We have this handy fusion reactor in the sky called the sun, you don't have to do anything, it just works. It shows up every day.

As a child I would just question things.

You want to have a future where you’re expecting things to be better, not one where you’re expecting things to be worse.

I don't create companies for the sake of creating companies, but to get things done.

It's obviously tricky to convert cellulose to a useful biofuel. I think actually the most efficient way to use cellulose is to burn it in a co-generation power plant. That will yield the most energy and that is something you can do today.

My motivation for all my companies has been to be involved in something that I thought would have a significant impact on the world.

Target launch date for Falcon I maiden flight is Halloween(October 31) from our island launch complex in the Kwajalein Atoll. For potential customers out there, I should mention that Kwajalein has some of the worlds best scuba diving and snorkeling! It is literally a tropical paradise.