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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Spaceflight arranged launches for hundreds of smallsats on more than 50 launches using vehicles including Astra’s Rocket 3.3, India’s PSLV, and SpaceX’s Falcon 9.
SpaceX informed rideshare customers in March 2022 that it would no longer work with Spaceflight beyond missions already manifested.
The Justice Department's suit argues SpaceX denied employment to asylees and refugees based on the company’s interpretation of export control regulations that limit access to controlled items to U.S. citizens and permanent residents.
The Justice Department requested the court order SpaceX to change its hiring practices and provide fair consideration to applications it previously rejected, including hiring qualified applicants and awarding back pay with interest, and to impose an appropriate civil penalty if warranted.
The Justice Department’s investigation found SpaceX recruiters and high-level officials took actions that discouraged asylees and refugees from seeking work opportunities at the company.
The U.S. Department of Justice filed a suit against SpaceX on 2023-08-24 with the Office of the Chief Administrative Hearing Officer in the Executive Office for Immigration Review alleging the company discriminated against asylum seekers and refugees in hiring.
SpaceX and NASA are targeting no earlier than Friday, 2023-08-25 for Falcon 9’s launch of Dragon’s seventh operational human spaceflight mission (Crew-7) to the International Space Station.
The Flight Readiness Review for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-7 mission has concluded and teams are proceeding toward a planned liftoff at 3:49 a.m. EDT on Friday, 2023-08-25, from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
SpaceX launched 21 Starlink satellites from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on 2023-08-22.
Crew-7 is the seventh crew rotation mission to the International Space Station using SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft since 2020.
Based on available PitchBook data, Axiom Space ranked second to SpaceX for the most amount of money raised by a private space company in 2023.
SpaceX rescheduled the liftoff of its next Falcon 9 Starlink mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station to Wednesday, 2023-08-23.
SpaceX planned to increase its rideshare price by $500 per kilogram each year for the foreseeable future.
SpaceX has launched 682 spacecraft to date through its rideshare program.
Muon Space selected Exolaunch for Exolaunch’s expertise with SpaceX’s Falcon 9 and for Exolaunch’s flight heritage of more than 320 launched satellites.
Muon Space’s first satellite, MuSat-1, launched in June via Exolaunch on SpaceX’s Transporter-8 mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.
SpaceX plans to introduce a new line of dedicated launches called Bandwagon for mid-inclination orbits at altitudes of 550 to 605 kilometers.
The first two Jackal autonomous orbital vehicles are slated to launch in February 2024 aboard a SpaceX Transporter-10 mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base.
The first two Jackal AOVs are slated to launch in February 2024 on a SpaceX Transporter-10 mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base.
The orbital transfer vehicle with the integrated Z01 is slated for launch via SpaceX’s Falcon 9 in Q4 2023.