The SpaceX Effect: How NASA's Dependence on Private Spaceflight Could Backfire
The space industry has seen a major shift in the last decade. A private company, Space Exploration Technologies Corporation, or SpaceX, has become a key player in space missions. This company, founded by Elon Musk, started small. In 2006, it won a contract from NASA to send cargo to the International Space Station. At that point, SpaceX had yet to launch anything int...