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Launch facilities used by SpaceX
SpaceX operates four launch facilities: Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40); and, Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) – both in
SpaceX_facilities
SpaceX private launch site
SpaceX Starbase, previously known as SpaceX South Texas Launch Site and SpaceX private launch site, is an industrial complex and rocket launch facility
SpaceX_Starbase
American spaceflight and AI company
Space Exploration Technologies Corp., doing business as SpaceX, is an American aerospace manufacturer and provider of space transportation, telecommunications
SpaceX
Reusable superheavy-lift general-purpose launch vehicle
heavy-lift launch vehicle under development by American aerospace company SpaceX. Currently built and launched from Starbase in Texas, it is intended as
SpaceX_Starship
SpaceX's landing facility at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station
and LZ-2 respectively, were former landing facilities at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station used by SpaceX. They allowed the company to land the first
Landing_Zones_1_and_2
SpaceX satellite Internet constellation
SpaceX, providing broadband Internet service in approximately 160 countries and territories. It also aims to provide global mobile broadband. SpaceX began
Starlink
2026 American company IPO
The initial public offering (IPO) of SpaceX, an American aerospace and artificial intelligence company founded by Elon Musk in 2002, occurred on June 12
Initial public offering of SpaceX
Initial_public_offering_of_SpaceX
SpaceX family of liquid-fuel rocket engines
Raptor is a family of rocket engines developed and manufactured by SpaceX. It is the third rocket engine in history designed with a full-flow staged combustion
SpaceX_Raptor
Index of articles associated with the same name
Launch Complex 6, California, US Autonomous spaceport drone ship SpaceX facilities Floating launch vehicle operations platform Landing zone This set
SpaceX_landing_zone
Island of the Republic of the Marshall Islands leased by the United States of America
attracted SpaceX, an orbital launch provider, which updated the facilities on the island and established it as their primary launch location by 2006. SpaceX began
Omelek_Island
Rocket engine in SpaceX Falcon launch vehicles
Merlin is a family of rocket engines developed by SpaceX. They are currently a part of the Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy launch vehicles, and were formerly
SpaceX_Merlin
Planned semiconductor fabrication plant
is a planned semiconductor fabrication plant jointly developed by Tesla, SpaceX, and Intel. The venture was announced by Elon Musk on March 21, 2026 and
Terafab
Reusable spacecraft under development by SpaceX
spacecraft and second stage under development by American aerospace company SpaceX. Stacked atop its booster, Super Heavy, the pair compose SpaceX's super
SpaceX_Starship_(spacecraft)
SpaceX satellite series for government customers
NROL-145. The primary project SpaceX is reportedly vying for are contracts for the Golden Dome space weapons system. While SpaceX president and COO Gwynne
SpaceX_Starshield
City in Texas, United States
initially formed in the late 1960s, and has changed greatly since 2018 as SpaceX came to purchase many of the village properties. Numerous construction projects
Starbase,_Texas
List of launches of SpaceX's fully reusable Starship
As of July 24, 2026, the SpaceX Starship has been launched 13 times, with 8 successes and 5 failures. SpaceX has developed Starship with the intention
List_of_Starship_launches
Missile test range in the Marshall Islands
sounding rockets. The Kwajalein Atoll used to host a commercial spaceport for SpaceX at Omelek Island at which it launched its Falcon 1 rocket. (9°2′52.30″N
Ronald Reagan Space and Missile Test Range
Ronald_Reagan_Space_and_Missile_Test_Range
Rocket launch complex at Vandenberg Space Force Base in the United States
both of which are used by SpaceX for Falcon 9, one for launch operations, and the other as Landing Zone 4 (LZ-4) for SpaceX landings. The complex was
Vandenberg Space Launch Complex 4
Vandenberg_Space_Launch_Complex_4
History of a space corporation
This is a corporate history of SpaceX, an American aerospace manufacturer and space transport services company founded by Elon Musk. After being ousted
History_of_SpaceX
Launch vehicles developed and operated by SpaceX
SpaceX manufactures launch vehicles to operate its launch provider services and to execute its various exploration goals. SpaceX manufactures and operates
SpaceX_launch_vehicles
failure before launch, and one partial failure. Designed and operated by SpaceX, the Falcon 9 family includes the retired versions Falcon 9 v1.0, launched
