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 is targeting a $1.75 trillion valuation.
NASA has assigned four crew members from three space agencies to the SpaceX Crew-13 mission.
Axiom Space has flown twelve commercial astronauts with SpaceX and NASA.
UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan held talks with SpaceX founder Elon Musk on potential opportunities in artificial intelligence and the space sector.
SpaceX Crew-13 is scheduled to launch no earlier than mid-September for a long-duration expedition aboard the International Space Station.
Luke Delaney will be making his first spaceflight on SpaceX Crew-13.
Jessica Watkins previously flew on NASA’s SpaceX Crew-4 mission in 2022 and spent 170 days in space across Expeditions 67 and 68.
Abu Dhabi-listed International Holding Company and Alpha Dhabi Holding each invested $25 million in SpaceX in June 2022.
Jessica Watkins will become the first NASA astronaut to launch aboard a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft twice.
The SpaceX Crew-13 crew is expected to join Expedition 75 after arriving at the International Space Station.
SpaceX will use Just Read The Instructions to transport Starship hardware between Starbase and Florida.
SpaceX Crew-13 will be the 13th crew rotation flight to the International Space Station under NASA’s Commercial Crew Program.
Sergey Teteryatnikov will be making his first spaceflight on SpaceX Crew-13.
SpaceX launched 24 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 from California on April 23, 2026.
The SpaceX Crew-13 crew will conduct scientific investigations and technology demonstrations aboard the International Space Station.
NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney will serve as spacecraft commander and pilot on SpaceX Crew-13.
SpaceX’s drone ship Just Read The Instructions has supported 156 launches since joining the fleet in 2015.
Canadian Space Agency astronaut Joshua Kutryk and Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov will serve as mission specialists on SpaceX Crew-13.
SpaceX is preparing to move the Transporter-Erector to the hangar for integration with Falcon Heavy at LC-39A.
Joshua Kutryk will be making his first spaceflight on SpaceX Crew-13.