Still, while other companies like Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic and Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin are
planning much of their business around space
flights for the super wealthy, SpaceX's model is primarily to serve as a vehicle for
scientific missions, satellite launches, and trips to the International Space Station.
NASA's Wallops
Flight Facility (WFF), in Wallops Island, Virginia, leads technical and
scientific reviews for the 47 teams
planning to fly on suborbital and orbital vehicle platforms, such as CubeSats, aircraft, sounding rockets, and balloons.