List of Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy launches
List_of_Falcon_9_and_Falcon_Heavy_launches
Historic launch pad operated by NASA and SpaceX
the site has been leased by SpaceX and supports launches of the Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy rockets. As of November 2025, SpaceX is expanding the site to support
Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A
Kennedy_Space_Center_Launch_Complex_39A
SpaceX conducted 134 Falcon family vehicle launches (132 Falcon 9 and 2 Falcon Heavy) in 2024, including the failed Starlink Group 9-3 mission. It again
List of Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy launches (2024)
List_of_Falcon_9_and_Falcon_Heavy_launches_(2024)
In 2023, SpaceX launched 96 Falcon family vehicles—91 Falcon 9 and five Falcon Heavy rockets. It surpassed both the company's own single-year launch record
List of Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy launches (2023)
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Reusable first-stage rocket developed by SpaceX
Super Heavy is the reusable first stage of the SpaceX Starship super heavy-lift launch vehicle, which it composes in combination with the Starship second
SpaceX_Super_Heavy
Space capsule type for cargo delivery from space
designed to return payloads to Earth from orbit/near orbit, developed by SpaceX. The vehicle intends to provide uncrewed, point-to-point cargo delivery
SpaceX_Starfall
Proposed human Mars program by SpaceX
SpaceX Mars colonization program (also referred to as Occupy Mars as a joking reference to the Occupy movement) is the stated long-term objective of the
SpaceX Mars colonization program
SpaceX_Mars_colonization_program
Radio-frequency technology facility in southern Texas
radio-frequency (RF) technology facility which was located next to the SpaceX Starbase in south Texas. The facility was intended to provide students and
STARGATE
2026 American crewed spaceflight to the ISS
SpaceX Crew-12 is the twelfth operational NASA Commercial Crew Program flight and the 20th crewed orbital flight of a Crew Dragon spacecraft. The mission
SpaceX_Crew-12
Drone-ship success No attempt In late 2019, Gwynne Shotwell stated that SpaceX hoped for as many as 24 launches for Starlink satellites in 2020, in addition
List of Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy launches (2020–2022)
List_of_Falcon_9_and_Falcon_Heavy_launches_(2020–2022)
2020s class of partially reusable spacecraft
spacecraft developed, manufactured, and operated by the American space company SpaceX for flights to the International Space Station (ISS) and private spaceflight
SpaceX_Dragon_2
President of Botswana since 2024
first satellite, BOTSAT‑1, into space. The launch took place from SpaceX facilities in California, USA. On 7 August 2025, Boko joined the Advisory Board
Duma_Boko
Lunar lander variant of SpaceX Starship
to the surface of the Moon and back. It is being designed and built by SpaceX under the Human Landing System contract to NASA as a critical element of
Starship_HLS
Effort by SpaceX to make rockets that can fly multiple times
SpaceX has privately funded the development of orbital launch systems that can be reused many times, similar to the reusability of aircraft. SpaceX has
SpaceX reusable launch system development program
SpaceX_reusable_launch_system_development_program
Family of SpaceX spacecraft
developed and produced by American public space transportation company SpaceX. The first variant, later named Dragon 1, flew 23 cargo missions to the
SpaceX_Dragon
Partially-reusable medium-lift launch vehicle by SpaceX
medium-lift launch vehicle designed and manufactured in the United States by SpaceX. The first Falcon 9 launch was on June 4, 2010, and the first Commercial
Falcon_9
Supercomputer / data center cluster developed by xAI / SpaceXAI
GPUs from SpaceX beginning October 2026 through June 2029 for $920 million per month; the specific facility was not publicly identified by SpaceX. Training
Colossus_(data_center)
Third launch of SpaceX Starship
Starship flight test 3 was the third flight test of the SpaceX Starship launch vehicle. SpaceX performed the flight test on March 14, 2024. Starship successfully
Starship_flight_test_3
launches for 2016, SpaceX equalled Atlas V for most American rocket launches for the year. With 18 launches throughout 2017, SpaceX had the most prolific
List of Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy launches (2010–2019)
List_of_Falcon_9_and_Falcon_Heavy_launches_(2010–2019)
American software company
of which were developed from Moonshot AI's Kimi K2.5. On June 16, 2026, SpaceX announced that it would acquire Cursor in an all-stock transaction valuing
Cursor_(company)
American artificial intelligence subsidiary of SpaceX
