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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Phantom Space was founded by two of the original five members who helped build SpaceX.
In December 2025 SpaceX was targeting a $1.5 trillion valuation ahead of secondary share sales.
A SpaceX Dragon spacecraft flew to the ISS in September 2024 with a two-person crew instead of the usual four to accommodate the stranded pair.
Both Boeing and SpaceX were commissioned to handle missions to the International Space Station more than a decade ago.
SpaceX is preparing to file confidential paperwork for an initial public offering with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission as early as March 2026.
SpaceX is expected to execute a major test launch of its next-generation Starship vehicle in late March 2026.
SpaceX’s internal valuation has more than doubled since July 2025.
Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams were reassigned to the NASA-SpaceX Crew-9 mission after the Starliner spacecraft was judged unfit to fly them back.
SpaceX is deploying 25 Starlink satellites on March 1, 2026.
SpaceX is positioned for a potential public market debut in June 2026.
SpaceX and Blue Origin are contracted to develop lunar landers for NASA's Artemis program.
The combined SpaceX–xAI entity maintains more than $22 billion in active government contracts.
SpaceX completed an all-stock merger with Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence venture xAI that integrated SpaceX’s orbital infrastructure with high-performance AI computing.
SpaceX plans to use a confidential SEC filing to address regulatory and financial disclosure requirements privately before initiating a public roadshow.
The combined SpaceX–xAI entity controls over 95% of the domestic launch market.
SES will concentrate on its mPOWER medium Earth orbit (MEO) fleet while working with low Earth orbit operators such as Starlink.
The first K2 Space demo flight for SES is due this spring and will fly on SpaceX Transporter 16.
The first of the three K2 Space demo flights is expected to occur this spring on SpaceX’s Transporter 16 mission.
SpaceX and Blue Origin each have contracts with NASA to develop Human Landing Systems.
Artemis III will launch an Orion spacecraft with a four-person crew to rendezvous and dock in Earth orbit with either SpaceX’s Starship Human Landing System, Blue Origin’s Blue Moon lander, or potentially both.