Elon Musk and the SpaceX strategy SpaceX could be the internet service provider for the globe, and Tesla will be its first customer Gavin Sheridan July 23, 2017 Elon Musk, billionaire founder of Tesla: designs on the future Previous Next Image 1 of 3 CAPE CANAVERAL, FL - APRIL 29: People look on as a SpaceX rocket sits on launch pad 39A as it is prepared for the NROL-76 launch on April 29, 2017 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. SpaceX will attempt to deliver a classified payload to orbit and liftoff is scheduled for 7 a.m. ET from Kennedy Space Center. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) Photo by Eoin O'Hara Image 2 of 3 Photo by Eoin O'Hara Image 3 of 3 LONDON, ENGLAND - Saturday, June 7, 2014: CEO & Chief Product Architect Elon Musk plugs in a Supercharger to a right-hand drive Model S at the UK launch of Tesla Motors' Model S electric car at the Crystal. (Pic by David Rawcliffe/Propaganda) Photo by Eoin O'Hara More Tech Tech LATEST NEWS08:54Loft-style one-bed apartment in Dublin 8 on the market for €475k08:45Shopping: 11 of the season’s best summer flats we’re loving right now08:35JustTip targets €5m funding to tap into UK hospitality market08:20Microsoft’s biggest Irish subsidary reports $3.9bn pre-tax profit08:17Live News: AIB’s share buyback, Irish Times acquires RIP.ie08:15Universities in turmoil: UK colleges ‘bracing for bankruptcy’ as crisis grips £71bn sector