SpaceX’s Innovations Aimed at Lowering Cost of Space Launches
SpaceX's Falcon 9 on the pad at Cape Canaveral. (Credit: Chris Thompson/SpaceX)
John Kelly: SpaceX focuses on changes
Florida Today
SpaceX is determined to break through the barrier to launching new, cheaper rockets from Cape Canaveral.
The firm and its brash founder, Elon Musk, are on a trajectory that reaches beyond launching the first Falcon 9. They aim to disrupt the whole launch business.
They want to change how rockets are designed, built, prepped and launched. They want to change how new launchers are cleared for flight by the Air Force safety team that protects all of us on the ground from wayward rocket shrapnel.
They want a new American-made rocket that’s cheaper than others. In the process, they want to blaze a trail for other new space companies. If they succeed, the U.S. could regain dominance in the worldwide space-launch market the old-fashioned way — by being competitive on price.
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“SpaceX’s success is our success.” Great quote from article, and great article in general. I love to hear more people talking about the positive things SpaceX is trying to accomplish. It is a lot of work, but I believe SpaceX will come out successful.