LLC (formerly xAI), is a subsidiary of the American spaceflight company SpaceX working in the areas of artificial intelligence (AI) and social media. SpaceXAI's
SpaceXAI
developed with the intention of lowering launch costs using economies of scale. SpaceX aims to achieve this by reusing both rocket stages, increasing payload mass
List_of_Starship_vehicles
Second launch of SpaceX Starship
Starship flight test 2 was the second flight test of the SpaceX Starship launch vehicle. SpaceX performed the flight test on November 18, 2023. The mission's
Starship_flight_test_2
American business executive (born 1963)
executive and engineer. She is the president and chief operating officer of SpaceX, an American space transportation company, where she is responsible for
Gwynne_Shotwell
Fifth launch of SpaceX Starship
flight test of a SpaceX Starship launch vehicle, and the first "catch" at the launch tower of a returning Super Heavy vehicle. SpaceX performed the flight
Starship_flight_test_5
American engineer and commercial astronaut (born 1985)
employed by SpaceX as lead space operations and a mission director. She flew on Polaris Dawn, a private human spaceflight mission operated by SpaceX on behalf
Anna_Menon
Partially reusable cargo space capsule
SpaceX Dragon 1 is a class of fourteen partially reusable cargo spacecraft developed by SpaceX, an American private space transportation company. The spacecraft
SpaceX_Dragon_1
Launchers (Space X, Sea Launch, etc.) > Topic: Elon Musk Q&A – Updates SpaceX status on Falcon and Dragon > Reply #2554 Federal Register /Vol. 73, No
List of Vandenberg Space Force Base launch facilities
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SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft
operational Crew Dragon reusable spacecraft manufactured and operated by SpaceX. The spacecraft is named after Space Shuttle Endeavour. It first launched
Crew_Dragon_Endeavour
American private space company
summer of 2023. In May 2023, Vast announced that it had teamed up with SpaceX to launch its first single-module space station called Haven-1 aboard a
Vast_(company)
Floating landing platform operated by SpaceX
spaceport drone ship (ASDS) is a modified ocean-going barge developed by SpaceX and equipped with propulsion systems to maintain precise position and a
Autonomous spaceport drone ship
Autonomous_spaceport_drone_ship
Historic Apollo Moonport
pads and facilities by private companies to fly missions for the commercial space market, culminating in a 20-year lease agreement with SpaceX for Pad
Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39
Kennedy_Space_Center_Launch_Complex_39
First integrated test launch of SpaceX Starship
Starship flight test 1 was the maiden flight of the integrated SpaceX Starship launch vehicle. SpaceX performed the flight test on April 20, 2023. The prototype
Starship_flight_test_1
American space company
other orbits. The company was founded by Tom Mueller, employee No.1 at SpaceX and principal engineer of the Merlin and Draco rocket engines that power
Impulse_Space
Amazon satellite constellation and internet service
exceeding US$10 billion. In 2023, it also purchased three launches from SpaceX, operator of the competing Starlink network. As of July 2026[update], Amazon
Amazon_Leo
Test vehicles developed by SpaceX
planned—and signed a three-year lease for land and facilities at the recently operational spaceport. SpaceX indicated in May 2013 that they did not yet know
Falcon_9_prototypes
Ninth launch of SpaceX Starship
Starship flight test 9 was the ninth flight test of a SpaceX Starship launch vehicle. Ship 35 and Booster 14-2 flew on this test flight. This flight launched
Starship_flight_test_9
Businessman (born 1971)
former public official who is the CEO and largest shareholder of Tesla and SpaceX. Musk has been the wealthiest person in the world since 2025, and briefly
Elon_Musk
2020 American crewed spaceflight to the ISS and maiden flight of Crew Dragon Resilience
SpaceX Crew-1 (also known as USCV-1 or simply Crew-1) was the first operational crewed flight of a Crew Dragon spacecraft and the maiden flight of the
SpaceX_Crew-1
Rocket launch site in Florida, US
the 2000s. Following the Titan family's retirement, SLC-40 was leased to SpaceX in 2007 for use by their new rocket, the Falcon 9. Since the early 2010s
Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 40
Cape_Canaveral_Space_Launch_Complex_40
American aerospace engineer and rocket engine designer
aerospace engineer and rocket engine designer. He was employee No.1 of SpaceX and is the founder and now CEO of Impulse Space. Mueller is best known for
Tom_Mueller
Sixth launch of SpaceX Starship
Starship flight test 6 was the sixth flight test of a SpaceX Starship launch vehicle. The prototype vehicles flown were the Ship 31 upper stage and first
