Users' questions

Is SpaceX a contractor?

Is SpaceX a contractor?

SpaceX is a private space company with most of its achievements the result of self-funded development efforts, not developed by traditional cost-plus contracting of the US government. As a result, many of its achievements are also considered as firsts by a private company.

Does SpaceX use subcontractors?

SpaceX is vertically integrated and does not work with many subcontractors.

Does SpaceX have suppliers?

Unusually for the aerospace industry, SpaceX builds its rocket engines, rocket stages, spacecraft, principal avionics and all software in-house in their Hawthorne facility. Nevertheless, SpaceX still has over 3,000 suppliers with some 1,100 of those delivering to SpaceX nearly weekly.

What does SpaceX company do?

SpaceX is a privately-funded rocket manufacturer and transport services company. Also known as Space Exploration Technologies, it was founded by Elon Musk. 1 SpaceX has developed a reusable rocket and launch system to significantly reduce the cost of space flight.

Are there any sub-contractors or suppliers for SpaceX?

Re: SpaceX contractors and suppliers? SpaceX has absolutely no problem with using sub-contractors. They simply tend to produce things in-house that they feel the current market cannot produce for them as good/cheaply/quickly as they need them. They also keep internal components that they plan to rapidly iterate on.

What kind of job can you get at SpaceX?

SpaceX leadership depends on the professionalism and character of our Security Coordinators to welcome, assist, and act as a comprehensive source of SpaceX… Today · Save job · More… Work with management, engineers, leads, welders, fabrication and maintenance personnel along with contractors to setup areas conducting hot work/ Confined space…

Why did Elon Musk want to start SpaceX?

SpaceX designs, manufactures and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft. The company was founded in 2002 to revolutionize space technology, with the ultimate goal of enabling people to live on other planets.

Is it true that SpaceX builds everything in house?

But yes, SpaceX does build a lot of it in-house, much more than other launch providers. To understand why, I found the following interview particularly enlightening. Below is an excerpt from an interview with Max Vozoff, formerly of SpaceX.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0c0eHlf8l-Y