SpaceX

SpaceX

Space Exploration Technologies Corp., commonly referred to as SpaceX, is an American space technology company headquartered at the Starbase development site near Brownsville, Texas. Since its founding in 2002, the company has made numerous advancements in rocket propulsion, reusable launch vehicle, human spaceflight and satellite constellation technology. As of 2024, SpaceX is the world's dominant space launch provider, its launch cadence eclipsing all others, including private competitors and national programs like the Chinese space program. SpaceX, NASA, and the United States Armed Forces work closely together by means of governmental contracts.

SpaceX was founded by Elon Musk in 2002 with a vision of decreasing the costs of space launches, paving the way to a sustainable colony on Mars. In 2008, when SpaceX was almost bankrupt, Falcon 1 successfully launched into orbit after three failed launch attempts. The company then pivoted towards the development of the larger Falcon 9 rocket and the Dragon 1 capsule to satisfy NASA's COTS contracts for deliveries to the International Space Station. By 2012, SpaceX finished all COTS test flights and began delivering Commercial Resupply Services missions to the International Space Station. Also around that time, SpaceX started developing hardware to make the Falcon 9 first stage reusable. The company demonstrated the first successful first-stage landing in 2015 and re-launch of the first stage in 2017. Falcon Heavy, built from three Falcon 9 boosters, first flew in 2018 after a more than decade-long development process. As of October 2024, the company's Falcon 9 rockets have landed and flown again more than 330 times, reaching 1–2 launches a week.

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[4K] Watch SpaceX Try To Catch Starship's Super Heavy Booster!
[4K] Watch SpaceX Try To Catch Starship's Super Heavy Booster!

2025-01-16 23:59:26 UTC

[TIME SUBJECT TO CHANGE] This is the seventh fully integrated test flight of Starship with its Super Heavy booster, the largest ...


Watch live: SpaceX launches Starship on 7th test flight, tries to catch returning booster
Watch live: SpaceX launches Starship on 7th test flight, tries to catch returning booster

2025-01-16 23:46:07 UTC

Watch live as a SpaceX Super Heavy booster and Starship launch on its 7th test flight featuring another attempt to catch a ...


Blastoff! SpaceX launches Starship on Flight 7 — catches booster, loses ship
Blastoff! SpaceX launches Starship on Flight 7 — catches booster, loses ship

2025-01-16 23:03:58 UTC

SpaceX launched the seventh test flight of the Starship megarocket from Starbase in Texas on Jan. 16, 2025. Starship's Super ...


SpaceX completes booster capture on world's largest rocket test flight
SpaceX completes booster capture on world's largest rocket test flight

2025-01-16 23:02:50 UTC

The 400ft-tall rocket lifted off from SpaceX's Starbase site in South Texas. The tests are a stepping stone for the company's ...


🚀 SpaceX Launches Starship Flight 7 and Attempts Another Booster Catch
🚀 SpaceX Launches Starship Flight 7 and Attempts Another Booster Catch

2025-01-09 21:30:17 UTC

SpaceX is preparing to launch the seventh Starship flight test. The window for the launch opens at 4 p.m. local time on Monday.

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