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Trump Honors Musk With National Medal of Science
President Donald Trump gave Elon Musk a major science award.
Trump said Musk's companies have helped change space travel and communications.
He praised SpaceX for building rockets that carry astronauts.
He also praised Starlink, a satellite service, for helping people communicate after a hurricane in North Carolina.
Trump said that help saved hundreds of lives, but the article noted that the number was not independently confirmed in the summit transcript.
He also spoke about Tesla and Neuralink.
Trump said Neuralink is working on technology that could help people with serious disabilities.
He called Musk a modern-day Thomas Edison.
President Donald Trump presented Elon Musk with the National Medal of Science at the New Golden Age Summit on Thursday.
Trump praised Musk's contributions to space exploration, communications, manufacturing, electric vehicles and artificial intelligence.
He credited SpaceX with reducing U.S. reliance on foreign countries for sending astronauts into space.
Trump said Starlink helped restore communications during a hurricane in North Carolina and claimed the response saved hundreds of lives; the figure was not independently substantiated in the summit transcript.
Trump also highlighted Tesla and Neuralink, whose technology he said aims to restore sight, speech and movement for people with severe disabilities.
- Who
- President Donald Trump honored Elon Musk.
- What
- Musk received the National Medal of Science for engineering contributions.
- Where
- Washington, at the New Golden Age Summit.
- When
- Thursday; the article does not give a date.
- Why
- Trump cited Musk's contributions to engineering, space exploration, communications, manufacturing and other fields.
Key facts
- Award
- National Medal of Science
- Presenter
- U.S. President Donald Trump
- Recipient
- Elon Musk
- Event
- New Golden Age Summit
- Company founded
- SpaceX was founded in 2002, according to the article.
- Hurricane response
- Trump said Starlink equipment arrived within hours to help restore communications in North Carolina.
- Unverified claim
- Trump said the intervention saved hundreds of lives; the article says this figure was not independently substantiated in the summit transcript.
Quotes
Donald Trump
US president who presented Musk with the National Medal of Science
“Few Americans in history have done more to advance America's national interest than Elon, in one field after another, his genius and determination have made science fiction into reality.”
freepressjournal.in
“Elon is our modern-day Thomas Edison. And Elon, I wanna congratulate you, you're my friend and all of that, but you are a very, very special guy.”
freepressjournal.in
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