Elon Musk was born in 1971 in South Africa. At age 10, he developed an interest in computers. After teaching himself programming, Musk created his first piece of software (软件)before he turned 13. At 18, he moved to Canada and attended Queen's University at 19. He later went to the University of Pennsylvania to study economics and physics. Musk became a multimillionaire (千万富翁)after he sold his start-up company, Zip2, in 1999. He set up SpaceX in 2002. In 2012, SpaceX carried out the first commercial mission (商业任务). Since then, the company has carried out lots of missions for the International Space Station. On the last day of this May, the company sent astronauts there successfully for the first time.
Musk has set his sights on more than just space. ▲ One of his greatest successes is Tesla Motors, which was founded in 2003. Tesla designs and produces electric cars. The cars are expensive now, but Musk's dream is to find a way to produce electric cars that are cheaper enough for more people to buy.
Musk is also trying to achieve a high speed way of travel called the Hyperloop, which. Can send passengers in a special train which moves at 700 miles an hour. The 380-mile trip from Los Angeles to San Francisco would take about 35 minutes.
Besides, he introduced a new kind of solar panel (太阳能电池板) for roofs (房顶) that would be cheaper than traditional roofing material. It would allow homeowners to collect energy from the sun." I believe in working super hard and not giving up. As long as I can see a path to success, I'll keep going," Musk said.
