Elon Musk: “One of the Greatest Days of My Life. Ultimately, We're Getting to Mars.”

Here's Elon Musk on September 28, 2008, the day SpaceX reached orbit for the first time after six years of hard work and three failed attempts:

“It's one of the greatest days of my life. We've shown people we can do it. This is just the first step in many. Ultimately, we're getting to Mars. The future of SpaceX is really great.”