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SpaceX
American corporation
- In full:
- Space Exploration Technologies Corporation
- Date:
- 2002 - present
- Areas Of Involvement:
- aerospace industry
- Related People:
- Elon Musk
- On the Web:
- Space.com - SpaceX: Facts about Elon Musk's private spaceflight company (May 06, 2024)
Recent News
May 17, 2024, 4:04 AM ET (Reuters)
US labor board will suspend case against SpaceX pending company's legal challenge
May 16, 2024, 12:50 PM ET (Space.com)
SpaceX stacks Starship megarocket ahead of 4th test flight (video, photos)
May 15, 2024, 1:50 AM ET (Space.com)
SpaceX launches 20 Starlink satellites on 50th mission of the year (video)
May 14, 2024, 11:45 PM ET (Space.com)
How SpaceX's private Polaris Dawn astronauts will attempt the 1st-ever 'all-civilian' spacewalk
May 14, 2024, 4:38 PM ET (Reuters)
NASA sets launch date for SpaceX U.S. manned mission to space station
Top Questions
What is SpaceX?
What is SpaceX?
Where is SpaceX located?
Where is SpaceX located?
What was SpaceX's first rocket?
What was SpaceX's first rocket?
Why was SpaceX created?
Why was SpaceX created?
Is SpaceX a public company?
Is SpaceX a public company?
SpaceX, American aerospace company founded in 2002 that helped usher in the era of commercial spaceflight. It was the first private company to successfully launch and return a spacecraft from Earth orbit and the first to launch a crewed spacecraft and dock it with the International Space Station (ISS). Headquarters are in Hawthorne, California. SpaceX was formed by entrepreneur Elon Musk in the hopes of revolutionizing the aerospace industry and making affordable spaceflight a reality. The company entered the arena with the Falcon 1 rocket, a two-stage liquid-fueled craft designed to send small satellites into orbit. The Falcon 1 was ...(100 of 794 words)