Elon Musk: When We Started SpaceX, We Knew Nothing About Rockets

Elon Musk: When we started SpaceX, we knew nothing about rockets.

“In the beginning, we knew nothing about rockets, and our first three Falcon 1 missions failed, nearly bankrupting us. We barely survived with the fourth launch—if it had failed, the company would have collapsed.

I wasn’t a great chief engineer early on, but I learned over time, and now our vehicles are reliable enough to take astronauts to Mars. Our long-term goal is to take anyone who wants to go to Mars and build a self-sustaining civilization there, making life multiplanetary.”

Fox News, March 18, 2025