Technology Magazine October 2020 | Page 80

TOP 10

2002

YEAR FOUNDED

$ 36bn VALUATION

CEO

ELON MUSK
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04 SpaceX

[ HAWTHORNE , CALIFORNIA ]

SpaceX is undoubtedly riding high thanks to the successful launch and return of its Crew Dragon spacecraft carrying astronauts to the International Space Station . It followed that with a successful test of its Starship rocket , which hovered for a time before landing . Aside from its NASA partnerships , Maverick CEO Elon Musk , known also for his leadership of Tesla , is targeting a Mars mission as soon as possible . OCTOBER 2020