Intersting facts about Elon Musk

1. Because of the lack of funding, Musk had to invest his own money into the development of SpaceX rockets. Currently, the company has a $1.6 billion contract with NASA, ferrying people to and from the International Space Station.

2. In 2010, Musk received the FAI Gold Space Medal from the Federation Aronautique Internationale for designing the first privately developed rocket to reach orbit.

3. Musk also made an appearance in The Simpsons episode, "The Musk Who Fell to Earth".

4. In 2018, Musk introduced the Hyperloop, a transportation system that is theoretically capable of transporting people from Los Angeles to San Francisco in 90 minutes.

5. Musk is sometimes referred to as a thrillionaire, a high-tech entrepreneur looking to turn science-fiction into reality.

6. Musk also owns a James Bond custom-car called Wet Nellie. The Wet Nellie is a custom-built Lotus Espirit submarine car in the movie, the Spy Who Loved Me.

7. Both of Musk's successes, SpaceX as well as Tesla, had come very close to failing. While the first three rockets failed to launch the fourth was a success and the Roadster went through several production problems.

8. Musk has named one of his sons, Xavier, which, he confessed was after Professor Xavier from the X Men.