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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 18
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