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SpaceX also needed a test site for the Merlin and Kestrel engines. In 2002, the company rented a space at the Mojave Air and Space Port to test the turbopumps, but soon SpaceX ran into issues with the testing facility: one time, black sooty clouds from the turbopump enveloped the air traffic control tower. A bigger and more lax testing facility ...
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.
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.
Musk founded SpaceX in 2002, and it was valued at about $350 billion during the latest round of staff share purchases. Musk is worth an estimated $455 billion, per the Bloomberg Billionaires Index ...
His growth firm, Valor Equity partners, has invested in many Musk companies including SpaceX, Tesla, the Boring Company, and Neuralink. Here's a look at the top execs redefining space exploration ...
"Very proud of the SpaceX team! Can’t believe it’s been fifty Falcon 9 launches already,” tweeted tech billionaire Elon Musk. Elon Musk remembers the SpaceX of 10 years ago: ‘We couldn’t ...
Using $100 million of the money he made from the sale of PayPal, Musk founded SpaceX, a spaceflight services company, in 2002. In 2004, Musk was an early investor in electric-vehicle manufacturer Tesla Motors, Inc. (later Tesla, Inc.), providing most of the initial financing and assuming the position of the company's chairman.
Musk, who founded SpaceX in 2002, has said Starship must launch hundreds of times before it carries humans, suggesting it could be years before the rocket flies crews or lands astronauts on the ...