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SpaceX designs, manufactures and launches the world’s most advanced rockets and spacecraft.
SpaceX currently manufactures and operates the Falcon 9 Block 5 family of medium-lift launch vehicles and the Falcon Heavy family of heavy-lift launch vehicles – both of which are powered by SpaceX Merlin engines and employ VTVL technologies to reuse the first stage. As of 2024, the company is also developing the fully reusable Starship ...
SpaceX designs, manufactures and launches the world’s most advanced rockets and spacecraft.
Apr 8, 2024 · Expect speed increases as SpaceX launches more Starlink satellites into orbit, which as of April 2024 number over 5,600 in active operation. The company’s long-term goal is to eventually operate ...
Apr 20, 2023 · SpaceX, as one of the most valuable privately held companies, possesses a large financial cushion to absorb setbacks, unlike its early days when the first three launches of its original rocket ...
Starlink’s optical space lasers transmit data throughout the Starlink constellation, providing continuous service in areas far from SpaceX ground stations - providing coverage for your flights over the open ocean and in polar regions. Starlink's constellation contains 9,000+ lasers transmitting 10Pb+ of daily data traffic.
SpaceX tests its engines, vehicle structures, and systems at a 4,000-acre state-of-the-art rocket development facility in McGregor, Texas. Outfitted with 16 specialized test stands, the facility validates for flight every Merlin engine that powers the Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy rockets, and every Draco thruster that controls the Dragon spacecraft.
