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 magazine's 2021 "Person of the Year" for his profound influence across various sectors, most notably through SpaceX and Tesla.
He is credited with single-handedly revitalizing U.S. space efforts with innovations like reusable rockets and being a major private contributor to fighting climate change through Tesla's electric vehicles.
The feature also highlighted controversial aspects of Musk, including his "hard-driving style," allegations regarding employee treatment, and minimal income tax payments despite being the world's richest person.

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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.”