Elon Musk named Time’s ‘Person of the Year’

Time on Monday named the CEO of SpaceX and Tesla the magazine’s 2021 “Person of the Year.”

Thom Patterson

Monday, December 13, 2021 at 03:40 PM ET

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Entrepreneur Elon Musk is credited with revitalizing the U.S. space industry. From NASA

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Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX and Tesla, was named Time's 2021 Person of the Year for his significant influence on space exploration and the electric vehicle industry.
The article credits Musk with revitalizing U.S. space efforts through SpaceX's reusable rockets and ambitious missions, and for his role in fighting climate change via Tesla's zero-emissions vehicles.
Despite recognizing his contributions, the feature also addresses criticisms regarding Musk's "hard-driving style," allegations concerning employee treatment, and his history of paying little or no income taxes.

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As if Elon Musk needed another reason to be famous, Time on Monday named the CEO of SpaceX and Tesla the magazine’s 2021 “Person of the Year.”

The magazine’s feature article said Musk—the world’s richest person, with an estimated worth of more than $250 billion—is “the man who aspires to save our planet and get us a new one to inhabit.” The piece credits Musk for revitalizing U.S. space efforts virtually single-handedly, saying, “Before Musk, America’s space industry was moribund.”