Manufacturing Magazine - October 2021 | Page 18

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successful test launch of the Falcon Heavy , designed to carry immense payloads into orbit and serve as a vessel for deep space missions . The same year , SpaceX received permission from the US government to launch a fleet of satellites into low orbit to provide internet service ; a total of 120 were launched .
The Founding of Tesla Arguably , the company that Musk is most well-known for is Tesla , the company he co-founded - named after the famous physicist Nikola Tesla - in 2003 . He ’ s the CEO and Product Architect .
As CEO , Musk leads the product design , engineering , and global manufacturing of the electric vehicles , battery products , and solar energy products .
In 2006 , Musk published ‘ The Secret Tesla Motors Master Plan ( just between you and me )’ in which he outlines Tesla ’ s mission to accelerate the world ’ s transition to a sustainable economy , and prove that people don ’ t need to compromise to drive electric .
“ Electric vehicles can be better , quicker and more fun to drive than gasoline cars [...] Tesla believes the faster the world stops relying on fossil fuels and moves towards a zero-emission future , the better .”
Since its founding , Tesla has made several innovative moves starting with the production of its Roadster in 2008 ; over the next four years , Tesla released its Model S and Model X vehicles . In 2014 , Tesla Motors opensourced its patents demonstrating
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