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
changing cycle energy moving
the Internet; changing the energy cycle from petroleum-based to solar-electric; and moving into space.
moving mean trying
I always had an existential crisis, trying to figure out ‘what does it all mean?’ I came to the conclusion that if we can advance the knowledge of the world, if we can expand the scope and scale of consciousness, then, we’re better able to ask the right questions and become more enlightened. That’s the only way to move forward.
moving hard-work technology
I think the high-tech industry is used to developing new things very quickly. It's the Silicon Valley way of doing business: You either move very quickly and you work hard to improve your product technology, or you get destroyed by some other company.
moving track lessons
The lessons of history would suggest that civilisations move in cycles. You can track that back quite far - the Babylonians, the Sumerians, followed by the Egyptians, the Romans, China. We're obviously in a very upward cycle right now, and hopefully that remains the case. But it may not.
below best engine looking looks might percent prefer
The way it's looking right now, our engine might be one percent below our specifications, but still be the best engine ever done. We prefer not to...but it looks like we may be one percent low.
rumours
The rumours of the demise of the U.S. manufacturing industry are greatly exaggerated.
earned five million revenue took
Our earned revenue will be $35 million after a little more than two years of operation. By comparison, the X-Prize was a one-off of $10 million, and it took Burt something like five years to do it.
approach chances
Our approach has been to take no chances whatsoever.
billion design jet mind planes took vertical
Boeing just took $20 billion and 10 years to improve the efficiency of their planes by 10 percent. That's pretty lame. I have a design in mind for a vertical liftoff supersonic jet that would be a really big improvement.
concerns consistent ensure green happens launch level matter percent understanding
Consistent with our policy, we must be 100 percent green for launch with no outstanding concerns whatsoever. It is not just a matter of repairing the damage, but also understanding at a fundamental level how to ensure it never happens again.
developing sort
We're developing two engines. These are state-of-the-art, world-class, world-beating engines. These are not just sort of ho-hum engines.
confidence left shortcuts stone
I think I can say with confidence that we've left no stone unturned. We've made no shortcuts in development. We've done everything we can.
address jump particular point problem simply
We are not simply going to address this particular point problem and then merrily jump back into a countdown sequence.
business familiar launch scrubs
Those familiar with the launch business will know that countdown scrubs are a way of life.