Starship_flight_test_6
American aerospace company
in Kent, Washington. The company was founded by former Blue Origin and SpaceX employees. In May 2020, the company won a $225,000 SBIR Phase I grant from
Stoke_Space
Spanish science communicator
covers rocket launches from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida and SpaceX facilities in Texas, utilizing his media credentials to gain exclusive access
Pablo_Fuente
on the Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy orbital launch vehicles manufactured by SpaceX. The manufacture of first-stage booster constitutes about 60% of the launch
List of Falcon 9 first-stage boosters
List_of_Falcon_9_first-stage_boosters
Location used to launch and receive spacecraft
supporting SpaceX operations. The term rocket launch site refers more broadly to any facility from which rockets are launched. Such facilities typically
Spaceport
Partially reusable super-heavy-lift launch vehicle by SpaceX
It is designed, manufactured and launched by American aerospace company SpaceX. The rocket consists of a center core on which two Falcon 9 boosters are
Falcon_Heavy
First propellant transfer between Starships
The SpaceX Starship Propellant Transfer Demo is a planned demonstration of essential capabilities required for refueling a Starship in low-Earth orbit
Starship Propellant Transfer Demonstration
Starship_Propellant_Transfer_Demonstration
Private crewed spaceflight to the International Space Station in 2025
(ISS) operated by Axiom Space in partnership with SpaceX and NASA. The mission launched atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 rocket, which placed the Crew Dragon Grace
Axiom_Mission_4
Facilities
were dashed in April 2023 when the United States Space Force instead gave SpaceX the pad lease for Falcon Heavy and as a second Falcon 9 site. Instead, as
Blue_Origin_facilities
Rocket engines developed by SpaceX
Since the founding of SpaceX in 2002, the company has developed four families of rocket engines — Merlin, Kestrel, Draco and SuperDraco — and since 2016
SpaceX_rocket_engines
Area on the Rio Grande River Delta
Village, while the SpaceX test and orbital launch facilities are located two miles further east, adjacent to Boca Chica Beach. In 2012, SpaceX named the Boca
Boca_Chica_(Texas)
Location where rocket engines may be tested on the ground, under controlled conditions
Energetic Materials Research and Testing Center SpaceX Rocket Development and Test Facility at McGregor, Texas SpaceX high-altitude test facility at Las Cruces
Rocket_engine_test_facility
Eighth launch of SpaceX Starship
Starship flight test 8 was the eighth flight test of a SpaceX Starship launch vehicle. The launch tower successfully caught Booster 15; Ship 34 was destroyed
Starship_flight_test_8
Fourth launch of SpaceX Starship
Starship flight test 4 was the fourth flight test of the SpaceX Starship launch vehicle. SpaceX performed the flight test on June 6, 2024. The prototype
Starship_flight_test_4
SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft
Dragon 2 based Crew Dragon reusable spacecraft manufactured and operated by SpaceX. It made its maiden flight to the International Space Station (ISS) on Axiom
Crew_Dragon_Grace
Line of hypergolic liquid rocket engines by SpaceX
The SpaceX Draco is a hypergolic liquid rocket engine designed and built by SpaceX for use in their space capsules. Two engine types have been built to
SpaceX_Draco
Family of rocket engines developed by SpaceX for use on its Falcon 1 launch vehicles
The SpaceX Kestrel was an LOX/RP-1 pressure-fed rocket engine. The Kestrel engine was developed in the 2000s by SpaceX for upper stage use on the Falcon
SpaceX_Kestrel
Billionaire space rivalry
intercontinental sub-orbital spaceflight. Elon Musk (2026 net worth ~$700B)'s SpaceX, which seeks to colonize Mars as well as provide satellite-based internet
Billionaire_space_race
developed with the intention of lowering launch costs using economies of scale. SpaceX aims to achieve this by reusing both rocket stages, increasing payload mass
List_of_Super_Heavy_boosters
SpaceX fairing catching and wet recovery vessels
The SpaceX fairing recovery program was an experimental program by SpaceX, begun in 2017 in an effort to economically recover and reuse expended launch
SpaceX fairing recovery program
SpaceX_fairing_recovery_program
Proofs of the SpaceX booster's reusability
landing tests were a series of controlled-descent flight tests conducted by SpaceX between 2013 and 2016. Since 2017, the first stage of Falcon 9 rockets are
Falcon 9 first-stage landing tests
Falcon_9_first-stage_landing_tests
American technology company
SpaceXAI (formerly xAI) since March 28, 2025, which is itself a subsidiary of SpaceX since February 2, 2026. The company owns the social networking service X
X_Corp.
