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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SpaceX has launched and returned more than 30 cargo flights and over a dozen crew flights for NASA at record-low prices.
Dr. Marco Villa joined SpaceX in 2007.
SpaceX’s Dragon capsule has been used for commercial Polaris and Axiom missions carrying private astronauts.
NASA is considering commercial vehicles such as SpaceX’s Starship and Blue Origin’s New Glenn 9x4 for later Artemis missions.
Elon Musk controls 85% of SpaceX's voting rights.
SpaceX had about 22,000 employees and is headquartered in Hawthorne, California.
SpaceX projected 2026 revenue of $24 billion.
SpaceX employed about 22,000 people.
SpaceX's 2025 revenue was 33% higher than in 2024.
SpaceX projects 2026 revenue of $24 billion.
SpaceX reported revenue of $4.694 billion in the first quarter of 2026.
SpaceX reported a net loss of $4.276 billion in the first quarter of 2026.
Starlink is SpaceX's main revenue generator.
SpaceX's artificial intelligence business generated $3.201 billion in revenue in 2025 and recorded $6.355 billion in losses.
SpaceX had $29.132 billion in debt at the end of the first quarter of 2026.
Elon Musk will retain 93% of SpaceX's class B shares, which carry 10 votes per share.
Seven AAC Clyde Space satellites reached orbit aboard SpaceX’s Transporter-16 rideshare mission in March 2026.
SpaceX is targeting a June public offering to raise $75 billion.
Elon Musk will serve as SpaceX's board chair, chief executive officer, and chief technology officer.
The FAA has approved SpaceX for a combined 195 launches per year across its four currently active sites.