Elon Musk: Béda antara owahan

Ing taun 1995, Musk lan adhine, Kimbal, miwiti Zip2, perusahaan program web, nganggo dhuwite bapake $2000. Perusahaan kuwi ngrembaka lan masarake pandhuan kutha ing internet kanggo industri panerbitan koran.<ref name= Friedman>{{citation|url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/org/news/2003/030422-space01.htm|title=Entrepreneur Tries His Midas Touch in Space|date=April 22, 2003|first=Josh|last=Friedman|work= Los Angeles Times}}</ref> Musk oleh kontrak saka The New York Times lan The Chicago Tribune sarta mujuki para dhirekture supaya ora sida nggabung perusahaane karo CitySearch.<ref name="Startup Playbook">{{cite book|title=The Startup Playbook: Secrets of the Fastest Growing Start-Ups from the founding Entrepreneurs|publisher=Chronicle Books|author1=Kidder, David |author2=Hoffman, Reid |year=2013|location=San Francisco, CA|pages=2224–228|isbn=978-1452105048}}</ref> Nalika ing Zip2, Musk pengin dadi CEO, nanging para panggedhe perusahaan ora ana sing ngidini.<ref name="auto"/> [[Compaq]] acquired Zip2 for {{US$|307{{nbsp}}million}} in cash and {{US$|34{{nbsp}}million}} in [[stock options]] in February 1999.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.cnet.com/Compaq+buys+Zip2/2100-1023_3-221675.html|title=Compaq buys Zip2| first=Sandeep| last=Junnarkar| publisher=CNET| date=February 16, 1999}}</ref> Compaq nuku Zip2 US$307 yuta kontan lan US$34yuta ing wujud saham nalika sulan Februari 1999. Musk oleh US$22 yuta saka bageyane sing 7% ing payune Zip2.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.shareholder.com/Common/Edgar/1065088/891618-03-1538/03-00.pdf|publisher=eBay|title=SEC 10-K|format=PDF|date=December 31, 2002}}</ref> Before its sale, Musk, who was the company's largest [[shareholder]], owned 11.7% of PayPal's shares.

Musk ngadegake Space Exploration Technologies, utawa SpaceX, ing wulan Mei 2012. Dheweke duwe pangemu nggawe usaha iki sabanjure ping pindho lunga menyang Rusia kanggo tuku roket nanging ora sida tuku amarga miturut Musk regane kelarangen. Dheweke pengin tuku roket kanggo mujudake gegayuhane jajah Mars. Ing dalan bali saka Moskow, Musk mikir yen dheweke bisa nggawe usaha mbangun roket dhewe sing luwih murah.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2015-elon-musk-spacex/ |title=Elon Musk's space dream almost killed Tesla|date=May 14, 2015|accessdate=June 7, 2015|website=Bloomberg L.P.|last=Vance|first=Ashlee}}</ref> According to early Tesla and SpaceX investor [[Steve Jurvetson]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/steve-jurvetson-spacex-elon-musk-2012-9|title=How Steve Jurvetson Saved Elon Musk|date=September 14, 2012|work=Business Insider}}</ref> Miturut investor wiwitane Tesla lan SpaceX, Steve Jurvetson, Musk ngitung yen piranti kanggo mbangun roket satemene mung ngentekake branawragad 3% saka rega wutuhe roket.<ref>{{cite av media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3aXNWGwis4w |title=SpaceX and Daring to Think Big – Steve Jurvetson|date=January 28, 2015|publisher=YouTube}}</ref>

Musk ngadegake usaha iki sarana dhuwite US$100yuta saka usaha-usaha sadurunge.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/05/business/yourmoney/05rocket.html |title=A Bold Plan to Go Where Men Have Gone Before|date=February 5, 2006|first=Leslie|last=Wayne|work=The New York Times|accessdate=February 16, 2015}}</ref> Dheweke dadi CEOne. Jejibahan utamane SpaceX yaiku ngembangake teknologi roket. Roket sing wiwitan bisa diluncurake yaiku Falcon 1 lan Falcon 9, sarta tetunggangan luar angkasa kapisane aran Dragon. <ref>{{Citation|url=http://www.spacex.com|title=SpaceX}}</ref> In seven years, SpaceX designed the family of Falcon launch vehicles and the Dragon multipurpose spacecraft. In September 2008, SpaceX's Falcon 1 rocket became the first privately funded liquid-fueled vehicle to put a satellite into Earth orbit.<ref name="auto"/> Ing taun 2008, Falcon 1 dadi tetunggangan sing nganggo dana swasta kapisan sing bisa masang satelit ing orbit bhumi.<ref name="auto" /> Nalika tanggal 25 Mei 2012, Dragone SpaceX parkir ing International Space Station (ISS). Kadadeyan iki ndadekake SpaceX usaha komersil kapisan sing mbudhalake lan markir tetunggangan menyang ISS.<ref>{{cite news|last=Harwood|first=William|title=SpaceX Dragon returns to Earth, ends historic trip|url= http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-205_162-57444590/spacex-dragon-returns-to-earth-ends-historic-trip/?tag=cbsnewsSectionContent.10 |publisher=CBS News|accessdate=August 3, 2013|date=May 31, 2012}}</ref>