Nasa And Spacex: Similarities And Differences

When it comes to space exploration and travel, two organizations usually come to mind, Nasa and SpaceX. To most, the organizations appear as the same with similar goals and agendas. They're competing to see who can initiate space travel first. Nasa and SpaceX work together as well, so wouldn’t they both be similar? Even though Nasa and SpaceX are similar, one difference, Nasa being a government agency and SpaceX being a private organization, creates many differences. The work life and goals of Nasa and SpaceX are polar opposites. Nasa, being an organization run by the government, takes much longer to hire employees. Usually a few weeks, but it can take a few months as well. But once a position is taken, it is secure. Nasa has secure jobs, where employees can have a good work-life balance. Despite all this, working at Nasa is frustrating. There's a continuous stream of projects that start with enthusiasm, but end in cancellation. Employees won’t lose their job due to failures, unlike at SpaceX. SpaceX is a product-based company, they design and build rockets and …show more content…
SpaceX uses Nasa’s launchpads, and works with Nasa to send supplies up to the ISS. Nasa and SpaceX are both companies whose mission are in space. It’s true that Nasa and SpaceX work together and that they both launch rockets into space, however, that doesn’t make these two companies the same. Nasa was created in 1958, for the purpose of trying to win the ‘Space Race’. They later changed their mission to learning more about our universe. Currently, scientists are looking for the hypothetical “Planet X”, one that would explain the orbits of distant objects in the Kuiper Belt. SpaceX, founded in 2002, plans to start space travel as early as 2020. The differences between these two space agencies outweighs their similarities. While some may say that Nasa and SpaceX are the same, there is plenty of evidence to prove that