SpaceX, or Space Exploration Technologies Corp., founded in 2002, is an American space technology company and a dominant launch provider. It designs, manufactures, and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft, including the Falcon 9, Falcon Heavy, Dragon spacecraft, and Starship. SpaceX partners with organizations like NASA and the United States Armed Forces and is known for its advancements in reusable launch vehicles, human spaceflight, and satellite constellation technology like Starlink. Key words: launch provider, reusable rockets, space exploration, Starlink, Falcon, Dragon, Starship, NASA.
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Musk defined progress in May at SpaceX’s Starbase facility in Texas by the time required to establish a self-sustaining civilization on Mars.
NASA and SpaceX set the Crew-12 launch target for February 13, 2026 at 5:15 a.m. Eastern Time (February 13, 2026 at 7:15 p.m. Japan time).
Southwest Airlines reached a deal to integrate SpaceX’s Starlink in-flight connectivity service on Feb. 11.
SpaceX is developing the Starship vehicle to enable a large-scale human presence on Mars.
Market discussions suggested a $1.5 trillion valuation for SpaceX.
SpaceX dominates the commercial launch market and operates the expanding Starlink satellite constellation.
The Long March 10 features a reusable first-stage architecture similar to SpaceX’s Falcon 9 but optimized for the higher thrust requirements of a lunar trajectory.
The FCC’s Space Bureau accepted SpaceX’s application for a massive non-geostationary orbit satellite constellation.
SpaceX requested authorization to use specific radio frequency bands on a non-interference basis for the proposed system.
SpaceX filed an application with federal regulators seeking approval to launch up to one million satellites for an orbital data center system.
SpaceX has delayed its Mars plans to prioritize missions and development focused on the Moon.
SpaceX requested waivers of standard FCC regulations, including exemptions from typical deployment milestones and surety bond requirements for non-geostationary orbit systems.
SpaceX’s proposed orbital data center system would dwarf the company’s existing Starlink internet network.
Devon Papandrew of Stoke Space attributes SpaceX’s flight-rate constraint to production of the upper stage.
Vigoride 7 is scheduled for launch no earlier than March 2026 on a SpaceX Transporter mission to low Earth orbit.
SpaceX plans to keep the Crew Access Arm on the ground after the maintenance and retains the capability to reinstall it quickly if needed.
SpaceX filed a modification request on January 30 for a constellation of up to one million satellites to support an Orbital Data Center network.
The FCC set March 6 as the deadline for public comments on SpaceX’s application, with subsequent deadlines for responses and replies later in March.
SpaceX plans to recover Starship Superheavy boosters by catching them with mechanical arms on a launch tower.
SpaceX was absent from the panel despite being the only entity currently capable of launching the volume required for Golden Dome’s thousands of interceptors.