Est. 2002 · Hawthorne, CA
Making Humanity
Multiplanetary
SpaceX designs, manufactures, and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft to make life multiplanetary.
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Total Launches
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Booster Landings
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Starlink Sats
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Next Generation Launch Vehicle
Starship
The world's most powerful and fully reusable launch system. Designed to carry both crew and cargo to Earth orbit, the Moon, Mars, and beyond.
Height
121 m
Tallest rocket ever built — taller than a 40-story building
Payload to LEO
150+ t
Fully reusable configuration, surpassing Saturn V
Engines (Super Heavy)
33 Raptor
~16,000 kN combined thrust at liftoff
Propellant
LOX / LCH4
Liquid oxygen & liquid methane — producible on Mars
Ship Propellant
1,200 t
6 Raptor engines on the second stage ship
Design Goal
Full Reuse
Both stages intended to fly again within hours
Integrated Flight Test Program
Test Milestones
IFT-1 · Apr 2023
Max-Q Disassembly
First integrated flight. Vehicle cleared the pad, reached Max-Q before AFTS activation
IFT-2 · Nov 2023
Stage Separation
First successful hot-staging separation. Both stages lost contact shortly after
IFT-3 · Mar 2024
Re-entry Survived
Ship survived re-entry heating for first time before loss of signal over Indian Ocean
IFT-4 · Jun 2024
Controlled Splashdown
Both stages achieved controlled descent. Super Heavy splashed down, Ship landed softly
Workhorse Fleet
Falcon
The Falcon family has transformed access to space with the world's first orbital-class reusable rockets. Together, Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy have made SpaceX the world's most-flown launch provider.
Falcon 9
Single Core · Reusable
Height70 m
Payload to LEO22,800 kg
Payload to GTO8,300 kg
Engines (1st stage)9× Merlin 1D
Thrust at liftoff7,607 kN
Max booster reflights20+
Turnaround record21 days
Falcon Heavy
Triple Core · Partial Reuse
Height70 m
Payload to LEO63,800 kg
Payload to GTO26,700 kg
Engines (total)27× Merlin 1D
Thrust at liftoff22,819 kN
Side boostersReused Falcon 9
Intro flightFeb 2018 (Tesla)
Fleet Leader Flights
20+ times
B1060 flew more than 20 times, proving rapid reusability
Propellant
LOX / RP-1
Liquid oxygen and rocket-grade kerosene
Landing Mode
RTLS / ASDS
Return-to-launch-site or drone ship, mission-dependent
Human & Cargo Spaceflight
Dragon
Dragon is the world's only operational spacecraft capable of returning significant cargo to Earth, and the only private spacecraft ever to carry humans to the International Space Station.
Crew Capacity
7 astronauts
Crew Dragon seats up to 7 in launch configuration
ISS Crew Missions
10+ rotations
Operational NASA crew rotation missions as of 2024
Cargo Capacity
6,000 kg up
Cargo Dragon delivers science, hardware, and supplies
Return Payload
3,000 kg down
Only Western vehicle returning cargo from ISS
Landing
Ocean splashdown
Parachute-assisted water landing, Atlantic and Pacific
First Crewed Launch
May 2020
Demo-2: Hurley & Behnken. First crewed US launch since 2011
Commercial Crew Program
Polaris Dawn · Sep 2024
First Commercial Spacewalk
Highest Earth orbit since Apollo. Jared Isaacman and Sarah Gillis conducted EVAs from Dragon hatch
Inspiration4 · Sep 2021
All-Civilian Crew
First orbital spaceflight with no professional astronauts. Raised $240M for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Axiom-1 · Apr 2022
First Private ISS Mission
Michael López-Alegría led first fully private astronaut mission to the International Space Station
Global Satellite Internet
Starlink
A constellation of low Earth orbit satellites providing broadband internet to underserved and remote locations across every continent — including Antarctica.
6,000+
Satellites in orbit (as of 2024)
100+
Countries with access
3M+
Active subscribers
Orbital Shell
550 km
Low Earth orbit — dramatically lower latency than GEO satellites
Latency
25–50 ms
Comparable to ground-based broadband for most applications
Peak Download
220+ Mbps
Starlink V2 satellites with enhanced capacity
Direct-to-Cell
LTE compatible
V2 Mini enables direct satellite-to-smartphone connections
Maritime & Aviation
Global coverage
High-performance terminals for ships and aircraft
Antarctica Online
2022 first
First high-speed internet connection on all 7 continents
Mission History
Notable Missions
From the first private spacecraft to dock at the ISS to the most powerful rocket test in history, a selection of SpaceX missions that changed the space industry.
May 30, 2020
Demo-2 — First Crewed Dragon
NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken became the first humans launched from American soil since the Space Shuttle retired in 2011. First crewed private spacecraft to dock at ISS.
Sep 15, 2021
Inspiration4 — First All-Civilian Crew
Jared Isaacman, Sian Proctor, Hayley Arceneaux, and Chris Sembroski orbited Earth for 3 days — the first orbital spaceflight with no professional astronauts aboard. Raised $240M for charity.
Nov 24, 2021
DART — Planetary Defense
SpaceX launched NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test aboard Falcon 9. DART successfully impacted Dimorphos in September 2022, demonstrating humanity's ability to deflect an asteroid.
Apr 8, 2022
Axiom-1 — First Private ISS Mission
The first fully private astronaut mission to the International Space Station, commanded by Michael López-Alegría, opened a new era of commercial space station access.
Jun 6, 2024
Starship IFT-4 — Controlled Splashdown
The fourth integrated flight test achieved what no vehicle of this size had before: both stages returned to Earth in controlled descent. Super Heavy splashed in the Gulf; Ship performed a precise oceanic touchdown.
Sep 12, 2024
Polaris Dawn — First Commercial Spacewalk
Jared Isaacman and SpaceX engineer Sarah Gillis conducted the first-ever commercial EVA from Dragon's open hatch, testing new SpaceX-designed spacesuits at the highest Earth orbit since Apollo.