A Dying Teen Wrote Elon Musk To Ask Eight Questions. Here’s How He Replied.

Few stories are as heartbreaking as those involving a terminally ill child. But one family that suffered such an unimaginable loss now has a bright memory that will help keep Liv Perratto’s short legacy alive.

Before dying of cancer at the age of 15, Perratto sent Elon Musk a handwritten letter including eight questions.

As Fox News reported, she wasn’t up to speaking with the billionaire when the opportunity arose and didn’t live long enough to see the response:

Perrotto asked if Musk planned to make his own phone, expand the Tesla Diner or add new games to Tesla updates.

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She was also curious about his favorite anime, travels to Japan, if he knew the virtual pop star Hatsune Miku, and whether the Grok AI virtual companion “Ani” was inspired by fictional character “Misa” from the manga series “Death Note.”

For her final question, Perrotto asked if “Asteroid,” a Shiba Inu zero-gravity indicator — a plush toy used to signal the onset of microgravity — that she designed for the Polaris Dawn space mission, could become the official mascot for SpaceX.

The post garnered nearly 2 million views on the social media platform, with tens of thousands of likes.

On Thursday afternoon, Musk fulfilled the late teen’s wish by replying directly to the post, answering all eight questions in order.

Here’s the list of questions, per a post from radio host Glenn Beck:

1) Are you going to make your own phone?
2) Are you expanding the Tesla Diner to new areas?
3) Will there be any new games with any upcoming Tesla updates?
4) What is your favorite anime?
5) Have you ever been to Japan? What was your favorite place/thing there?
6) Do you know who Hatsune Miku is?
7) Was Ani inspired from Misa from Death Note?
8) Can you make Asteroid (the Shiba Inu zero-g indicator she designed for the Polaris Dawn mission) the mascot for SpaceX?

No

Yes

Yes

Your Name

Yes, a several times. Kyoto. teamLab.

Yes

Yes

Ok 😀

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 18, 2026

The response elicited a wave of support for Perratto’s family and multiple expressions of gratitude from her mother:

I wish she was here to see this. 🫶❤️😭

— Rebecca Perrotto (@rebeccaperrotto) April 18, 2026

Elon, from the bottom of my broken heart, thank you. ❤️

You’ve kept my beautiful daughter Liv’s memory alive in the most extraordinary way, by making Asteroid, the official mascot for SpaceX.

Liv poured her whole soul into designing that little dog in a spacesuit, dreaming of… https://t.co/Yijx6AzGWg

— Rebecca Perrotto (@rebeccaperrotto) April 18, 2026

Here’s her full post from above:

Elon, from the bottom of my broken heart, thank you. ❤️

You’ve kept my beautiful daughter Liv’s memory alive in the most extraordinary way, by making Asteroid, the official mascot for SpaceX.

Liv poured her whole soul into designing that little dog in a spacesuit, dreaming of the stars just like you. Seeing her creation soar on Polaris Dawn already brought tears of joy. Knowing it will now be a part of every SpaceX mission, flying among the stars forever? That’s healing I can’t even put into words.

You didn’t just honor a young girl’s dream, you are keeping her spirit alive. Liv’s love, her laughter, her unbreakable fight lives on through Asteroid, and every time a Falcon roars or Starship climbs toward orbit, a piece of my girl flies with it.

I’m crying grateful tears right now. Thank you for this priceless gift.

You’ve turned our deepest pain into something eternal and beautiful among the stars.

The Times of India also reported on the touching story:

Elon Musk replied to the post and went through Liv’s eight questions in order. The answers were brief and direct, matching the informal tone of the original list. He commented on topics ranging from potential Tesla updates to pop culture references such as anime and Japanese culture. One question even referenced a design idea linked to space missions.

The interaction stayed simple with no extended statement. Just responses to each point.

Social media reactions to Elon Musk’s response to Liv Perrotto’s final questions

The post was widely shared across X. Users reacted in different ways, many focusing on the fact that the questions had been answered after Liv’s passing.

Some described the exchange as emotional. Others pointed out the unusual nature of a tech CEO responding directly to a personal list of a teenager’s final questions. Glenn Beck, who originally shared the post, also contributed to its visibility. Liv’s mother, Rebecca Perrotto, later reacted, saying she wished her daughter could have seen the responses.

Beck is clearly tuned in to what Musk has to say, as evidenced by this clip from a few weeks ago when the host broke down one of the tech titan’s latest grim warnings about the future: