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 was named Time's 2021 "Person of the Year" for his profound influence, leading the revitalization of the U.S. space industry with SpaceX and pioneering the electric vehicle revolution with Tesla.
SpaceX had a notable year, winning a crucial NASA lunar lander contract, executing the world's first all-civilian orbital mission (Inspiration4), and making space flight more affordable through reusable rocket technology.
Despite being hailed as the world's richest person and a significant private contributor to climate change efforts, the feature also highlighted Musk's "hard-driving style," allegations concerning employee treatment, and controversies regarding his low income tax payments.

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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.”