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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At approximately 700 km altitude, the Polaris Dawn crew will attempt the first-ever commercial extravehicular activity (EVA) using SpaceX-designed EVA spacesuits upgraded from the current intravehicular (IVA) suit.
SpaceX was preparing two additional Falcon 9 launches for the same weekend: a Starlink mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base designated Starlink 8-1 and a rideshare mission from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center called Bandwagon-1.
Venturi Astrolab plans to send a robotic version of its FLEX rover to the moon on a SpaceX Starship mission in late 2026.
Orbital Sidekick launched two Global Hyperspectral Observation Satellites (GHOSts) on the SpaceX Transporter-10 rideshare flight on 2024-03-04.
SpaceX planned a Starlink Group 6-47 launch on 2024-04-04 from Cape Canaveral between 11:14 PM and 3:45 AM PDT.
Falcon 9 is a two-stage rocket designed and manufactured by SpaceX for the reliable and safe transport of satellites and the Dragon spacecraft into orbit.
SpaceX conducted a Starlink launch on 2024-04-01 from Vandenberg Space Force Base.
Telesat plans to begin Lightspeed satellite deployments in 2026 via SpaceX.
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket launched EUTELSAT 36D into a Geostationary Transfer Orbit on 2024-03-30 at 5:52 p.m. ET.
SpaceX conducted two successful Falcon 9 launches from Florida on Saturday, 2024-03-30 and planned a third West Coast launch that was scrubbed due to bad weather.
SpaceX intended to launch another batch of 22 Starlink satellites from Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base after the 2024-03-30 Florida launch, targeting 11:54 p.m. ET for that West Coast launch.
Sejong-1 launched in May 2022 on SpaceX’s Transporter-5 mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
SpaceX targeted Thursday, 2024-03-28 for a Falcon 9 launch of 22 Starlink satellites from SLC-4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base with liftoff targeted for 7:30 p.m. PT and backup opportunities available until 11:24 p.m. PT.
SpaceX provided backup launch opportunities for the Vandenberg Falcon 9 mission on the same evening until 11:30 p.m. PT and additional opportunities on the following day starting at 7:30 p.m. PT.
SpaceX planned the Vandenberg missions to continue building the Starlink constellation, which had surpassed 6,000 satellites and supported approximately 2.6 million users worldwide.
SpaceX scrubbed a planned Starlink launch from Vandenberg, California on 2024-03-30 because of poor weather.
SpaceX launched two Falcon 9 rockets from Florida on Saturday.
SpaceX initially aimed to complete a tripleheader of launches that included a third Falcon 9 mission from California overnight.
Sejong-1, a Spire-built satellite carrying an optical payload for HANCOM InSpace, launched in May 2022 on the SpaceX Transporter-5 mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
SpaceX launched Eutelsat 36D on 2024-03-30.