Elon Musk
Biography & timeline
Elon Musk is the CEO of Tesla and founder and CEO of SpaceX. This page sticks to dated, sourced facts and never invents quotations.
Tesla & SpaceX timeline
1971
Born June 28 in Pretoria, South Africa.
Source: britannica.com · verified Oct 16, 20262002
Founds SpaceX (Space Exploration Technologies Corp.).
Source: spacex.com · verified Oct 16, 20262004
Leads Tesla's Series A funding round and becomes chairman of the board.
Source: britannica.com · verified Oct 16, 20262008
Becomes Tesla CEO. The original Roadster begins deliveries the same year.
Source: britannica.com · verified Oct 16, 20262017
Tesla unveils a next-generation Roadster prototype (a different vehicle from the 2026 redesign).
Source: tesla.com · verified Oct 16, 20262026
Tesla demonstrates the redesigned Roadster at a SpaceX facility in Texas on October 15.
Source: reuters.com · verified Oct 16, 2026
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