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Today’s theme: Elon Musk


ElonMusk (born June 28, 1971) is a South African-born American entrepreneur and businessman who founded X.com in 1999 (which later became PayPal), SpaceX in 2002 and Tesla Motors in 2003. Musk became a multimillionaire in his late 20s when he sold his start-up company, Zip2, to a division of Compaq Computers. Over the years Musk has accumulated wealth with several different projects. It's no secret Elon Musk is successful. We look into what are the secrets, however, are the things he's done to get to where he's at.

The Conversationalist

with

Mark Zastrow
- Science writer

Can you first elaborate on Elon Musk’s plan to send thousands of satellites into space to provide high-speed internet on earth?Do you think this plan is scientifically feasible?

It seems like Elon Musk isn’t the only one who’s venturing out into space - Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg plans to use solar-powered drones to provide internet access to billions of people in the dark, while Google owner company Alphabet aims to supply internet access from high-altitude balloons placed about 18 km up in the stratosphere. How does Elon’s plan stand out from all of these?



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