Elon Musk

Elon Musk is a businessman and entrepreneur. He was born in Pretoria, South Africa, in 1971. He leads several companies including Tesla and SpaceX. He dreams of making humans a multi-planet species by sending people to Mars.

Early Life

Musk taught himself computer programming as a child. He sold his first video game when he was just 12 years old. He moved to Canada at 17 and later went to college in the United States. He started several internet companies before turning to rockets and electric cars.

SpaceX and Tesla

Musk founded SpaceX in 2002 with the goal of making space travel cheaper. SpaceX built rockets that can land and be reused. He also leads Tesla, which makes electric cars. He believes technology can help solve the world's biggest problems.

Fun Facts

• Elon Musk sold a video game he created when he was 12 years old for about 500 dollars.
• SpaceX was the first private company to send astronauts to the International Space Station.
• He once launched his own Tesla car into space on a SpaceX rocket.

Did You Know?

Elon Musk has said his goal is to help humans live on Mars. He wants SpaceX to build a city there one day.