Elon Musk takes on cult-like aspects, but $5 billion in subsidies to his various other enterprises can purchase a worship all its own.
Bezos seems to have out done him, however.
Amazon founder Jeff Bezo's private space company Blue Origin has completed a 'historic' test flight, after sending a craft to space before successfully landing it on Earth.
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Where is it launching from?
According to SpaceFlightNow.com
http://spaceflightnow.com/launch-schedule/
it is scheduled to liftoff at 5:29 p.m. PST/8:29 p.m. EST on Sunday, 20DEC2015.
Launch time: 0129 GMT on 21st (8:29 p.m. EST on 20th)
Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch 11 second-generation Orbcomm communications satellites. The satellites will operate for Orbcomm Inc., providing two-way data messaging services for global customers. The rocket will fly on a full-thrust version of the Falcon 9 rocket with upgraded Merlin 1D engines, stretched fuel tanks, and a payload fairing. Delayed from December 2014 and 1st Quarter 2015 and August. Delayed from Dec. 19.
According to this wiki
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Falcon_9_and_Falcon_Heavy_launches
it says...
First launch of an enhanced Falcon 9 v1.1 launch vehicle, with a 30 percent increase power.[84] Orbcomm had originally agreed to be the third flight of the enhanced-thrust rocket,[87] but the change to the maiden flight position was announced in October 2015.[84] SpaceX have applied to the FAA to be able to attempt to land the booster on solid ground at Cape Canaveral.[91]
(As a side note it looks at the moment that the Falcon Heavy will launch in May 2016. More here about it. http://www.spacex.com/falcon-heavy)
Footnote #91 goes to this link.
SpaceX Will Try Its Next Rocket Landing on Solid Ground
http://fortune.com/2015/12/02/spacex-will-try-rocket-landing-on-solid-ground/
2DEC2015
Brevard County, Florida LAUNCH ALERT ping.The SpaceX Falcon 9 launch now has an instantaneous launch window time of 8:29pm (20:29) EST, that’s 5:2pm PST on Sunday, Dec 20th.
If it isn’t launched on Dec 20, the next opportunity is Tuesday, Dec 22, with a 15-minute launch window, from 7:18pm to 7:33pm (19:18 to 19:33) EST, or 4:18pm to 4:33pm PST.