Elon musk is to Spacex and tesla as Steve Jobs was to apple. Personally Steve never made or created any of the inventions at apple. He actually stole or bought the ideas and took credit for it. He was notorious for taking credit for a lot of things he didn't do or invent. Case in point, iphone's multi-touch interface. He bought it from a guy who was building touch interfaces for the disabled. He wasn't a programmer or engineer. Now he did have the foresight to use it in the correct vehicle and put various pieces together to form the iphone which is a marvel in itself. And he does have a vision. Elon is the same. But he himself never invented anything or created any special technologies or patents. Plus he had the backing of a government which gave him billions of free dollars ala tax payer. You can take most average people and you throw enough money at them, they will look smart. Elon's genius is that he got the government to give him billions plus DOD patents to get started, which in itself isn't an easy task. But he himself is not a SME smart. Working in the energy sector, some things he's said about energy generation on a basic level is wrong. He never goes off script and when he does he looks really stupid. And when it comes to doing things NASA says is impossible, its not hard to believe considering a lot of information coming out that makes NASA a multi billion dollar scam. Theres no wonder Elon can do it "cheaper" when everything NASA did required billions. I'm not discounting his contribution or your comments. But lets not over idealize the man. He was just a guy in the right place at the right time.