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1. Elon Musk

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   Frustrated with what he perceived as the stagnation of space exploration following the Cold War, Musk founded Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) in 2002 with the stated goal of reducing space transportation costs and eventually enabling human colonization of Mars. SpaceX initially focused on developing the Falcon 1 launch vehicle, which experienced several failures before achieving orbital flight in 2008.
   The company subsequently developed the Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft, which became the …