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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The FAA will need to approve SpaceX's report on the Falcon 9 investigation before launches can resume.
Boeing and SpaceX received multibillion-dollar contracts from NASA in 2014 to develop commercial crew spacecraft.
SpaceX was valued at $210,000,000,000 and was awarded a NASA contract worth as much as $843,000,000 to build a spacecraft to guide the International Space Station out of orbit for retirement in 2030.
Bulent Altan joined SpaceX in 2004 and oversaw avionics development for Falcon 1, Falcon 9, and the Dragon capsule before later working on the initial Starlink satellites and leaving SpaceX in 2017.
SpaceX has launched about 7,000 Starlink satellites of various designs into space since 2018.
SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 with 20 Starlink satellites from Space Launch Complex 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base on 2024-07-11.
SpaceX designated the 2024-07-11 Starlink mission as Group 9-3.
SpaceX has completed 364 successful Falcon launches to date, carrying astronauts, customer payloads, and thousands of Starlink satellites to orbit.
Polaris Dawn, a private astronaut mission that will send four people on a Crew Dragon to test high-altitude operations and a new SpaceX-developed spacesuit, is on hold after being scheduled to launch as soon as 2024-07-31 from Florida.
The Federal Aviation Administration will require and approve an investigation into the Falcon 9 upper-stage anomaly and must approve SpaceX’s final report including any corrective actions.
Cosmoleap released concept art suggesting plans to develop a methalox rocket with nine engines that would perform a powered descent and be caught in a manner similar to SpaceX’s planned recovery of Starship Superheavy boosters.
SpaceX launched 20 Starlink smallsats, including 13 Direct to Cell satellites, to low-Earth orbit on Thursday, 2024-07-11 from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Station in California.
Armada raised an additional $40,000,000 in a Microsoft-led funding round to develop mobile data centers tailored for SpaceX’s Starlink broadband network.
Arianespace plans to compete with SpaceX's Starship while focusing on customer segments that will continue to invest in their services.
ULA expressed concerns that SpaceX's planned operations at LC-39A could obstruct access to space for other launch operators.
SpaceX is working on the New Glenn orbital rocket, with its first launch anticipated to occur soon.
SpaceX has accelerated the effective launch rate and reduced launch prices by landing the first stage of its Falcon 9 rockets.
Cape Canaveral is the launch site for SpaceX's commercial Crew Dragon missions.
SpaceX is targeting Sunday, 2024-06-23 for a Falcon 9 launch of 20 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Station in California.
SpaceX is targeting Sunday, 2024-06-23 for a Falcon 9 launch of 20 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Station in California.