SpaceX

Elon Musk, a tech millionaire who established SpaceX, established the firm only to send people to the planet Mars. It’s been over twenty years since it launched NASA humans into space, and it’s achieved a slew of other firsts all along the journey.

Because its launching operations are far less costly than most of its rivals, SpaceX launches have become a revolutionary leader in the rocket launching sector. It works in close collaboration with NASA to carry cargo and humans to the ISS (International Space Station) and deploy astronauts into space and satellites into the orbits.

History

SpaceX earned $278 million from the COTS programme of NASA in 2006, (COTS stands for Commercial Orbits Transportation Services) before it had even conducted a test mission. The initiative was established to stimulate the establishment of private industry enterprises to manufacture cargo-transporting systems for the International Space Station. It was finally awarded a $1.6 billion agreement for 12 trips. Which were the starting and funding times for SpaceX.

Until Falcon 1 conducted the first-ever flight test on September 28, 2008, the company went over years of experimentation. With a bulk cargo only of 570 kg, Falcon 1 has been restricted. SpaceX later developed the Falcon 9, a rocket capable of carrying Dragon as well as up to 13,150 kilograms of payload.

The Falcon 9 had its first takeoff in June of 2010. After some setbacks, it delivered the first-ever payload to the ISS in May of 2012 as part of a COTS test trip. In Oct. 2012, it made the first-ever standard commercial voyage to the ISS.

Then the other Falcon Heavy is just another Falcon ship produced by SpaceX. The spacecraft is 3 Falcon 9 joined together to carry some bigger cargo of up to 63,800 kilograms. It had been put to the test for the first time in 2018.

As we’ve heard a lot, there have been few consecutive crashes before a successful flight of the spaceship. Yes, the data is correct. There have been three consecutive crashes due to multiple reasons such as fire or not reaching the orbit.

Current and Future of SpaceX Company

The purpose of SpaceX isn’t focused on simply getting goods into orbit. It has even begun to operate in space, bringing the galaxy closer to us. The business deployed the first set of 60 tiny missions in May 2019, to lay the groundwork for a huge network of internet spacecraft. The Star link concept calls for up to 42,000 constellations in orbit around the earth to provide elevated internet connectivity to the whole world. The program, according to the firm, might generate a new revenue stream to financially assist its costly Mars aspirations.

SpaceX’s goal of establishing a stable, conscientious human presence on the planet Mars necessitates the use of a starship. Around 2023, SpaceX hopes to see the very-first SpaceX Starship launch rocket ready for deployment, with several spaceships coming in the years after that. Some Spaceships will be built for exploration programs to Mars and the moon, commercial spaceflight, and quick travel around the Earth. And some will be built to carry big loads, for Artemis lunar missions as well as for future exploration of Mars.

Artemis’s mission of NASA, which aims to travel to the moon around 2024, includes the SpaceX company. NASA said in April 2021 that it will utilize a proportion of its money for Artemis to recruit contract workers. The Artemis crew were given a $2.9 billion agreement in return for the creation and usage of a lander for the lunar mission by SpaceX.

Conclusion

To sum up, SpaceX is a private company founded by Elon Musk to launch rockets into space. The objective of SpaceX is to explore space and especially the planet Mars and colonize Mars with humans. And to fund this program SpaceX has got an agreement with NASA and other companies to send their satellites and goods to the earth’s orbit. However, other than sending the rockets and satellites to the orbits, SpaceX is also closely working with the NASA lunar programs and ISS programs. 

The journey of SpaceX starts with its Falcon series rockets to send goods to orbit and the ISS. However, before a successful launch, there also have been a few crashes due to some reasons. But ultimately SpaceX became a successful company. Some other rockets are the Falcon Heavy, Dragon Series, Star links, and Starship which are being worked on to send humans for space and mars exploration and easy transportation to space and other planets.