Elon Musk's unforgettable year in 7 charts

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Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk.

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The evolution of Musk and Trump's 'bromance'

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How did Elon Musk go from being an Obama supporter to a self-described "dark MAGA" Trump ally? Here's a look at the relationship between two billionaires ahead of the second Trump presidency.

How Elon Musk made SpaceX take off by giving employees stock options

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Elon Musk attends the launch of a SpaceX rocket with astronauts on board.

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Bernie Sanders calls out Elon Musk for pressuring lawmakers over funding bill: 'This is oligarchy at work'

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk (left) and President-elect Donald Trump.

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Jeff Bezos and Trump had dinner at Mar-a-Lago, and were joined by Elon Musk

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Amazon founder Jeff Bezos said he was "very optimistic" about Trump's second term at the NYT's Dealbook conference.

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The Boeing astronauts' return to Earth is delayed again, this time because of a SpaceX spaceship

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Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore talk with reporters from the International Space Station after their spaceship departs without them.

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The PayPal Mafia includes tech titans like Elon Musk, Peter Thiel, and Reid Hoffman. Here's where its members are now.

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Peter Thiel, left, and Elon Musk, are two members of the so-called "PayPal Mafia."

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Donald Trump is clearly trying to shake things up at NASA

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Donald Trump speaks at NASA's Vehicle Assembly Building during his first presidency.

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Meet Jared Isaacman, the billionaire Trump picked to lead NASA

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Billionaire Jared Isaacman is leading SpaceX's Polaris Dawn mission.

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A potential SpaceX deal would boost the value of Elon Musk's company to $350 billion

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Elon Musk's SpaceX is in talks on a deal that could value it at $350 billion.

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