Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk at Blair House in Washington yesterday. Musk, accompanied by three children and partner Shibon Jiris, gave Prime Minister Modi a much-popular gift.
The billionaire was presented to Prime Minister Modi, who oversaw the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and looks like a heat shield tile that flew to SpaceX’s Starship Test Flight 5 last October. The relics featured the words “Spaceship Flight Test 5. October 13th, 2024.”
SpaceX’s spacecraft hexagonal ceramic heat shield tiles are designed to protect the spacecraft from extreme heat encountered in the atmosphere.
Last October, SpaceX launched a spacecraft vehicle from South Texas. This mission is particularly noteworthy for successfully capturing ultra-heavy boosters at launch sites, and has achieved important achievements in aerospace technology.
Prime Minister Modi has given talented Musk children three classic Indian books – “Crescent Moon” by Nobel Prize winner Rabindranath Tagore, Great RK Narayan Collection and Panchatantra of Pandit Vishnusharma.
Images shared by the Prime Minister show that the masked children are reading these books.
It was also a joy to meet @Elonmusk’s family and talk about a wide range of subjects! pic.twitter.com/0wteqbavpt
– Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) February 13, 2025
“I had a very good encounter with Elon Musk in Washington, DC. We discussed a variety of issues, including issues that are passionate about space, mobility, technology, innovation, and more. “The Prime Minister wrote in X’s post. .
We had a very good meeting with @elonmusk in Washington, DC. He discussed a variety of issues, including issues that he is passionate about, such as space, mobility, technology, innovation. I spoke about India’s efforts to promote reform and “minimum government, maximum governance”. pic.twitter.com/7xneqnxerz
– Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) February 13, 2025
“It was also a joy to meet Elon Musk’s family and talk about a wide range of subjects,” he added.
The two discussed several important topics related to spatial, mobility, technology and innovation. The two met previously in 2015 when PM visited the Tesla facility in San Jose and was given a personal tour by the Tesla CEO.
