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The Beginning of Space-X
Space-X was founded in June, 2002 in California by Elon Musk with the goal of creating the technologies to reduce space transportation costs and enable the colonization of Mars. -
Founders of Space-X
Elon Musk was the one and only founder of Space-X. -
First Flight of Space-X
The first flight of the Falcon 1 vehicle at Space-X took place on Saturday, March 26th, 2006. It resulted in a failure in less than a minute into the flight because of a fuel line leak. -
Second Flight of Space-X
The second flight of Falcon 1 took place on March 21st, 2007. The rocket performed well on the first stage burn, but there were some complications after. -
Third Flight of Space-X
The third Falcon 1 launch attempt took place on August 3rd, 2008. The rocket did not reach orbit, but it performed perfectly on the first stage. -
Fourth Flight of Space-X
The fourth flight of the Falcon 1 took place on September 28th, 2008. The attempt was a success, delivering a 165-kilogram spacecraft into low earth orbit. -
Fifth Flight of Space-X
The fifth flight of the Falcon 1 took place on July 14th, 2009, and it was a successful launch. -
Rocket Launch
The inaugural launch of a Falcon 9 rocket, and SpaceX’s first from Cape Canaveral, Florida, successfully sends into orbit the Dragon Spacecraft Qualification Unit, a prototype of the capsule designed to carry supplies and eventually astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS). -
Falcon 9 Resupply Mission
SpaceX launches a Falcon 9 rocket for a third resupply mission to the ISS, this time with landing legs, and becomes “the first to successfully perform a controlled ocean splashdown,” according to the MIT Technology Review. The soft touchdown is a step toward landing on a solid surface. -
Falcon 9 Fifth Resupply Mission
The Falcon 9 rocket launch, the fifth resupply mission to the ISS but the first that would attempt to stick a landing is canceled one minute before takeoff.
