Accolades
Main article: List of awards and honors received by Elon Musk
Musk wearing a medal
Musk receiving the Order of Defence Merit from the Brazilian Armed Forces in 2022[448]
Awards for his contributions to the development of the Falcon rockets include the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics George Low Transportation Award in 2008,[449] the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale Gold Space Medal in 2010,[450] and the Royal Aeronautical Society Gold Medal in 2012.[451] In 2015, he received an honorary doctorate in engineering and technology from Yale University[452] and an Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Honorary Membership.[453] Musk was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS) in 2018.[454][g] In 2022, Musk was elected to the National Academy of Engineering.[456]
Time has listed Musk as one of the most influential people in the world in 2010,[457] 2013,[458] 2018,[459] and 2021.[460] Musk was selected as Time's "Person of the Year" for 2021. Then Time editor-in-chief Edward Felsenthal wrote that, "Person of the Year is a marker of influence, and few individuals have had more influence than Musk on life on Earth, and potentially life off Earth too."[461][462]