Founded in 2002 by Elon Musk, SpaceX is an American aerospace manufacturer and space transportation services company headquartered in Hawthorne, California. SpaceX has the main objective of settling human beings on Mars and other planets. Under this are many successful launches such as the Falcon 1, Falcon 9, and Falcon Heavy.
The process of launching a rocket from SpaceX is a truly exhilarant and highly advanced technological working. It consists of several stages from planning, preparing, launching, and post-launching.
### Prelaunch Preparation
Several months before the launch of SpaceX, preparations are done. Considerations are the features of the rocket and its capabilities and those of its payload. The technical team is busy checking all the systems of the rocket, such as the engine, autopilot systems, communication systems, and so on. Every single element is tested over and over again to address any issues arising right at launch time.
### Rocket Development and Testing
Rocket development is a very complex process. The Falcon 9 rocket, which is SpaceX's most famous rocket, is a two-stage rocket. It operates by the first stage providing velocity that is needed to lift the rocket into outer space, while the second stage places either the satellite or the payload into a specified orbit. This is an extensive test from engine testing, structural testing, and full evaluation of the electronic systems before quite every launch.
### Launch Day
Launch day: the most important day. The rocket is taken to the launch pad on this day. The Falcon 9 rocket of SpaceX is some 70...say about 22 stories high. On launch day, the firm would erect the rocket at the pad at the specified time, after which it would commence its final checks.
### Launch Process
On the day of launch, the ignited engine of the rocket veers off to space surrounded by a huge vault of smoke. Falcon 9 differs because the first stage is reusable. This stage burns for about 2.5 minutes before returning to land safely, either on ground or water.
Post-launch, the rocket enters the second stage, which is when the loading maneuver is done in the payload into orbit. This process has to be extremely stringent and very flexible regarding all sorts of calculations and adjustments.