In 1927, Charles Lindbergh crossed the Atlantic to win a $25,000 prize put up by a wealthy hotel owner named Raymond Orteig. The contest was started in 1919 and was set to last for 5 years. When no one had won the prize by 1924, Orteig decided to extend the competition for another 5 years.... Continue Reading →
Whenever someone proposes to do something that has never been done before, there will always be skeptics. So when I started SpaceX, it was not surprising when people said we wouldn’t succeed. But now that we’ve successfully proven Falcon 1, Falcon 9 and Dragon, there’s been a steady stream of misinformation and doubt expressed about... Continue Reading →
It's not terribly surprising that the committee set forth by the president to review the NASA programs has found that there isn't going to be enough money to get to the moon. In fact, it's worse than that. Norman Augustine, the committee's chairman said. It will be difficult with the current budget to do anything... Continue Reading →
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