Elon Musk congratulated his fellow honorees after President Donald Trump presented him and five other tech leaders with national medals of science and technology at the White House on Thursday.

CEOs Receive Nation’s Highest Science Honors

The Space Exploration and Technologies Corp. (NASDAQ:SPCX) and Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) CEO received the National Medal of Science alongside Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) co-founder Sergey Brin, Nvidia Corp. (NASDAQ:NVDA) CEO Jensen Huang, and Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (NASDAQ:AMD) CEO Lisa Su.

Dell Technologies Inc. (NYSE:DELL) CEO Michael Dell and Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT) CEO Satya Nadella received the National Medal of Technology and Innovation.

“Congratulations to Sergey, Jensen, Lisa, Michael and Satya!” Musk said in a post on X.

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Trump Likens Musk to Thomas Edison

Trump called him “an industrial titan, a brilliant engineer, and one of the greatest technology founders to ever live,” adding that “there is nobody like him.”

He credited Musk with founding SpaceX in 2002 with his life savings and said the company “saved NASA from relying on foreign nations” to send American astronauts into space.

He called the billionaire a “national treasure,” adding that he was the modern-day Thomas Edison.

Nadella ‘Humbled’ By the Company

Nadella thanked Trump for the “incredible honor,” adding that he was “humbled to stand alongside so many giants of American innovation.”

Su said her “parents came to America with big dreams and a deep belief in education and hard work,” and that the country “gave me the opportunity to pursue my passion for semiconductors.”

Dell recalled starting his company 42 years ago with $1,000 in his dorm room, saying the medal belongs to the "incredible teams, partners, and customers who made it possible.”

Price Action: On Thursday, SpaceX closed 4.19% lower at $160.57 and climbed 2.32% to $164.30 in extended trading, according to Benzinga Pro.

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