All Eyes Are Focused On SpaceX And Its $6 Million Falcon Rocket

摘要

For a small satellite community struggling to take off in a market where cheap space access is viewed as a contradiction in terms, the $6 million price tag for launches being promised by Space Exploration Technologies sounds like a godsend. "The only hope the small satellite guys really have is Elon Musk and SpaceX," said Dennis Wingo, a space entrepreneur and long-time small satellite proponent. SpaceX is shorthand for Space Exploration Technologies of El Segundo, Calif., and Musk is the company's founder.