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Hawthorne · Launch · ≈ 6,000 employees

Builds Falcon 9 and Dragon in Hawthorne and is flight-testing Starship, which reached orbit for the first time in September 2026. Went public on the Nasdaq in June 2026.

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EM Elon MuskFounder and CEO GS Gwynne ShotwellPresident and COO BJ Bret JohnsenChief Financial Officer
Programs
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ProgramTimelineNext milestone
Starship First integrated flightApr 2023 First booster catchOct 2024 First V3 flightMay 2026 First orbit (Flight 14)Sep 28, 2026 Artemis III docking testNET mid-2027 Artemis III docking test · mid-2027
Crew Dragon Demo-2, first crewed flightMay 2020 Crew-12 launchesFeb 2026 Oxidizer leak delays Crew-13Aug 2026 Crew-13 launchesOct 1, 2026 Crew-13 splashes downNET Mar 2027 Crew-13 splashes down · Mar 27
Starlink First 60 satellites launchMay 2019 First direct-to-cell satellites launchJan 2024 10.3 million subscribersMar 2026 First V3 satellites deployed from Starship (Flight 14)Sep 28, 2026 Regular V3 launches on StarshipDate TBA Regular V3 launches on Starship · Date TBA
In the News
SpaceX asks to fly Starship up to 456 times a year from TexasOct 15, 2026Cargo Dragon brings the last new solar array to the space stationOct 15, 2026Falcon 9 lofts a classified Space Force missionOct 15, 2026Northrop's first 21 SDA data-relay satellites reach orbitOct 11, 2026SpaceX makes its move to become a mobile carrierOct 8, 2026Crew-12 splashes down off Los Angeles after 237 daysOct 8, 2026SpaceX asks operators to share orbit data after close calls with StarlinkOct 8, 2026SpaceX seeks a 32-mile gas pipeline to fuel Starship in FloridaOct 5, 2026Northrop's first 21 Tranche 1 data-relay satellites are set to fly MondayOct 2, 2026Crew-13 reaches the station in record timeOct 1, 2026Falcon Heavy flies its first mission for the NROOct 1, 2026Transporter-18 carries 130 payloads from Vandenberg, including a Google AI satelliteOct 1, 2026Starship reaches orbit for the first timeSep 28, 2026Falcon 9 flies a third classified Space Force mission this monthSep 26, 2026Starship is stacked for its first try at orbitSep 23, 2026SpaceX gets exclusive access to the military's best space tracking dataSep 23, 2026Crew-13 gets a new launch date of October 1Sep 23, 2026NASA buys three more Crew Dragon flightsSep 18, 2026Starship's first try at orbit moves to September 28Sep 17, 2026The Space Force lets SpaceX design its $2.29 billion data networkSep 17, 2026Falcon 9 flies a second classified Space Force mission in six daysSep 16, 2026SpaceX flies its 700th Falcon mission and finishes SES's O3b mPOWER fleetSep 13, 2026SpaceX says the next Starship will carry its first operational payloadSep 11, 2026Falcon 9 launches the classified USSF-153 mission from CaliforniaSep 10, 2026FAA widens Starship's Pacific contingency landing areasSep 5, 2026SpaceX tows an intact Starship across the Indian Ocean after 24 days adriftAug 18, 2026NASA photographs the crater a Falcon 9 upper stage dug in the MoonAug 18, 2026SpaceX launches two Falcon 9 rockets 38 minutes apart, a new recordAug 16, 2026SpaceX files permits for a Starship engine test site on the Space CoastAug 13, 2026