Sponsor Profile: SpaceX

SpaceX, a Space Foundation Partner, will play an important role in the 26th National Space Symposium as sponsor of both the opening night reception on April 12 and the invitation-only Senior Executives’ Forum.

The premier gathering of the global space community, the 26th National Space Symposium will be held April 12-15 at The Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colo.

The opening night reception, held in the expansive AMERICOM Government Services (AGS) Exhibit Center, will provide attendees with an ideal networking opportunity and their first look at the latest in space technology, equipment, and services on display.

Founded in 2002, SpaceX is a private company owned by management and employees, with minority investments from Founders Fund and Draper Fisher Jurvetson.

SpaceX is developing a family of launch vehicles and spacecraft intended to increase the reliability and reduce the cost of both manned and unmanned space transportation, ultimately by a factor of ten. With the Falcon 1 and Falcon 9 vehicles, SpaceX offers highly reliable/cost-efficient launch capabilities for spacecraft insertion into any orbital altitude and inclination. Starting in 2010, SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft will provide Earth-to-LEO transport of pressurized and unpressurized cargo, including resupply to the International Space Station.

The SpaceX team now numbers over 900, with corporate headquarters in Hawthorne, California. For more information, please visit the company's web site at www.spacex.com.

To see a list of corporate sponsors, click here; to learn how to become a corporate sponsor, email Sponsorships@SpaceFoundation.org