THE BASICS
The name of the company which launched to ISS on Saturday
Space X
Atmospheric layer closest to Earth
Troposphere (abt 33,000’)
Launch site
Kennedy Space Center 39A
How many astronauts will NASA fly at any one time
FOUR
Space X is competing with this company
BOEING
The name of the Space X founder/owner
Elon Musk Trust (54% equity; 78% voting control)
Atmospheric layer furthest from Earth
Although some experts consider the thermosphere to be the uppermost layer of our atmosphere, others consider the exosphere to be the actual "final frontier" of Earth's gaseous envelope. So, both answers acceptable.
The name of the rocket
FALCON 9
Names of the Dragon/Endeavour astronauts
Bob Behnken & Doug Hurley
The name of the competing space capsule
STARLINER
Location of Space X headquarters
Hawthorne, Ca
Commercial jets typically fly in this layer
Stratosphere (33,000' - 165,000')
The type name of the Space X Crew Capsule
DRAGON
Hours it took Dragon to reach ISS
NINETEEN
The Boeing capsule seats how many
SEVEN
Number of Space X's Launch sites
SpaceX operates 4 launch facilities: Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 40, Vandenberg AFB Launch Complex 4E, Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A, and South Texas Launch Site
Air temp rises as you ascend in this layer
Stratosphere
The name of the capsule given by the astronauts
ENDEAVOUR
Hours it took for the Dragon crew to get into the ISS
THREE
Which of the two capsules (Space X and Boeing) is/are reusable for crew flights (either or both)
BOEING
Space X founded, year
2002 (May 6)
Meteors typically burn up in this layer
Mesosphere (165,000' - 280,000')
Dragon designed to seat how many
SEVEN
How large was the ISS welcoming "committee"
THREE (1 American and 2 Russians)
Which of the two capsules (Space X and Boeing) is/are able to carry cargo outside the cabin (either or both)
SPACE X