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FINAL NOTES Musk has proven to be a person who’s born to deliver. This is further clarified by the recent development where the Hyperloop transporta- tion technology, which has been theoretical for the past century, was directed to be a reality under Musk’s guidance. These prospects of the most controversial innovator of the current generation directs to a future where all the above-mentioned dreams are realisable. Only time and innovators of this calibre will be the judge of when these will be the reality. Chanaka Hettige Final Year Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering Testing the Dragon Source -www.spacex.com References 1. SpaceX (September 27th, 2016). Making Humans a Multiplanetary Species. [Online – Live Stream]Accessed via - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1YxNYiyALg [Accessed on December 05th 2016] 2. SpaceX (2016). Official Website. [Online] Accessed via - http:// www.spacex.com/ [Accessed on December 05th 2016] 3. Anna Vital [March 14th, 2016]. One chart reveals the fascinating life of Elon Musk. [Online] Accessed via - http://www.businessin- sider.com/ [Accessed on December 05th 2016] 4. Russell Brandom [September 27th, 2016]. Elon Musk’s Mars mission: all the news from the big announcement. [Online] Accessed via - http://www.theverge.com/ [Accessed on December 05th 2016] Landing on the Barge Source -futurism.com/ Gauge Magazine University of Peradeniya 7