Seventh launch of SpaceX Starship
Starship flight test 7 was the seventh flight test of a SpaceX Starship launch vehicle. Flight 7 lifted off from Orbital Launch Pad 1 (OLP-1) on January
Starship_flight_test_7
2021 American crewed spaceflight to the ISS and maiden flight of Crew Dragon Endurance
SpaceX Crew-3 was the Crew Dragon's third NASA Commercial Crew operational flight, and its fifth overall crewed orbital flight. The mission successfully
SpaceX_Crew-3
Rocket launchpad structure
2023-11-20. Retrieved 2023-11-20. "SpaceX – Updates - Introducing Starship V3 - Starbase Launch Pad 2 Change Highlights". spacex.com. May 12, 2026. Archived
Flame_deflector
Biggest Challenge Yet". Business Insider. March 21, 2026. "SpaceX Terafab announcement". SpaceX. March 21, 2026. "MY 2010 VIN Decoder". Retrieved December
List_of_Tesla_factories
Artificial islands used as infrastructure in aquatic environments
com/air-space-magazine/how-to-save-a-sinking-airport-180968985/) In the 2010s, SpaceX contracted with a Louisiana shipyard to build a floating landing platform
Very_large_floating_structure
American infrastructure and tunneling company
equipment company founded by Elon Musk. TBC was founded as a subsidiary of SpaceX in 2017, and was spun off as a separate corporation in 2018. TBC has completed
The_Boring_Company
Former rocket launch site in Florida, USA
four Atlas pads. In January 2015, the land and remaining facilities at LC-13 were leased to SpaceX and was renovated for use as Landing Zone 1 and Landing
Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 13
Cape_Canaveral_Launch_Complex_13
French rocket manufacturing company
(October 18, 2024). "Rocket Report: Bloomberg calls for SLS cancellation; SpaceX hits century mark". Ars Technica. Parsonson, Andrew (September 18, 2024)
Sirius_Space_Services
Planned space station
Vast. It is planned to be launched in the first quarter of 2027 atop a SpaceX Falcon 9, and will be the first ever commercial space station. The first
Haven-1
2021 American crewed spaceflight to the ISS
SpaceX Crew-2 was the second operational flight of a Crew Dragon spacecraft, and the third overall crewed orbital flight of the Commercial Crew Program
SpaceX_Crew-2
Modified SpaceX Dragon spacecraft design for a proposed sample return mission to Mars
The SpaceX Red Dragon was a 2011–2017 concept for using an uncrewed modified SpaceX Dragon 2 for low-cost Mars lander missions to be launched using Falcon
SpaceX_Red_Dragon
Expendable launch system by SpaceX
two-stage small-lift launch vehicle that was operated from 2006 to 2009 by SpaceX, an American aerospace manufacturer. On September 28, 2008, Falcon 1 became
Falcon_1
EU satellite telecoms constellation project
surveillance services to governmental agencies directly comparable to the US SpaceX Starshield project. The system aims to also provide broadband for private
IRIS²
operated by SpaceX. It was fully developed at the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre, where the team completed final satellite tests at SpaceX facilities in the
MBZ-SAT
County in Texas, United States
Initiative, 2017, Montgomery, Alabama "SpaceX $55 billion Terafab in Texas". Retrieved June 7, 2026. "SpaceX wins Texas tax breaks for chip project,
Grimes_County,_Texas
Turkish-American aerospace executive and engineer
aerospace executive and engineer, known for his significant contributions to SpaceX, an American aerospace manufacturer and space transportation services company
Bulent_Altan
Ground system used to transport, raise, and launch missiles and launch vehicles
LGM-30 Minuteman missiles inside their protective launch facilities. The American company SpaceX also uses transporter erectors to transport its Falcon
Transporter_erector
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