CREEPEX OVER THE SPACEX MOON
The co-founder of a small Quebec company says he’s excited about being asked by Elon Musk’s SpaceX to design and develop creeper seats to help workers inspect the California-based aerospace manufacturer’s Falcon 9 rockets. “They’ve asked us to develop something that would look cool and that of course would be efficient,” said Erik Sieb of Creepex Inc. The Quebec Citybased firm is preparing to ship its specially designed under rocket mobility seats that will allow engineers to work comfortably under the belly of the rockets. Creepex was approached about 18 months ago by a SpaceX engineer. It initially tried to use a system already in its portfolio, but was asked by SpaceX to develop a device with a powered back rest that could recline to a flat position that had places to hold tools. The new device will also be able to operate higher off the ground than is typically used to work under a truck.