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Entry to SpaceX's headquarters, showing the Dragon capsule used in the COTS Demo Flight 1, a Falcon 9's landing leg and the glassy control room. This is a corporate history of SpaceX, an American aerospace manufacturer and space transport services company founded by Elon Musk.
By applying vertical integration, [17] using inexpensive commercial off-the-shelf components when possible, [18] and adopting the modular approach of modern software engineering, Musk believed SpaceX could significantly cut launch costs. [18] In early 2002, Elon Musk started to look for staff for his company, soon to be named SpaceX.
SpaceX was founded by Elon Musk in 2002 with a vision of decreasing the costs of space launches, paving the way to a sustainable colony on Mars. In 2008, when SpaceX was almost bankrupt, Falcon 1 successfully launched into orbit after three failed launch attempts.
When Elon Musk decided to start a rocket company two decades ago, he headed down Interstate 5 and the 405 and didn't stop until he reached the South Bay, the center of the region's aerospace ...
Elon Musk's SpaceX was established in 2002, last among the three main rivals. Speaking at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and without reference to private spaceflight, Elon Musk expressed excitement for a new space race in 2018. [11] Government programs have also fueled the billionaire space race.
Elon Musk gives a tour toPresident-elect Donald Trump and lawmakers of the control room before the launch of the sixth test flight of the SpaceX Starship rocket on Nov. 19, 2024 in Brownsville, Texas.
Incredible photos showed Elon Musk’s SpaceX Starship perform its breakthrough “belly flop” maneuver as it splashed down in the Indian Ocean Sunday morning. And that wasn’t even the coolest ...
Elon Reeve Musk (/ ˈ iː l ɒ n m ʌ s k /; born June 28, 1971) is a businessman known for his key roles in the space company SpaceX and the automotive company Tesla, Inc. He is also known for his ownership of X Corp. (the company that operates the social media platform X, formerly Twitter), and his role in the founding of the Boring Company, xAI, Neuralink, and OpenAI.