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WSJ. Magazine Honors Elon Musk

By Keith Cowing
NASA Watch
October 28, 2011
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Elon Musk Named Innovator of the Year Award in Technology by WSJ. Magazine
“WSJ. Magazine’s first annual Innovator of the Year Awards honors the most creative, disruptive, and influential individuals in the world today. Musk was recognized for revolutionizing three of the biggest industries in the world — automobiles, energy and space exploration — simultaneously. Artist Tom Sachs, whose recent work is based on the imagery of space, presented the award to Musk.”
Shooting for the Stars, Wall Street Journal
“Musk launched SpaceX in 2002 and built and designed his own engines from scratch. “I’m head engineer and chief designer as well as CEO, so I don’t have to cave to some money guy,” he says. He launched his rocket with a team of eight in the control room, instead of dozens. The result: He’s offering to send a 10,000-pound payload to geosynchronous orbit for $60 million (compared to an industry standard many tens of millions higher).
Keith’s note: Gee, I guess Wall Street Journal reporter Andy Pasztor was not on the selection committee for this award 😉

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