Elon Musk, SpaceX, and Tesla were involved in a survival experiment featuring Neil deGrasse Tyson on May 28, 2026.

The entities involved

• SpaceX →

  American private aerospace company

  • Elon Musk founded and leads SpaceX, controlling the Starlink constellation which is used for operations in Ukraine and has implications for political groups.Sun 22:36
  • US politicians Thom Tillis and Dan Crenshaw criticized Elon Musk's leverage over Ukraine regarding Starlink service.Sun 22:36
• Elon Musk →

  businessman and entrepreneur (born 1971)

  • Richard Cooke publishes a history of Wikipedia, while Elon Musk derides the platform as "Wokepedia," and Jimmy Wales is noted as a cofounder.Sun 19:37
  • Spencer Pratt criticized local government failures in Los Angeles, while Musk benefited from low wages in China, and Starlink provided utility access after a fire.Sun 19:12
• Neil deGrasse Tyson →

  American astrophysicist and science communicator

  Nothing else this week.

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• Musk's companies are forming a joint venture with TSMC to produce cutting-edge chips, aiming to exceed current industry capacity.Jun 10
• Elon Musk proposed merging SpaceX and Tesla, with investors favoring the move in the current M&A climate.Wed 13:58
• Tesla used a SpaceX facility in Waco, Texas, for the reveal of its new Roadster.Oct 15
• Elon Musk presented at an event held at a Tesla facility in April 2024.Oct 17
• A demo event involving Elon Musk and Tesla was held in McGregor in 2015.Oct 16