For the last 20 years, SpaceX has staked a claim against NASA with state-of-the-art technology. Their newest project, Starship, is slated to be the largest rocket ever built. Which organization will win the space race?
Founded: July 29, 1958Purpose: Explore air and space, innovate for humanity, inspire the worldHeadquarters: Washington, D.C.Owner: United States (Charles Bolden – Administrator)
– Founded in 2002 by Elon Musk.– Starship is its largest rocket, although it is still being tested.– SpaceX’s industry-changing technology makes it the most affordable spaceflight company.
– The first private company to launch, orbit, and recover a spacecraft.– The first private company to send and dock a spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS).
NASA was the first and only organization to land a crew on the moon, but this is only one of a historic list of accomplishments.In addition to the moon, NASA has sent exploratory spacecraft to every planet in our solar system.