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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Exolaunch has maintained a strategic relationship with SpaceX since 2020.
SpaceX launched a demo mission of its Starfall reentry capsule.
SpaceX is building hardware for future in-orbit manufacturing applications.
SpaceX Starlink urged the EU Commission to respect ITU priority filings on mobile satellite spectrum, as the United States does.
The United States Space Force contracted SpaceX to build the Space-Based Airborne Moving Target Indicator constellation and the data network backbone that carries its output.
SpaceX is contracted to field an initial Space-Based Airborne Moving Target Indicator satellite constellation by 2028.
The Space Force selected nine companies, including SpaceX, in April 2026 to develop Space-Based Airborne Moving Target Indicator concepts.
On May 28, 2026, the acting USSF Portfolio Acquisition Executive for Space Based Sensing and Targeting awarded SpaceX a $4.16 billion Other Transaction Authority agreement for the Space-Based Airborne Moving Target Indicator program.
SpaceX Starlink asked European regulators to justify their planned allocation of S-band mobile satellite spectrum.
SpaceX won the primary fielding contract from the April 2026 Space-Based Airborne Moving Target Indicator prototype competition.
SpaceX plans to use Tesla Megapack battery storage systems as a short-term workaround at Launch Complex 39A.
SpaceX must deliver a fully operational Space Data Network Backbone prototype by the end of 2027.
On May 26, 2026, Space Systems Command awarded SpaceX a $2.29 billion firm-fixed-price Other Transaction Authority delivery order for the Space Data Network Backbone.
A single SpaceX Starship launch could potentially exceed the available power at Launch Complex 39A.
Anduril, SpaceX, Lockheed Martin, and Northrop Grumman are self-funding development work in expectation of post-2028 production awards.
Anduril, SpaceX, Lockheed Martin, and Northrop Grumman are self-funding development work in anticipation of post-2028 production awards.
SpaceX and Globalstar asked the FCC to reject Sateliot’s petition for reconsideration.
SpaceX, AST SpaceMobile, and Globalstar have the long-term confidence to launch massive, expensive satellite constellations under the FCC's current policy approach.
SpaceX planned Test Flight #14 to attempt a full orbital injection from its Texas base.
The FCC’s current spectrum policy favors facilities-based direct-to-device operators such as SpaceX, AST SpaceMobile, and Globalstar.