Gizmobox April 2018 | Page 28

Let ’ s dig a little deeper into SPACE X and TESLA :
TESLA is a revolutionary company , which was founded by ELON MUSK , IAN WRIGHT , J B STRAUBEL , MARC TRAPENNING and MARTIN EBERHARD ; in the year 2003 . All these engineers were determined to produce an electric vehicle , which is better than any other petroleum ( gasoline ) vehicle . We all know what emissions have been doing to the climate and environment of our precious mother earth . Fremont , California is where all the Tesla vehicles are manufactured . Model S ( sedan ), Model X ( SUV ), Model 3 , and Roadster are some models of cars manufactured at this very facility . All these cars are futuristic with an aim to have a zero-emission in the future . Tesla doesn ' t only manufacture cars but also is a leading manufacturer of lithium-ion batteries . Have you ever heard of a Powerwall ? Well , Tesla managed to make a Powerwall and a solar roof which are a sustainable power generating devices , for all the appliances we use on a daily basis . All the solar operating appliances produced by Tesla come under its subsidiary company named SOLARCITY . Let ’ s , talk about something more technologically advanced and even more futuristic than Tesla and its automobiles .
Yes , I am talking about SPACE X . This company is a space transport and aerospace company . It has managed to create some mind-blowing technology in the field of aerospace . It has had many successful space programs which have been a huge step towards the space exploration , space travel , astronomy and of course , SCIENCE as a whole . SPACE X was formed in the year 2002 . It was the first privately owned company to have launched a liquidfueled rocket to the Earth ’ s orbit . This happened in the year 2008 , and the rocket was Falcon-1 . To keep the good work going , NASA awarded SPACE X 1.6 billion US dollars . Although , Falcon-1 was not done yet . In 2009 , On the 5th Falcon 1 �ight , SPACE X became the first privately owned company to have a satellitedelivered into the Earth ’ s orbit .
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