Elon Musk & SpaceX: How the “failed idea” and the Russians’ “NO” led to the launch of a $2 trillion company
The world’s richest businessman initially admitted that the chances of success for SpaceX did not exceed 10% - Despite encouragement from friends & experts to abandon it, he persisted, increased its value exponentially, and keeps alive the dream of colonizing Mars
Musk became the first Trillionaire on the planet as SpaceX stock closed up 19.34% in its Wall Street debut
Elon Musk promised to take humans to Mars. The stock opened at $150, rose as high as $176.52 during trading, and closed at $161.11. The valuation of Elon Musk’s company is now approaching $2 trillion
Yannis Smaragdis against Christopher Nolan over “The Odyssey”: “If he’s doing it for the Oscars, it’s disgraceful”
“The Academy Awards rules require that, in essence, there be two categories included in order for you to submit the film and compete for awards: LGBTQ themes or an element of immigration,” says the director of Kapodistrias. “And Nolan, being...an intelligent man, doesn’t want to be left out of the awards race”