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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