Musk's 'empire' under scrutiny

ELON Musk defines himself as an engineer trying to save humanity, while his critics call him a far-right showman who overpromises and underdelivers.

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Either way, he is the world’s richest person and the founder of some of the most high-profile companies on the planet.

Here is a look at his business empire as his space and AI company SpaceX prepares to sell shares to the public for the first time.

SpaceX builds rockets and spacecraft, and has become the dominant force in commercial space launches — regularly sending astronauts to the International Space Station and satellites into orbit.

Its Starlink division beams high-speed internet from space to users around the world.