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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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)
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 artificial intelligence subsidiary of SpaceX
company founded by Elon Musk. It is a subsidiary of spaceflight company SpaceX, also founded by Musk, since February 2026. xAI was founded by Musk and
SpaceXAI
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
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
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)
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
of lowering launch costs using full reusability and economies of scale. SpaceX aims to achieve this by reusing both rocket stages, increasing payload mass
List_of_Starship_vehicles
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
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
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
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
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
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
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)
List_of_Falcon_9_and_Falcon_Heavy_launches_(2023)
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
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
List_of_Vandenberg_Space_Force_Base_launch_facilities
American software company
SpaceX shares; unvested RSUs and options were assumed and converted into SpaceX equity awards. Cursor survived as a wholly owned subsidiary of SpaceX
Cursor_(company)
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)
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)
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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)
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
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
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
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
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
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)
Planned SpaceX launch site
SpaceX would invest $100 billion into the site's development. The launch site would contain propellant production and vehicle processing facilities,
SpaceX_Starbase,_Louisiana
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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)
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
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
Fifth version of the SpaceX medium-lift launch vehicle
medium-lift launch vehicle designed and manufactured in the United States by SpaceX. It is the fifth major version of the Falcon 9 family and the third version
Falcon_9_Block_5
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
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
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
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
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
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
NASA program for delivery of cargo to the ISS
of CRS contracts (CRS-1) were signed in 2008 and awarded $1.6 billion to SpaceX for twelve Dragon 1 and $1.9 billion to Orbital Sciences for eight Cygnus
Commercial_Resupply_Services
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
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
Second version of the SpaceX medium-lift launch vehicle
The Falcon 9 rocket was fully designed, manufactured, and operated by SpaceX. Following the second Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) launch, the initial
Falcon_9_v1.1
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
2020 American resupply spaceflight to the ISS
SpaceX CRS-20, also known as SpX-20, was a Commercial Resupply Services mission to the International Space Station (ISS) launched on 7 March 2020. The
SpaceX_CRS-20
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
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
First version of the SpaceX medium-lift launch vehicle
member of the Falcon 9 launch vehicle family, designed and manufactured by SpaceX in Hawthorne, California. Development of the medium-lift launcher began
Falcon_9_v1.0
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
Fall 2024 cargo mission to the ISS
SpaceX CRS-31, sometimes identified by NASA as CRS SpX-31, was an American cargo spacecraft flight to the International Space Station (ISS), which launched
SpaceX_CRS-31
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
2025 local referendum in Texas
Chica area was considered as a potential location for SpaceX Starbase in 2012. In August 2014, SpaceX announced that they had selected that area as the location
City of Starbase Incorporation election
City_of_Starbase_Incorporation_election
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