SpaceX or Space Exploration Technologies Corp. is an American aerospace manufacturer that designs, manufacturers, and launches advanced spacecraft and rockets. SpaceX was founded back in 2002 by Elon Musk with the aim to colonise Mars and reduce the cost of space transport. The small-lift Falcon 1 was the first launch vehicle developed by the company and was retired in 2009. SpaceX is headquartered in Hawthorne, California. In December 2010, SpaceX became the first, and only, private company to return a spacecraft from low-Earth orbit. SpaceX manufactures the Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy launch vehicles, Cargo Dragon, crew spacecraft, several rocket engines, and Starlink communications satellites. In January 2020, the Starlink constellation became the largest satellite constellation ever launched. In 2021, SpaceX won two Pentagon contracts for nearly $160 million to launch missions with its Falcon 9 rockets. In 2022, SpaceX won a $102 million Air Force contract to transport military cargo and humanitarian aid around the world using a heavy rocket. SpaceX is also developing Starship, a super heavy-lift launch system for interplanetary spaceflight. It is intended to become SpaceX's primary orbital vehicle and will have the highest payload capacity of any orbital rocket ever built and is scheduled for 2022. More
Aug 08, 2022 01:19 PM ISTWhen 'The Mirror' asked Errol Musk whether he was proud of his son Elon Musk, he said, "One doesn't walk around saying 'I'm proud'. It's one of the seven deadly sins. Instead I would say I'm very thankful for Elon's achievements and that he is okay and managing."
Aug 06, 2022 04:42 PM IST “Elon is very well-built and he is very, very strongly built, but he’s been eating badly," father Errol Musk had said.
Aug 05, 2022 12:14 PM IST South Korea joined the stampede to the moon on August 4 with the launch of a lunar orbiter that will scout out future landing spots. The satellite launched by SpaceX is taking a long, roundabout path to conserve fuel and will arrive in December.
Aug 03, 2022 03:21 PM IST Which of your children is most passionate about SpaceX and Mars?” Elon Musk was asked. Here's what he replied.
Jul 31, 2022 11:37 AM IST Elon Musk added lower account interaction to the list of problems he has with Twitter a day after he countersued it, escalating the legal fight.
Jul 26, 2022 12:19 PM IST OneWeb shareholders will hold 50% of Eutelsat, which will continue to be listed in Paris and will ask to be listed on the London Stock Exchange, the companies announced in a statement Tuesday. The announcement confirms talks made official on Monday and first reported by Bloomberg last week.
Jul 26, 2022 09:06 AM IST Elon Musk shared a photo of himself partying with Sergey Brin to rubbish rumours that he had an affair with the Google co-founder’s wife.
Jul 25, 2022 10:42 AM IST An old video of Elon Musk sharing his view on money and the economy began doing the rounds of the internet recently.
Jul 22, 2022 03:05 PM IST The California-based toy company expects to begin the release of the SpaceX product line in 2023.
Jul 21, 2022 01:06 PM IST Errol Musk claims that "high-class women" want his sperm because they say "Why go to Elon when they can go to the actual person who created Elon?"
Jul 20, 2022 07:18 PM IST Elon Musk said that his intention, as a leader in multiple companies, is to be useful, just like young people should aim to be.
Jul 18, 2022 03:26 PM IST Shark Tank judge Mark Cuban recounts the text exchange he had with Elon Musk after the birth of his twins.
Jul 14, 2022 07:14 AM IST "Damage is minor, but booster will be transferred back to the high bay for inspections, returning to the launch stand probably next week," Musk said in an email.
Jul 12, 2022 10:17 AM IST A SpaceX rocket booster burst into flames during a ground test firing in Texas Monday.
Jul 12, 2022 09:53 AM IST "Yeah, actually not good. Team is assessing damage," Musk tweeted after the early evening explosion of the Super Heavy Booster 7 prototype, as seen in a livestream recorded by the website NASA Spaceflight. There was no immediate indication of injuries.
Jul 11, 2022 02:29 PM IST Elon Musk pulled the plug on his $44 billion Twitter deal, accusing the social media giant of "misleading" statements about the number of fake accounts.
Jul 06, 2022 12:05 PM IST Elon Musk himself has been the preferred subject for a number of creative sock makers.
Jun 26, 2022 05:00 PM IST When it comes to thin-skinned leaders, employees are better off playing cheerleaders. It is a lesson that employees in Indian companies have known all along.
Jun 21, 2022 01:52 PM IST The billionaire had put the $44 billion Twitter offer on "temporary hold" on May 13 until it could be determined whether fake users make up fewer than 5% of the platform's entire userbase.
Jun 19, 2022 04:17 PM IST When dogecoin’s co-creator Billy Markus said that he wants that people actually “use it for something... so it has a reason to exist,” Musk wrote: “Tesla and SpaceX merch, maybe more down the road.”
Jun 18, 2022 02:59 PM IST The video featured SpaceX's Falcon 9 -- a reusable, two-stage rocket.
Jun 18, 2022 09:08 AM IST SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell sent an email saying the company had investigated and "terminated a number of employees involved" with the letter, the New York Times said.
Jun 17, 2022 05:11 PM IST According to two persons familiar with the situation, at least five employees of private rocket company SpaceX were fired after authoring and disseminating an open letter criticising founder Elon Musk.
Jun 17, 2022 03:52 PM IST It was unclear how many SpaceX employees were terminated, the report said.
Jun 17, 2022 07:53 AM IST ”Elon’s behavior in the public sphere is a frequent source of distraction and embarrassment for us, particularly in recent weeks,” read the letter, which does not single out any controversy in particular. Reuters was provided a copy of the letter.
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