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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Gwynne Shotwell is the president and chief operating officer of SpaceX and has worked with Musk for over twenty years.
Hans Koenigsmann, a former SpaceX executive, was forced out of the company after stating in a report that SpaceX was responsible for a test flight conducted without FAA approval.
In 2014, SpaceX did not build a launchpad at Boca Chica, Texas, but moved dirt around.
SpaceX targeted a Falcon 9 launch of 22 Starlink satellites from SLC-40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station for Friday, 2023-09-29 at 6:39 p.m. ET with three backup opportunities starting at 7:34 p.m. ET and extending until 10:15 p.m. ET.
A government procurement database records NASA adding $3,593,000 to SpaceX’s Venture Class Acquisition of Dedicated and Rideshare (VADR) contract on 2023-09-26.
NASA selected SpaceX to launch a pair of smallsats to study space weather as part of a rideshare mission in 2025.
The U.S. Space Force awarded the Starshield contract on 2023-09-01.
SpaceX received its first contract from the U.S. Space Force to provide specialized satellite communications as part of SpaceX’s Starshield program.
Rogue Space Systems plans to fly its first payload, Barry-1, on a SpaceX Transporter-9 rideshare mission no earlier than October to test computing software and the ability to aggregate and process data from multiple sensors in real time.
The orbital transfer vehicle with Z01 is scheduled for launch via SpaceX's Falcon 9 in Q4 2023.
SpaceX performed 68 orbital launches so far 2023 using its Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy rockets.
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 launched 21 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit on Monday, 2023-09-25 at 1:48 a.m. PT (08:48 UTC) from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.
The orbital transfer vehicle with Z01 integrated is scheduled for launch via SpaceX’s Falcon 9 in Q4 2023.
SpaceX is slated to launch the Thuraya 4-NGS satellite for Yahsat in 2024.
SpaceX launched 22 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit on 2023-09-23, at 11:38 p.m. ET.
SpaceX has taken several steps to reduce the brightness of Starlink satellites with the goal of having them no brighter than magnitude 7.
LizzieSats deployed on a Bandwagon mission will operate in synergy with LizzieSats launched on SpaceX Transporter missions to increase the value and amount of data the company can collect for sale.
Luca Rossettini, CEO of D-Orbit, acknowledged that SpaceX is currently a monopolist in the launch market due to various circumstances.
The SpaceX lawsuit seeks dismissal of a Justice Department case filed 2023-08-24 alleging that SpaceX’s hiring practices discriminated against asylees and refugees.
Globalstar purchased launch services from SpaceX for a new generation of satellites to refresh its constellation.