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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Amazon’s petition to deny SpaceX’s application asserts that the proposal could force other LEO operators to plan around a constellation that may never exist, distort international spectrum and orbital coordination, and lend regulatory legitimacy to a publicity exercise.
SpaceX is preparing for an initial public offering while developing the orbital data center constellation.
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr criticized Amazon’s constellation deployment in a public post on X after Amazon asked the FCC to deny SpaceX’s request.
The FCC has received nearly 1,500 public comments on SpaceX’s orbital data center application so far.
StarEdge Horizon implements a Layer 2 network architecture over SpaceX’s Starlink constellation.
SpaceX posted on X on March 9, 2026 that it will exercise new propellant loading operations during the upcoming tests.
SpaceX merged with Elon Musk’s AI venture xAI around the time it proposed the orbital data center constellation.
The Raptor family is a series of methane and liquid oxygen engines developed by SpaceX for its reusable launch systems.
Raptor 3 engines will be central to a new series of operational tests at SpaceX’s Starbase facility in Texas.
SpaceX posted on X on March 9, 2026 that it will operate a vehicle equipped with Raptor 3 engines for the first time during the upcoming tests.
SpaceX’s government satellite services provide military-grade security and orbital priority distinct from commercial Starlink.
Telesat intends Lightspeed to differentiate itself from SpaceX Starlink.
Voyager's 10-K filing records a $90 million contract to launch the Starlab space station on a SpaceX Starship.
Brian Taylor founded Lux Aeterna in 2024 after building satellites for SpaceX Starlink, Amazon Project Kuiper (now Amazon Leo), and Loft Orbital.
SpaceX will operate a vehicle with new Raptor 3 engines installed for the first time.
SpaceX’s Cape Canaveral production facility is currently producing 1,000 heat-shield tiles per day and is built to produce as many as 7,000 tiles per day to sustain 10 Starships each month.
SpaceX filed an application with the Federal Communications Commission to deploy up to one million satellites for an Orbital Data Center network.
SpaceX will conduct a series of tests to activate Pad 2 at Starbase over the coming days.
SpaceX’s Starlink constellation approaches 10,000 satellites.
SpaceX is increasing production of heat-shield tiles at its Cape Canaveral facility to support quicker flight turnarounds.