones wins his bout against Stipe Miocic, he greets Trump, and hands the president-elect his championship belt.

I want to say a big thank you to President Donald Trump for being here tonight.

6 May, 2023

Musk meets Red Bull team with son at Miami GP

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Musk takes his three-year-old son, X Æ A-12, to the Miami Grand Prix, touring the Red Bull garage and talking to team boss Christian Horner and drivers Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez. Horner said Larry Ellison invited Musk to the race (Oracle sponsors the Red Bull team):

We were talking about batteries, regeneration and so on. Great to have them here this weekend. I proposed a pure EV vs gas/hybrid F1 race.

Musk also spoke with F1 chief executive Stefano Domenicali at the event.