It was founded in 2002 by former PayPal entrepreneur and Tesla Motors founder Elon Musk, with the goal of reducing space transportation costs and enabling the colonization of Mars.
It was founded in 2002 by former PayPal entrepreneur and Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk, and founding employee Tom Mueller (a rocket propulsion engineer). SpaceX was founded for the goal of reducing space transportation costs and enabling the colonization of Mars.