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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On July 14, 2026, MoffettNathanson initiated coverage on SpaceX with a Neutral rating and a $131 target share price.
SpaceX acquired Cursor, an artificial intelligence firm, for $60 billion during the same 30-day window as its initial public offering.
City Labs launched the BOHR small satellite into low-Earth orbit on SpaceX’s Transporter-17 mission on July 7.
SpaceX filed a Form S-1 registration statement ahead of its June 11, 2026 listing on the Nasdaq exchange under the ticker SPCX.
SpaceX completed a historic initial public offering before the underwriting syndicate’s quiet period expired.
SpaceX’s Nasdaq debut closed 19% above the offering price and rose another 20% in the following trading session.
SpaceX reported Starlink and Starship as a single consolidated entity rather than as separate financial segments in its S-1 filing.
MoffettNathanson warned that SpaceX’s use of its launch dominance in adjacent sectors such as consumer telecommunications and orbital AI hosting creates political risk.
Deutsche Bank assigned SpaceX a $143 price forecast.
SpaceX says it has spent about $15 billion developing Starship.
SpaceX is targeting Thursday, July 16, 2026, for the 13th flight test of its Starship rocket system.
NASA’s Commercial Crew Program has spent approximately $8 billion across SpaceX and Boeing awards combined.
NASA has spent approximately $8 billion on the Commercial Crew Program across SpaceX and Boeing awards combined.
SpaceX will manifest 20 prototype V3 satellites for Starship Flight 13.
The SpaceX-xAI infrastructure merger was finalized in early 2026.
SpaceX aims to use high-density laser-mesh telecommunication routing and edge computing to scale high-bandwidth mobile services directly to unmodified consumer handsets.
SpaceX's Starship has a payload bay roughly eight meters across and 18 meters tall.
SpaceX's Starship Flight 13 mission is scheduled to lift off from Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, as early as July 16, 2026.
Northrop Grumman’s Mission Robotic Vehicle is scheduled to launch with SpaceX on Tuesday, July 21, at 5:15 pm ET.
SpaceX modified Starship’s propulsion system to address the engine-out issue experienced on the previous flight.