If anyone has a vested interest in space solar power, it would have to be me.

If you had to buy a new plane every time you flew somewhere, it would be incredibly expensive.

When people really understand it's do or die [and] if we work hard and pull through, it's going to be a great outcome; people will give it everything they've got.

It's just mind-blowingly awesome. I apologize, and I wish I was more articulate, but it's hard to be articulate when your mind's blown-but in a very good way.

Every mode of transport that we use - whether it's planes, trains, automobiles, bikes, horses - is reusable, but not rockets. So we must solve this problem in order to become a space-faring civilization.

Some people don't like change, but you need to embrace change if the alternative is disaster.

I think long term you can see Tesla establishing factories in Europe, in other parts of the U.S. and in Asia.