Elon Musk
Elon Musk
Elon Reeve Muskis a South African-born Canadian-American business magnate, engineer and inventor...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth28 June 1971
CityPretoria, South Africa
CountryUnited States of America
affect change future interested technology
I'm interested in things that change the world or that affect the future and wondrous, new technology where you see it, and you're like, 'Wow, how did that even happen? How is that possible?'
faster possible speed
It is theoretically possible to warp spacetime itself, so you're not actually moving faster than the speed of light, but it's actually space that's moving.
I say something, and then it usually happens. Maybe not on schedule, but it usually happens.
bad current happen mean technology
If you look at our current technology level, something strange has to happen to civilisations, and I mean strange in a bad way. And it could be that there are a whole lot of dead, one-planet civilisations.
cannot cures current genes identify needs next precisely somebody turned
With DNA, you have to be able to tell which genes are turned on or off. Current DNA sequencing cannot do that. The next generation of DNA sequencing needs to be able to do this. If somebody invents this, then we can start to very precisely identify cures for diseases.
continues trying
I'm trying to construct a world that maximises the probability that SpaceX continues its mission without me.
basically since
I usually describe myself as an engineer; that's basically what I've been doing since I was a kid.
attract critical either failed finish further line mass money possible ran solution success technical unable
If you look at space companies, they've failed either because they've had a technical solution where success was not a possible outcome, they were unable to attract a critical mass of talent, or they just ran out of money. The finish line is usually a lot further away than you think.
almost died dream human mark people space travel
I think a lot of the American people feel more than a little disappointed that the high-water mark for human exploration was 1969. The dream of human space travel has almost died for a lot of people.
I've been to Disneyland, like, 10 times. I'm getting really tired of Disneyland.
good sounds word
I like the word 'autopilot' more than I like the word 'self-driving.' 'Self-driving' sounds like it's going to do something you don't want it to do. 'Autopilot' is a good thing to have in planes, and we should have it in cars.
consciousness continues future maintain sure
I think we have a duty to maintain the light of consciousness to make sure it continues into the future.
cool science
Rockets are cool. There's no getting around that.
days deal death early great high history
In the early days of aviation, there was a great deal of experimentation and a high death rate.