Intro: Elon Musk Documentaries

Elon Reeve Musk is a South African-born Canadian American business magnate, investor, and engineer. He is the founder, CEO, and lead designer of SpaceX; co-founder, CEO, and product architect of Tesla Motors; chairman of SolarCity, co-chairman of OpenAI ; co-founder of Zip2 ; and co-founder of PayPal. In December 2016, he was ranked 21st on the Forbes list of The World's Most Powerful People. As an entrepreneur and inventor, Musk has become one of America's most innovative entrepreneurs.

Musk made his fortune when he sold his start-up company PayPal to eBay for $1.5 billion in 2002.

In 2013, he earned $78.2 million from the sale of PayPal-related stocks and real estate investments. Musk has been involved in other significant companies, including being co-founder of Zip2, a software company that provided city content publishing software for media organizations, and Pal Talk, a video chat website for people with a broad range of interests.

Musk established his first known venture - Zip2 Corporation - which developed and marketed an Internet "city guide" for the newspaper industry. His next company was X.com, which offered online banking services like money transfer and email payments before PayPal emerged as its leading competitor. In March 1999, X.com was acquired by Confinity, which had been founded by Peter Thiel —and later spun off PayPal. Musk founded his next company, SpaceX, with the intention of building spacecraft for commercial space travel. He installed rocket engines manufactured by his previous company in their factory and grew SpaceX into one of the leading private companies in its field within just a few years.

Musk became CEO of Tesla Motors in 2008, after it went bankrupt following an unsuccessful attempt to deliver modern electric cars. Tesla's primary goal was to produce affordable mass market electric vehicles. It announced production of its first vehicle, the Tesla Roadster, in early 2008 at a news conference where Musk said he hoped to see all gasoline-powered cars become obsolete. Elon Musk has not shied away from talking about global warming or related environmental issues and how they pertain to human behavior— especially regarding the transportation industry and how it can negatively impact our environment.

Tesla Motors' first model, the Tesla Roadster, was an all-electric sports car. The company's next vehicle product, the Model S sedan, was unveiled at a gala on 7 April 2009. Musk said that he wanted to offer his patents for free to encourage more widespread adoption of electric vehicles. In February 2015, Musk indicated that he hoped to unveil a third generation electric car within 2 years.

Musk helped to develop SolarCity, a solar energy services company that was founded by his cousins, Lyndon and Peter Rive. The primary goal of SolarCity is to provide affordable solar-powered electricity to homeowners, businesses, schools, non-profits and government organizations. Musk remains the largest shareholder. In 2013, Musk announced that SolarCity intends to build the nation's largest solar plant in southern California

Elon Musk has stated that he does not believe there is life beyond planet Earth and that Mars would be humanity's "backup planet." He has advocated for establishing a Mars colony in case something happens terrestrially –such as an ailment –that makes human survival very difficult. Musk has stated that humans have a "moral obligation to become a multi-planet civilization as soon as we can." He also has a vision of sending passengers to flyby Mars and return to Earth within his lifetime. In 2010, he unveiled a plan to build an experimental rocket with vertical take off and landing capabilities ; this technology would be helpful in creating a future spacecraft. In 2012, Musk thought about undertaking the challenge of designing, building and deploying space rockets at lower cost for commercial flights to come from private companies - such as SpaceX.

Elon Musk has been compared by some media outlets –such as CNN –to the fictional character Tony Stark, who is the protagonist in the Iron Man comic book series and films.

1. Becoming Elon Musk - Elon Musk Documentary

In this full-length documentary, we follow Elon Musk from his early years to the founding of Tesla and SpaceX.

This is a jaw-dropping tale about how one man's passion for science and innovation has led to true technological revolutions in both space exploration and green energy production.

2. Elon Musk: How I Became The Real 'Iron Man' - Documentaries about Elon Musk

From a rough upbringing in South Africa to becoming the world's youngest self-made billionaire, Elon Musk has never stopped pushing boundaries. Watch this documentary and learn about how he built an empire one innovation at a time.

3. The Rise of SpaceX Elon Musk's Engineering Masterpiece - SpaceX Documentary

Elon Musk was a man on a mission. His goal: to rid the world of its dependence on fossil fuels and usher in an era of sustainable energy production. To achieve that, he needed to develop rockets that could be reused many times over—a feat never accomplished before. This is the story of SpaceX, a company founded by Elon Musk with just this purpose in mind

Elon Musk's SpaceX is not just a launch company. It's an engineering masterpiece, and the story of its rise could be one of the most important stories in the history of humanity.

Focusing on the present, this film will follow Elon's story as he struggles with his company's latest rocket launch.

Elon Musk is one of the most inspiring entrepreneurs of our time. How did a young South African visionary go from selling computer parts to becoming an Internet mogul, and then beyond to being one of the greatest innovators in the world today?

4. Tesla Motors - Elon Musk Documentaries

This is the story of Tesla, one of the most extraordinary companies in Silicon Valley. It's a company that has never made a profit but has already changed the world. It shows you how to think big, how to dream the impossible, but most importantly, how to execute.

This is a film about the man who wants to change the world.

Elon Musk is a driven man, but he's also an unlikely hero. He's a cowboy coder who dropped out of Stanford and then became one of the most significant innovators in Silicon Valley.

In this full-length documentary, we follow Elon from his early years to the founding of Tesla and SpaceX. This is a jaw-dropping tale about how one man's passion for science and innovation has led to true technological revolutions in both space exploration and green energy production.

5. How Elon Musk Took Tesla To Hell And Back With The Model 3

In the last year, Elon Musk's Tesla has been on a wild ride. The company is now worth more than Ford and General Motors, but they're still not making any money. And yet-they're doing something that no other car company can do: pushing the limits of technology to build electric vehicles with mass market appeal.
The Model 3 is their first attempt at designing an affordable electric vehicle for mainstream drivers and it was supposed to be easy. But as we'll learn in this video, everything about the Model 3 became one big challenge: design, production and then finally delivery delays for customers who had already placed orders.

6. Inside The Billionaire Life Of Elon Musk - Documentary

Get a glimpse inside the luxurious and fascinating life of billionaire innovator Elon Musk! From his cutting-edge inventions to his extravagant lifestyle, discover how Elon has made an impact on the world. Watch now to take a closer look at this one-of-a-kind billionaire's journey!