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pameladlloydWith the launch of the Falcon 1 on September 28, 2008, SpaceX, has become the first private venture to sucessfully put a rocket in orbit around the Earth. Wired Magazine offers video footage of the launch in their article, SpaceX Did It -- Falcon 1 Made it to Space, and the Associated Press also released an article, SpaceX finally reaches orbit after fourth try, about the launch. Or, you can go to the SpaceX website and read their press release.
SpaceX was founded by Elon Musk, one of the co-founders of PayPal, who had reportedly invested $100 million of his own money into the company by March 2006. He's also the creator of the computer game, Blaster, which he sold at the age of twelve. In the company overview on the SpaceX website, the company states that one of its goals is to "reduce the cost and increase the reliability of space access by a factor of ten."
SpaceX was founded by Elon Musk, one of the co-founders of PayPal, who had reportedly invested $100 million of his own money into the company by March 2006. He's also the creator of the computer game, Blaster, which he sold at the age of twelve. In the company overview on the SpaceX website, the company states that one of its goals is to "reduce the cost and increase the reliability of space access by a factor of ten."
