Tesla gave Elon Musk a stock grant of $29 billion on Monday as a reward for years of “transformative and unprecedented” growth despite a recent foray into right-wing politics that has hurt its sales,

The new package comes just six months after a judge ordered the company to revoke his $56 billion pay package.

Elon Musk envisions a potential Starship flight to Mars as early as November or December 2026, possibly crewed by Tesla's Optimus robot. While acknowledging the challenges, he anticipates an uncrewed flight in roughly 3.