Elon Musk
Founder, CEO, Lead Designer of SpaceX
Some Of The Awards And Recognitions Of Elons' Life
- In 2006, Musk served as a member of the United States National Academy of Sciences Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board
- Inc Magazine Entrepreneur of the Year award for 2007 for his work on Tesla and SpaceX
- 2007 Index Design award for his design of the Tesla Roadster. Global Green 2006 product design award for his design of the Tesla Roadster, presented by Mikhail Gorbachev
- American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics George Low award for the most outstanding contribution in the field of space transportation in 2007/2008. Musk was recognized for his design of the Falcon 1, the first privately developed liquid-fuel rocket to reach orbit
- National Wildlife Federation 2008 National Conservation Achievement award for Tesla and SolarCity. Other recipients include journalist Thomas Friedman, U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT), and Florida Governor Charlie Crist
- National Space Society's Von Braun Trophy in 2008/2009, given for leadership of the most significant achievement in space. Prior recipients include Burt Rutan and Steve Squyres
- Listed as one of Time's 100 people who most affected the world in 2010
- The world governing body for aerospace records, Fédération Aéronautique Internationale, presented Musk in 2010 with the highest award in air and space, the FAI Gold Space Medal, for designing the first privately developed rocket to reach orbit. Prior recipients include Neil Armstrong, Burt Rutan of Scaled Composites and John Glenn
- Musk was awarded as member (fifth class) of the Most Admirable Order of the Direkgunabhorn in 4 March 2019 for involving in the rescue at Tham Luang cave, Chiang Rai Province, Thailand
"The Tesla team has done this for many smaller islands around the world, but there is no scalability limit, so it can be done for Puerto Rico too. Such a decision would be in the hands of the PR govt, PUC, any commercial stakeholders and, most importantly, the people of PR."
-- Elon Musk