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12 days of Musk: Elon Musk's 2020, in song 🎵

The SpaceX and Tesla CEO had a busy year in his quests to get to Mars and develop electric cars.

by Mike Brown

Updated: Feb. 20, 2024

Originally Published: Dec. 21, 2020

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🎵On the 12th day of Musk’s year ...

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🎵 12 — X Æ A-12 🎵

Musk and Grimes chose an unusual name for their first child, based partly around a spy plane. The couple tweaked it to “X Æ A-Xii” to comply with Californian law.

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