SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP

Business Summary

Space Exploration Technologies Corp is a United States-based company, which is engaged in designing, manufacturing and launching of rockets and spacecraft. The Company manufactures Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy. Falcon 9 is a reusable two-stage rocket. Falcon Heavy is composed of three Falcon 9 nine-engine cores whose 27 Merlin engines together generate more than five million pounds of thrust at liftoff, equal to approximately eighteen 747 aircraft. It also develops Merlin, which is a family of rocket engines for use on its Falcon 1, Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy launch vehicles. Merlin engines use RP-1 and liquid oxygen as rocket propellants in a gas-generator power cycle. Its Dragon spacecraft is equipped with 16 Draco thrusters used to orient the spacecraft during the mission, including apogee/perigee maneuvers, orbit adjustment and attitude control. Each Draco thruster is capable of generating approximately 90 pounds of force in the vacuum of space.

Country of Incorporation

United States of America

Incorporation Date

2002-03-14

Business Sector

Industrial Goods