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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SatVu’s HotSat-2 satellite is scheduled to fly on SpaceX’s Transporter-16 mission targeting March 29, 2026.
Amazon Leo filed a petition with the FCC in early March asking the agency to deny SpaceX’s application to build a million-satellite constellation in low Earth orbit.
SpaceX’s Starlink terms and services agreement states that Mars is a free planet and that no Earth-based government has authority or sovereignty over Martian activities.
The U.S. Space Force is changing the launch service provider for the GPS III-8 mission from United Launch Alliance to SpaceX.
SpaceX’s current waiver includes a kill-switch clause that requires the company to cease operations immediately if harmful interference is proven.
Blue Origin, Firefly, SpaceX, Rocket Lab, and United Launch Alliance have transitioned existing launch or reentry licenses under Part 450 ahead of a March 2026 deadline.
SpaceX and incumbent geostationary orbit operators, including SES and Viasat, are fighting at the Federal Communications Commission over satellite broadband power limits.
The FCC granted SpaceX a time-limited waiver on January 9, 2026 to exceed EPFD limits for its Starlink Gen2 constellation in the United States.
SpaceX completed the Rapid Response Trailblazer mission in December.
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 will launch the accelerated GPS III-7 mission for the U.S. Space Force no earlier than the end of next month.
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 will launch the U.S. Space Force’s GPS III-8 mission.
Haven Demo launched from Cape Canaveral on November 2, 2025 aboard SpaceX’s Bandwagon-4 rideshare mission.
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 will launch the U.S. Space Force’s GPS III-8 mission.
GPS III-10 will launch on SpaceX's Falcon 9 instead of ULA's Vulcan.
USSF-70 will launch on ULA's Vulcan instead of SpaceX's Falcon Heavy.
ESA intends to purchase a dedicated SpaceX Crew Dragon flight to the International Space Station for its astronauts.
The revised Artemis roadmap elevates the role of SpaceX and adjusts the flight cadence and configuration requirements for Boeing-led Space Launch System missions.
Artemis III will validate the integration of Orion with Human Landing Systems developed by SpaceX and Blue Origin.
EPIC includes the acquisition of a Crew Dragon mission for the first quarter of 2028.
NASA plans to test SpaceX’s Starship refueling and orbital transfer capabilities in Earth orbit before a crewed lunar descent.