It’s not Rocket Science

I haven't been here for really long. Now it is a lot of stuff to do in university. Hopefully, I will become more productive soon, however, today here you go the article I wrote for my project in university. Hope you will enjoy it and learn something new!

The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance,

it is the illusion of knowledge.

-Stephen Hawking

Elon Musk is a Canadian-American engineer, businessman and inventor, who became the prototype of the Hollywood "Iron Man". His path to success began when Musk was 10, the boy bought his first computer and began to comprehend the basics of programming. By the age of 12, he managed to sell his first game – Blastar. As of today list of companies, Max is impressive: PayPal, Tesla Motors, SpaceX, SolarCity, Hyperloop, and Gigafactory. However, all companies are working to be able to assist each other and create a new system that meets the vision of the world of the "Iron Man".

This fact has been repeatedly confirmed by different people:

“Each Elon’s business project is not started just for enrichment but they create a large puzzle the purpose of which is to show how corporations should look in the future.” - Ashley Vance (author of "Elon Musk. Tesla, SpaceX and the road to the future").

“Mask’s companies demonstrate an extraordinary vision and are changing the industries.” - Professor Michael McDonald.

Elon Musk is a great example of a multitasking person. It should be noted that the working week of the billionaire is very intense. It begins in Los Angeles where he works on SpaceX project and decides on the ways of the relocation of the humanity to Mars (Musk admitted that his dream is to die on Mars). Then on Tuesday, he flies to Silicon Valley where he spends time on the improvement of Tesla Motors. And on Thursday evening, he returns to Los Angeles. However, the main problem according to the billionaire is that petroleum resources are exhaustible, “If we know that exhaustion of oil is inevitable, why people continue this crazy experiment?” Maybe, this was one of the reasons why today he is known as a creator of the most attractive electric cars in the world. In recent years, Tesla Motors has become a world leader in the production of electric vehicles. This fact makes Musk see his competitors just like other companies that are trying to replace modern cars with the one that is environmentally friendly. Thus, the new policy of the company is the production of affordable cars, as Musk believes that in future all cars will be electric and driving will become a hobby. That is why construction works on Gigafactory, the world's largest factory of batteries for electric vehicles, has already started in the Nevada desert. The enterprise value is $5 billion and the area can be comparable to 95 football fields. With huge plans to be launched in 2017, it will be the second-largest building in the world after Boeing Everett Factory. Due to the wholesale production of engines, the price of the electric vehicles will be reduced. Specifically, in 2017, they will present a new Tesla Model 3 which will cost around $ 35 000. Finally, as the billionaire promises in 2 years it will be possible to call the car from one point to another, the plans for the electro cars development are impressive.

Who will be lucky enough and yet in 2017 experience the unforgettable trip on the private spaceship Dragon made by SpaceX to space? It will definitely happen! The company has already received a permission from NASA to send astronauts to the International Space Station in 2017. If everything turns out to be successful, the US will no longer depend on Russia (after the Americans have given up the shuttles, they fly into space on the Russian rockets called "Soyuz"). Consequently, Mask has become the first entrepreneur who dared to open private businesses in the space industry. Elon had been dreaming to conquer space since his childhood and in 2002 at the age of 31, he founded SpaceX the $100 million start-ups. Soon, in 2008 SpaceX and NASA signed a contract worth $ 1.6 billion. By its terms, Falcon 1 rockets flew into orbit 12 times. However, the main purpose of the company, according to Elon, is resettlement to a different planet.

In the middle of March, the Internet returned to the discussions about the ambitious project called Mars One. This time, Bas Lansdorp became the initiator of the trip to Red Planet. However, today the project is criticized not only by opponents but also by those who were willing to take part in it. The peculiarity of the mission is that the flight to Mars is the one-way trip! The fact is that the return flight is too expensive. And so, it is much better to take payload instead of additional equipment for the return trip. At the same time, it turned out that there are more than 200 thousand people willing to participate in the project.

The flight to Mars is a difficult task. Firstly, the planet is not well studied yet, that is why NASA keeps running there Mars rovers. Secondly, the Red Planet is too far away. And finally, it is hard to carry out a flight from the technical side. NASA will try to fix all the flaws until 2030 and only in 2035 they are planning to send there first astronauts. According to preliminary estimates, only $5 billion are needed to send the life support systems. And this amount of money will be enough just in the case of using the Space X rockets.

In 2016, Elon’s company is planning to test their heaviest vehicle Falcon Heaven, one of the objectives of which is the delivery of goods to the Red Planet. They are also working on the development of a new spacesuit and designing Mars Colonial Transporter. Another urgent goal is a creation of a reusable launch vehicle. However, the first 3 launches of Falcon 1, the debut rocket of the company, were not successful. On May 22, 2012, Musk and SpaceX made history when the company launched its Falcon 9 rocket into space with an unmanned capsule. It was the first time a private company sent a spacecraft to the International Space Station. Musk said, "I feel very lucky. For us, it's like winning the Super Bowl." On December 21, 2015, at 8:29 p.m. people who live along the central Atlantic coast of Florida had the opportunity to see the rocket that returned from space. It was a big success for Musk and the whole world as well.

All in all, according to the Boston Consulting Group world be ranking Google, Apple and Tesla Motors are three most innovative companies in the world. And if two first have already been top ones for 10 years, Elon’s company made a breakthrough last year (it had been 7th before). Today, Silicon Valley is looking for a new Steve Jobs, a leader who will guide his force into the technology industry. And Mask is the best candidate. A 44-year-old billionaire has already been a part of the biggest projects of our time. He is a creator of electronic payment system PayPal, a major investor in Tesla, SpaceX founder (Space first private carrier), and is now devising a plan to conquer Mars. In addition, Musk is trying to make a revolution in the energy system as his company SolarCity is one of the largest suppliers of solar panels in the USA. Elon Musk is a dreamer, who believes that his main task is to save the humanity.

In 2016, Elon’s company already plans to test their heaviest vehicle Falcon Heaven, one of the objectives of which is the delivery of goods to the Red Planet. They are also inventing new spacesuit and designing Mars Colonial Transporter. Another urgent goal is a creation of a reusable launch vehicle. However, the first 3 launches of Falcon 1, the debut rocket of the company, were not successful. On May 22, 2012, Musk and SpaceX made history when the company launched its Falcon 9 rocket into space with an unmanned capsule. It was the first time a private company had sent a spacecraft to the International Space Station. Musk said: "I feel very lucky. For us, it's like winning the Super Bowl." On December 21, 2015, at the 8:29 p.m. people who leaves along the central Atlantic coast of Florida had the opportunity to see the rocket that returned from space. It was the big successes for Musk and for the world in general.

So all in all, according to the Boston Consulting Group world ranking Google, Apple and Tesla Motors are three most innovative companies in the world. And if two first are in the top for already 10 years, Elon’s company made a breakthrough last year (it was 7th). Today, Silicon Valley is looking for a new Steve Jobs, the dominant who will guide his force into the technology industry. And Musk is the best candidate. 44-year-old billionaire already was a part of the biggest projects of our time. He was a creator of electronic payment systems PayPal, a major investor in Tesla, founded SpaceX (Space first private carrier), and is now developing a plan for the conquest of Mars. In addition, Musk is trying to make a revolution in the energy system as his company SolarCity is one of the largest suppliers of solar panels in the USA. Elon Musk is a dreamer, who believes that his main task is to save humanity.