Rocketing to success
By Su Zhou | China Daily | Updated: 2014-07-29 06:43
Space Exploration Technologies Corp, known informally as SpaceX, does work normally associated with NASA by merging hard engineering with Silicon Valley creativity.
Elon Musk, the man behind SpaceX, is a business magnate who co-founded PayPal and Tesla Motors. However, his vision went beyond the pull of gravity.
The company was founded in 2002 and, looking to slash the cost of space travel, it focused on reusing launch rockets and technology.
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