Putin’s war in Ukraine threatens to spark a new space race
Russia is turning its back on peaceful partnerships in the face of Western sanctions.
ByElon Musk
Elon Musk is a businessman, chief executive of Tesla and SpaceX, owner of Twitter, and has been estimated to be the world’s richest man. He was born in 1971 in Pretoria, South Africa, and after studying at University of Pennsylvania embarked on a career as an entrepreneur, co-founding Zip2, a software company that was bought for $300m in 1999.
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