SpaceX / organization
sourcingtypical 4/5 · 5 factsSpace Exploration Technologies Corp., known as SpaceX, is an American aerospace manufacturer and space transport services company headquartered in Hawthorne, California. It was founded in 2002 by entrepreneur Elon Musk with the goal of reducing space transportation costs and enabling the colonization of Mars. SpaceX operates from many pads, on the East Coast of the US they operate from SLC-40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and historic LC-39A at Kennedy Space Center. They also operate from SLC-4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, usually for polar launches. Another launch site is being developed at Boca Chica, Texas.
vehicles
stock
Nasdaq: SPCX (source, as of 2026-07-05)
faq
What is SpaceX?
SpaceX focuses on American spaceflight, telecommunications, and artificial intelligence company. (source, as of 2026-07-05)
Where is SpaceX based?
SpaceX is based in United States. (source, as of 2026-07-05)
When was SpaceX founded?
SpaceX was founded in 2002. (source, as of 2026-07-05)
facts
events
- notable2026-07-08Earthjustice petitions FCC to pause orbital data center licensing
- notable2026-07-08ispace books 500 kg of SpaceX Starship lunar cargo space
- notable2026-07-07Rocket Lab CFO says 'panic' setting in over Falcon 9 rideshare access
- notable2026-07-07SpaceX joins the Nasdaq-100 weeks after its Nasdaq IPO
- notable2026-07-07Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs split on SpaceX price target
- notable2026-07-02GAO flags cost overruns, schedule risk in Space Force satellites
- notable2026-06-30SpaceX asks FCC to license 100,000-satellite Gen3 fleet
- notable2026-06-26SpaceX tells investors it plans a Starlink retail mobile service in the US
- noise2026-06-24SpaceX names its orbital AI compute megaconstellation Starmind
- major2026-06-23SpaceX prices $25 billion inaugural bond offering across five tranches
- notable2026-06-23SpaceX flies first Starfall reentry capsule on a secretive Falcon 9 demo mission
- noise2026-06-19SpaceX launches NROL-179 reconnaissance mission on Falcon 9 from Vandenberg
- notable2026-06-19SpaceX beach closures at Boca Chica survive as Texas Supreme Court dismisses lawsuit
- noise2026-06-17AST SpaceMobile puts BlueBirds 8, 9 and 10 in orbit on a Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral
- major2026-06-16SpaceX agrees to buy AI coding company Cursor in a $60 billion all-stock deal
- seismic2026-06-12SpaceX goes public on Nasdaq, raising $75 billion in the largest IPO on record
- notable2026-06-10SpaceX Starbase land swap challenged in federal court by conservation groups and tribe
- noise2026-06-08SpaceX flies Falcon 9 booster B1067 for a record 35th time on Starlink 10-35
timeline
- 20232023-04-20SpaceX launches Starship on first flight test, vehicle lost (per Spaceflight Now) (source, as of 2026-07-05)
- 2023-04-14FAA grants SpaceX launch license for Starship first integrated flight test (source, as of 2026-07-05)
- 20212021-04-16SpaceX wins NASA Human Landing System contract for Artemis moon lander (source, as of 2026-07-05)
- 20202020-05-30SpaceX launches Crew Dragon Demo-2, first crewed flight to station (source, as of 2026-07-05)
- 20182018-02-06SpaceX launches Falcon Heavy on its first flight from Kennedy Space Center (source, as of 2026-07-05)
- 20172017-03-30SpaceX reflies a Falcon 9 booster with SES-10, first reflight of an orbital class rocket (source, as of 2026-07-05)
- 20152015-12-21SpaceX lands Falcon 9 first stage, first successful landing of an orbital rocket booster (source, as of 2026-07-05)
- 20122012-10-07SpaceX launches first contracted cargo resupply mission to space station (source, as of 2026-07-05)
- 2012-05-22SpaceX launches Dragon on NASA demonstration mission to attempt first ISS berth (source, as of 2026-07-05)
- 20082008-09-28SpaceX Falcon 1 reaches orbit on fourth flight, first successful launch (source, as of 2026-07-05)