The List: X Factor

This week, the first commercial company to attempt to send a spacecraft to the International Space Station began its mission. The company launched their Falcon 9 Rocket, carrying a Dragon spacecraft, into orbit. No longer is the Space Station exclusive to government-backed trips.

The company behind this mission is called Space Exploration Technologies, but they got by SpaceX for short. Yes, the company is called SpaceX! Their website is http://www.spacex.com/

Of course, we here at Racer X are well aware of the power of the X, as is anyone who watched the Speed Racer cartoons and saw the Racer X character on there (yes, we are aware of that). There’s a band called Racer X (yes, we are aware of that, too).

There’s a lot of darned Xs out there. So we’re running through a few of the ones we found for The List.

1. Racer X (us)

2. Racer X (Speed Racer)

3. Racer X (the band)

4. Space X

5. X Brand Goggles

6. Super-X "Pump Defender" Shotguns

7. Super X Australasian Supercross Championships (now defunct)

8. X Games

9. Moto-X Super X at the X Games (defunct)

10. Moto-X Game

11. American History X

12. The X Factor (Simon Cowell)

13. TheRealXtina (Christina Aguilera's twitter page)

14. X-Men (Marvel comics)

15. Rain-X (windshield water repellent)

16. XM Radio (Using space long before Space X)

17. Xbox (You have one)

X Brand Goggles

18. Xtreme clothing (Old gear and casual clothing brand)

19. X Fighters (Red Bull freestyle extravaganza)

20. The X Files (Old FOX TV show)

21. XHelli R/C Helicopters

22. XTerra (Off-road triathlons)

23. XTerra (Nissan SUV sold in the USA)

24. X-Trail (Nissan SUV sold outside the USA)

25. X-Hose (The incredible expanding hose!)

26. Xrail (Shotgun accessories)

27. Eye X Care (Eye care center in Ohio)

28. X Gun (Robotic paint gun)

29. X Kings (online game)

30. X Bike (Stationary bike)

31. X-1 (X minus 1, a radio show from the 1950s.)

X-Games.
Garth Milan photo