SpaceX | Starship, Falcon 9 & Commercial Spaceflight
Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) is the private aerospace manufacturer and space transportation company founded by Elon Musk in 2002. SpaceX operates the Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy orbital rockets, the Dragon spacecraft, the Starlink satellite internet constellation, and is developing Starship, the most powerful launch vehicle ever built.
Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) is the private aerospace manufacturer and space transportation company founded by Elon Musk in 2002. Headquartered in Hawthorne, California, SpaceX has transformed the global launch industry through reusable rocket technology, achieving over 300 Falcon 9 flights and recovering boosters more than 250 times. The company operates the Dragon spacecraft for NASA cargo and crew missions to the International Space Station.
Starship & Reusability
SpaceX is developing Starship, a fully reusable super heavy-lift launch vehicle designed for lunar, Martian, and point-to-point Earth transportation. Starship test flights have set records for booster recovery and orbital-class reuse. The vehicle is central to NASA's Artemis 3 human landing system. Read our analysis of Starship Flight 10 and the V3 transition.
Starlink & Commercial Operations
Beyond launch services, SpaceX operates Starlink, a constellation of more than 6,000 satellites providing global internet coverage. The company's launch cadence, reusability economics, and vertical integration have made it the dominant orbital launch provider worldwide. For capital markets coverage, see our reporting on the SpaceX valuation and IPO outlook.