All about SpaceX ( private Aerospace company) Elon Musk

SpaceX is a successful private Aerospace company. Recently launched Israels moon mission Robotic lander named Beresheet was launched successfully.

It was founded in 2002 by entrepreneur Elon Musk with the goal of reducing space transportation costs and enabling the colonization of Mars. SpaceX has since developed the Falcon launch vehicle family and the Dragon spacecraft family, which both currently deliver payloads into Earth orbit.

Falcon launch family have 2 main launch vehicles they are :

# Falcon 9 :
     -> 2 stage rocket
     -> for the safe transportation of satellites and Dragon space craft
to know more click falcon 9

# Falcon heavy
     -> one of the most powerful operational rocket in the world
     -> can lift weight up to 64 metric tons
to know more about falcon heavy

Dragon spacecraft family
    -> free flying spacecraft designed to deliver cargo and  people to orbiting destination ( example : international space station )
to know more about Dragon space craft

Autonomous space port drone ship
     Its  is an ocean-going vessel derived from a deck barge, outfitted with station-keeping engines and a large landing platform. Construction of such ships was commissioned by aerospace company SpaceX to allow for recovery of rocket first-stages at sea for high-velocity missions which do not carry enough fuel to return to the launch site after boosting spacecraft onto an orbital trajectory. To see the video  click the highlighted text rocket landing on drone ship

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