ELON MUSK ENTREPRENEUR AND INNOVATOR BY MARNE VENTURA CONTENT CONSULTANT Dr M Laura Beninati Associate Professor Mechanical Engineering Bucknell University Cover image Elon Musk discussing his car company Tesla Motors Core Library An Imprint of Abdo Publishing abdopublishing com NEWSMAKERS
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BRINGING HUMANS TO MARS Elon Musk stood on stage and looked out at the audience Members of the International Astronautical Federation filled the room Behind Musk was a huge image of Mars The date was September 27 2016 Scientists space industry experts and reporters had come to the meeting in Mexico They were there to hear about Musk’s plan Musk is the head of Space Exploration Technologies or SpaceX One of his company’s goals is to colonize Mars Musk explained his plan to bring humans to Mars on September 27 2016 5
