Key facts
- Founded
- March 14, 2002
- Headquarters
- Hawthorne, California
- Founder
- Elon Musk
- Industry
- Aerospace
- Status
- Active
Forest Trails
- Founded by
- Builds
- Operates
- Destination
- Partner
Referencing articles
The Artemis program, explained
Artemis is NASA's flagship crewed program. It combines a heavy-lift rocket, a new crew vehicle, and commercial landers to establish a permanent lunar footprint.
Falcon Heavy, briefly
Falcon Heavy carries payloads too big for Falcon 9 and too specialised for Starship. It is a bridge — and a demonstration.
The history of SpaceX
SpaceX was founded in 2002 by Elon Musk with the goal of making humanity multi-planetary. Two decades later it launches most of the world's payload to orbit.
A quarter century in orbit
Continuously crewed since November 2000, the ISS has hosted more than 270 people from 21 countries.
Mars: a primer
Mars is the only other body in the Solar System where humans could plausibly live on the surface — with enough engineering.
SpaceX milestones, in order
A concise, chronological look at the milestones that turned a small California startup into the busiest launch provider in the world.
Starlink, explained
Starlink puts thousands of small satellites in low Earth orbit so light-speed round-trips stay short. That is what makes it feel like broadband.
What is Starship?
Starship is a fully reusable super heavy-lift vehicle developed by SpaceX. Here is what makes it different from every rocket that came before it.