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 argued that the FAA underestimated the costs and impacts of the mandate while overstating its safety benefits.
SpaceX carried out final propulsion system tests and compression and structural load tests that simulate real launch stresses for Starship V3.
SpaceX filed for a million-satellite application intended to support orbital data centers.
SpaceX Starship experienced mishaps in January 2026 and March 2026 that increased concerns about falling debris.
SpaceX completed a merger with xAI on February 2, 2026.
SpaceX and United Launch Alliance led industry opposition to the debris disposal mandate.
SpaceX's Starship V3 roadmap changed again the week of March 7, 2026.
SpaceX intends to use Starship V3 for transporting large cargo to support space infrastructure.
Starlink is a subsidiary of SpaceX.
MTN signed a February 2026 agreement with SpaceX to become an authorized provider of SpaceX’s government satellite services.
SpaceX has progressively updated the Raptor design through multiple versions, with Raptor 3 representing the latest generation to be tested.
Starbase is SpaceX’s primary development and test site for next-generation launch vehicles.
The spacecraft will be carried into orbit as part of the Transporter-16 rideshare mission with SpaceX.
The FCC is taking public comments on SpaceX’s request to deploy up to 1 million optically linked satellites as an orbital data center constellation.
SpaceX has integrated supplier data into internal digital systems that link material certifications, inspection records, and production histories for rapid traceability and anomaly evaluation.
SpaceX deorbited an upper stage on this mission to avoid a later uncontrolled reentry of a large piece of space debris.
The American Astronomical Society submitted a petition to deny SpaceX’s proposed orbital data center constellation, calling the planned constellation an unprecedented threat to the visual integrity of the night sky.
Amazon’s petition to deny SpaceX’s application argues that SpaceX’s application lacks a specific deployment plan and a detailed satellite architecture plan and characterizes the proposal as a "lofty ambition rather than a real plan."
SpaceX posted on X on March 9, 2026 that it will conduct tests in the coming days to activate Pad 2 at Starbase.
Amazon filed a petition to deny SpaceX’s FCC application on March 6.