SpaceX was founded in 2002. https://www.sec.gov/edgar/browse/?CIK=1181412 https://www.sec.gov/edgar/browse/?CIK=1181412 Musk & Griffin had a relationship arou

SpaceX was founded in 2002. https://www.sec.gov/edgar/browse/?CIK=1181412 https://www.sec.gov/edgar/browse/?CIK=1181412 Musk & Griffin had a relationship around establishing a Mars colony even before SpaceX foundation. Musk even tried to recruit Griffin when assembling SpaceX founding team. Book: Liftoff, p. 11 - https://books.google.com.br/books?id=DQ7jDwAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover https://books.google.com.br/books?id=DQ7jDwAAQBAJ&printsec=f... By 2005, SpaceX was already leasing a launch pad for Falcon 1 and Falcon 5. https://spaceflightnow.com/falcon/050120lc36/ https://spaceflightnow.com/falcon/050120lc36/ In 2006, Nasa contracted SpaceX, referred by Griffin in the link you shared. https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/189228main_setc_nnj06ta26a.pdf https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/189228main_s...