SpaceX

When SpaceX was founded in 2002, there had never been any private entities that launched and re-entered a spacecraft. SpaceX came from the bottom of success when they began since it was a brand new company and space travel was extremely expensive making space travel harder to achieve. Finally though, SpaceX launched their first spacecraft called, “Dragon.” During this flight they not only successfully launched their spacecraft they, “became the first privately developed spacecraft to visit the…

people who work out at the space center for a variety of organizations to include SpaceX, United Space Alliance, and NASA. In fact, NASA is in the process of developing a charity team to play my law enforcement team. With SpaceX, Elon Musk plans on landing a Dragon capsule on Mars by 2018. He also is strongly working on civilian travel to space for transport and recreational reasons. With the accomplishment of SpaceX landing the 1st stage rocket on a barge for reuse have opened up more…

Introduction Mars colonization is a topic that has been brought to the attention of the media and of the public in recent years by aspirations made by companies such as SpaceX and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Several factors make it a topic worth discussing about, like concerns regarding the continuity of the human species and economical, technological and scientific worth of that endeavor. In this way, markets will suffer significant impacts once humans strive to…

of Mars Will humans actually colonize Mars? That is question that has been asked for a long time. There have been a lot of ideas from all over the world about sending humans to Mars. New plans from SpaceX and Nasa has opened the eyes of many people. According to Elon Musk, the founder of SpaceX, SpaceX plans on sending humans to Mars as soon as 2024. Nasa on the other hand is planning on sending humans to Mars by 2030. Because of the new advancements in space technology, the colonization of…

directly align with the goals of his other firms. To successfully reach Mars, SpaceX must invest in resources that can not necessarily be utilized throughout other firms. Although it has garnered a lot of public interest, it comes with costs that would provide nominal benefit to Musk’s other businesses. On the other hand, Tesla’s new battery factory directly benefits Tesla’s automobile manufacturing. By divesting in SpaceX and getting rid of its specialized asset costs, it would increase the…

Though not a scientist, Musk is still a large influence with his company, SpaceX. It's a commercial company who attempt to “Revolutionize Space Technology with the Ultimate Goal of Enabling People to Live on Other Planets” (SpaceX). Of course, interstellar travel is still just a dream, but that hasn't stopped SpaceX from revolutionizing the space exploration industry. One large problem that organizations like NASA face is what to do with a launched…

will save humanity if our planet dies. The biggest talk in the space exploration field is Elon Musk’s rocket company SpaceX (Space Exploration Technology). They are becoming a big company due to Musk’s other companies that started his billionaire life. Such as PayPal Musk’s first successful business he co-founded in 1998.…

NASA denies any such occurrence. SPACEX REUSABLE ROCKET NOT SO REUSABLE The reason for SpaceX's goal of landing the Falcon9 rocket back on Earth was so that it could be reused for later launches, thus reducing costs. When the Falcon 9 successfully touched base off shore, SpaceX rejoiced in the accomplishments. Reusable rockets were now possible for the company and the sky was no longer the limit. However, among the countless news stories and celebrations, SpaceX quietly revealed that the…

These past few years the US government has drastically lowered the amount of funding NASA receives, hindering what they are able to do. However, recently privately owned companies such as SpaceX and Boeing have begun to design commercial space ships, and have even had major success and break through with those ships. Space is one of the last places, that we’re able to truly explore and find new things that could possibly help us back here on earth. Given this, NASA should receive a higher amount…

Paypal. SpaceX. Tesla Motors. SolarCity. These are some of the most cutting edge and industry leading companies in the world, and they all have one thing in common: their South African-born leadership. Elon Musk is at this point a name known by people young and old across many disciplines, whether in business, investing, or engineering. His net worth is estimated at $11.4 billion as of October 31st, 2016, making him the 94th wealthiest person in the world (Forbes, Elon Musk). His companies also…