1. Space X
By Anton Freyer

2. Table of contents Foundation Elon Musk Falcon 9
Landing Mechanism Falcon 9
Space X Facilities
Drone Ship Landing
Dragon
Falcon Heavy
Works cited

3. Foundation Space X was founded in 2002 by Elon Musk
Goal of the company was set to be to revolutionize space travel
The ultimate goal is to enable people to live on other planets

4. Elon Musk Inventor, Businessman, Entrepreneur and Investor
Born in South Africa in 1974
Founder or CEO of ZIP 2, PAYPAL, Tesla, Solar City and Space X
Net Worth: 13.9 billion
Rated 21st most powerful person in the world

5. Falcon 9 Reusable Rocket
It can land vertically after bringing satellites or other supplies to space
More economic than other rockets, because it is reusable

6. Landing mechanism for Falcon 9
“Grasshopper” test vehicle performed tests
Grasshopper is basically a Facon 9 rocket, that “jumps” and lands to test the landing
Tests resulted in landing mechanism with four extendable legs

7. Space X Facilities Space X has two leased launch facilities
One in Kennedy Space center in Florida
The other one at Vandenberg Air force Base in Calfornia
There are other test facilities in Texas and New Mexico
The Space X headquarters are in Hawthorne, California

8. Drone ship landing
Besides landings on land SpaceX has built droneships, that the falcon 9 can land on
A successful landing was performed in 2016

9. Dragon
Dragon is a Spacecraft, designed to transport cargo to and from the ISS or other orbiting destinations
At the moment it just carries cargo, but it could also transport humans
There have been eight successful missions to the ISS in the last five years

10. Falcon Heavy It will be the biggest rocket to ever be built
Three cores, that are reusable, because of landing legs.
Big enough to bring people to mars
No actual flight tests yet
First flight planned for 2017

11. Works cited http://www.spacex.com/