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SpaceX

operating 10,000+ employees

Designs and operates reusable launch vehicles and spacecraft, manufactures satellite internet hardware, and operates the Starlink broadband constellation

About

SpaceX designs, manufactures, and launches reusable rockets and spacecraft. The company operates Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy, both using Merlin engines burning RP-1 and liquid oxygen. The Dragon spacecraft provides crew and cargo transportation to the International Space Station under NASA contracts.

Starship is a fully reusable super heavy-lift system powered by 33 Raptor engines, designed for 100-150 metric tonnes to LEO and interplanetary missions. SpaceX also operates Starlink, a mega-constellation providing broadband internet to commercial, maritime, aviation, and government customers globally, including direct-to-cell LTE connectivity. Starshield extends this platform for national security applications. In February 2026, SpaceX merged with xAI in an all-stock deal valuing the combined entity at $1.25 trillion. The company is pursuing an IPO in mid-2026 to fund Starship scaling, orbital AI data centers, and Starlink expansion.

Products & Services

Dragon vehicle
Crew and cargo spacecraft carrying up to 7 passengers or 6,000 kg of cargo to low Earth orbit and the ISS, equipped with SuperDraco launch escape engines
Falcon 9 vehicle
Reusable two-stage medium-lift launch vehicle delivering 22,800 kg to LEO, powered by nine Merlin RP-1/LOX engines with autonomous drone ship landing capability
Heavy-lift launch vehicle composed of three Falcon 9 first-stage cores, delivering 63,800 kg to LEO with 27 Merlin engines generating over 5 million pounds of thrust
Commercial crew transport service providing missions to the International Space Station and private orbital flights for up to four passengers aboard Dragon spacecraft, with missions lasting three to six days at altitudes of 300 to 500 kilometers
Mini Lasers component
Optical inter-satellite link terminal retrofitted for integration with third-party satellite manufacturers, enabling high-speed low-latency connectivity on orbit for real-time tasking, continuous command-and-control, and immediate data delivery to terrestrial points of presence
Dedicated smallsat rideshare launch service offering regular Falcon 9 missions to sun-synchronous and mid-inclination low Earth orbits, with online booking starting at $350,000 for 50 kg to SSO and additional mass at $7,000 per kilogram
Starlink satellite
Low Earth orbit satellite broadband constellation providing global internet connectivity to residential, maritime, aviation, and enterprise customers with inter-satellite laser links
Starshield satellite
National security satellite network leveraging Starlink technology for government earth observation, secure communications, and hosted payloads
Starship vehicle in-development
Fully reusable super heavy-lift transportation system with 100-150 metric tonne payload capacity, powered by 33 Raptor methane/LOX staged-combustion engines on the Super Heavy booster

Locations

Hawthorne, CA HQ
Cape Canaveral, FL
McGregor, TX
Vandenberg, CA
Washington, DC
Brownsville, TX
Starbase

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Overview

Founded 2002
HQ Hawthorne, California, USA
Type Private Company

Leadership

Founder, CEO, CTO & Chief Designer
President & COO
Bret Johnsen
CFO
Mark Juncosa
VP, Vehicle Engineering
Jacob McKenzie
VP, Raptor
Charles Kuehmann
VP, Materials Engineering

Classification