2. SpaceX- The Company
SpaceX designs, manufactures and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft. It
is the world’s fastest growing provider of launch service. The company was
founded in 2002. it is a US based company established by CEO and CTO, Elon
Musk.
SpaceX revolutionized space technology. It is the only private company ever to
return a spacecraft from low-Earth orbit.
Basic Information
Headquarter- Hawthorne, California.
Employees- 4000 around
Vehicles -3
Manifest- 40.
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3. SpaceX’s products
• Falcon 9
Two-stage rocket
Reliable & safe transport of satellites
Carried Dragon spacecraft
• Falcon Heavy
Ability to lift into orbit over 53 metric tons
Carry humans into space and restores flying missions with crew
Carry the Dragon spacecraft
• Dragon
Free-flying spacecraft
Deliver both cargo and people to orbit
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4. SpaceX- The productions of rockets
• SpaceX is mass producing spacecraft company
• It designs, manufactures & deliveries spacecraft
• 70% Falcon launch vehicle is manufactured or assembled at the SpaceX Hawthorne
factory to avoid cost and time wastages
• Every major part of the entire launch and orbital system is built in this one massive room
• Each Falcon is identical & standardized (made of aluminum-lithium alloy)
• It builds several different rockets depending on the launch needs
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5. Manufacturing process
Software team
planning for new
project
Projected
hardware
collected &
inspected
Production &
assemble
spacecraft in same
factory
Reexamination of
spacecraft through
engineers
Demonstrations of
the shuttle for
mission
Commercial
supply to clients
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6. SpaceX Develops Advanced
Manufacturing
• Design and manufacture of rocket engines, rocket boosters and spacecraft under
one roof.
• Custom of one-at-a-time manufacturing of space crafts.
• Developed ambitious engineering systems for space shuttle
• Achieved advancements in quality
• SpaceX’s innovation gained competitive advances in industry
• Around 40 space shuttle mission going to be accomplished
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