Way to space

June 4, 2010, at 5:45 am Atlantic time, from Cape Canaveral took off and entered a low-Earth orbit a spacecraft not belonging to any government organization . In my opinion, there is not even a small step here - both for SpaceX and for all mankind this is a big step.
Unlike last year’s launch , the Falcon 9 is SpaceX’s top rocket.
On SpaceX they are going to roll passengers around the earth and on the international space station. Up to seven passengers per flight.



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Video: spacex.com/multimedia/videos.php?id=51hp (now the site is a little down on the load).

A bit about people: SpaceX executive director is Elon Musk. In the photo below it is on the right.



Those who have seen this face before could become aware only now that this same person is the executive director of the advanced electric vehicle production company Tesla Motors , which actually produces electric cars and has already delivered more than 1000 cars. Yes, what cars: acceleration from 0 to 100 km / h in 4 seconds! This is not just just an electric car.
Recently, Tesla has concluded a venture with Toyota and will start a series of 20,000 cars this year.

Elon is also the chairman of the board of directors of Solar City - a company that produces solar cells with their installation, support, etc. Check out their website and what they offer.

And more than 10 years ago (in 1998-1999), he organized , and then sold eBay the progenitor of electronic money - PayPal.

Here is such an unusual person. May he succeed in his endeavors, for, God sees, he is doing what the future is for; that which is really really cool in the proper understanding of this word, and not in the understanding of cutting 14 billion into magic nanofilters.

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