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'''Elon Musk''' is an ] and space launch entrepreneur. The first company he co-founded was ] in ], which was later sold to ]'s ] division. He also co-founded ], which was acquired by ] in ]. '''Elon Musk''' (born: 1971) is an ] and space launch entrepreneur. He dropped out of Stanford and co-founded ] in ]. In ], ]'s ] division acquired Zip2 for $300 million. He then co-founded ], acquired by ] in ] for $1.5 billion in stock. Musk owned 11%.


In ] he founded his third company, ], of which he is currently the ] and ]. This company is developing space ]s, with an emphasis on low cost and high reliability. The first two launch vehicles planned are the ] and ] rockets. In ] he founded his third company, ], of which he is currently the ] and ]. This company is developing space ]s, with an emphasis on low cost and high reliability. The first two launch vehicles planned are the ] and ] rockets.

Musk owns a $1.2M McLaren F1 sports car, as well as a $250K L39 Soviet trainer airplane.


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Elon Musk (born: 1971) is an Internet and space launch entrepreneur. He dropped out of Stanford and co-founded Zip2 Corporation in 1995. In 1999, Compaq's AltaVista division acquired Zip2 for $300 million. He then co-founded PayPal, acquired by eBay in October 2002 for $1.5 billion in stock. Musk owned 11%.

In June 2002 he founded his third company, SpaceX, of which he is currently the CEO and Chief Technology Officer. This company is developing space launch vehicles, with an emphasis on low cost and high reliability. The first two launch vehicles planned are the Falcon I and Falcon V rockets.

Musk owns a $1.2M McLaren F1 sports car, as well as a $250K L39 Soviet trainer airplane.

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