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SPACEX: Going into the Final Frontier Braxton Orrell 6th Period INTRODUCTION Since Neil Armstrong and the Apollo 11 Mission landed on the moon in 1969, space travel has been a fascinating subject for many Americans. From the 1970s through the late 1980s, not much had changed in the knowledge of space travel. In the early 1990s, the Hubble telescope and other space telescopes and satellites vastly improved our knowledge of our solar system. When NASA’s Space Shuttle program ended in 2011, many

Pros SpaceX does have competition, but they are the only company with reusable rocket technology that can also send payloads into space, which makes SpaceX a first-mover. SpaceX had the resources and aggression to enter and gain a competitive advantage in the space travel industry. Also, the space travel market is a slow-cycle market which means that SpaceX’s competitive advantage is guarded since it would be costly for competitors to imitate. Being a first-mover, caring about human existence

RGV to Welcome SpaceX Launch Pad The private space exploration company has chosen Brownsville to be the home for a new rocket launch pad. The verdict is finally in. After an arduous selection process, coupled with months of speculation, SpaceX officials announced on August 4th that the company will build a launch pad near Boca Chica Beach. Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX and Tesla Motors, made an official statement via Gov. Rick Perry's office. "SpaceX is excited to expand our work in Texas with the

Slide 1: SpaceX Program by Raymond Murray Slide 2: What is the SpaceX Program? The SpaceX program is a space program that designs, manufactures, and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft. The Program was founded in 2002 to rigorize space technology, with a goal of allowing people to live on other planets. Slide 3: Who is the CEO of the SpaceX Program? The CEO of the SpaceX program is Elon Musk. He is the founder, CEO, and the lead designer. Slide 4: What are the names of their rockets and spacecraft

stability. Recently, their reusable New Shepard rocket was launched into space for the third time, followed by a safe, upright landing. Founder Jeff Bezos described the operation on Twitter as "flawless". If Bezos seeks to compete with Elon Musk and SpaceX, that flawless pattern will surely have to continue. BLUE ORIGIN ROCKET LANDS SUCCESSFULLY FOR THIRD TIME Saturday's test flight marked yet another successful landing for Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket. While this result was the same as the first

worlds most influential, successful and visionary businessman alive. Musk has more business endeavors than the average person has hobbies. He is only 44 years old and his business endeavors already include, but not limited to, Zip2, X.com, PayPal, SpaceX, Tesla Motors, SolarCity, and Hyperloop. Musk’s life decisions have guided his path to enormous success. He is as close to the real life Iron Man as you will find. Musk is a philanthropist, chairman of the Musk Foundation, a husband and father to

path to saving the Earth? Elon Musk, the founder and CEO of SpaceX

hand, there is the current rock star SpaceX. Both founded by celebrities, Space X is not only being the delivery boy International Space Station by Dragon but also on the road to the red planet, putting humans on Mars by 2026 with Mars Colonial Transporter. Meanwhile, after the fatal crash of SpaceShipTwo in 2014, Virgin Galactic is trying to recover by putting version two of SpaceShipTwo into works. In the following paper, I will elaborate further on both SpaceX and Virgin Galactic in terms of technology

hand, there is the current rock star SpaceX. Both founded by celebrities, Space X is not only being the delivery boy International Space Station by Dragon but also on the road to the red planet, putting humans on Mars by 2026 with Mars Colonial Transporter. Meanwhile, after the fatal crash of SpaceShipTwo in 2014, Virgin Galactic is trying to recover by putting second version of SpaceShipTwo into works. In the following paper, I will elaborate further on both SpaceX and Virgin Galactic

Musk Created Space X to achieve his long term goal of creating civilization in space, wanting to reduce the cost of human spaceflight, and wanting to send humans to mars within 10-20 years. He began looking for rockets which were very expensive, so he decided the better option would be to make his own. This is when the Falcon 9 project began. This was their very own rocket that would take satellites to space for other companies privately. It took 4 attempts and millions of dollars to get the rocket