SpaceX
American spaceflight and AI company
Space Exploration Technologies Corp., doing business as SpaceX, is an American aerospace manufacturer and provider of space transportation, telecommunications, and artificial intelligence services, headquartered at the Starbase development site in Starbase, Texas. The company operates three primary segments: Space, which develops and flies the Falcon 9, Falcon Heavy, and Starship launch vehicles, as well as the Dragon spacecraft, and conducts more orbital launches annually than any other launch provider ; Connectivity, which operates the Starlink satellite constellation and satellite-based high-speed broadband internet service; and AI, conducted through its wholly owned subsidiary SpaceXAI, which develops the Grok family of large language models (LLMs) and related products, operates the social network X, and builds and runs large-scale data centers.
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In the news
10 stories- 2hWhite House Limited Ukraine StarshieldLeft & CenterStarshield is the U.S.-controlled military version of SpaceX’s Starlink, which Ukraine uses for battlefield communications and drone operations.Left & Center11articles
- 2hTesla Roadster FliesBalancedTesla unveiled a prototype of its next-generation Roadster at a SpaceX test site in Texas, showing it climb an inverted ramp, launch briefly, flip and land.Balanced19articles
- 16hUkraine Runs Out of Patriot MissilesCenter & RightUkrainian officials alleged SpaceX interrupted access, while Elon Musk said the U.S. government controls Starshield use.Center & Right8articles
- Oct 15Elon Musk Blames Trump AdministrationBalancedUkraine relies on SpaceX satellite links to coordinate troops, fly drones, and help defend against Russian attacks.Balanced39articles
- Oct 14Ukraine Starlink Access TightensBalancedStarlink and Starshield are SpaceX satellite services that Ukraine uses for military communications and drones; Starshield is the military service controlled by the U.S. government.Balanced71articles
- Oct 9SpaceX Secures Spectrum DealMostly CenterSpaceX agreed to acquire a nationwide portfolio of paired 800 MHz airwaves from Grain Management, in a deal valued at about $8 billion.Mostly Center12articles
- Oct 8NASA Crew-12 ReturnsBalancedNASA’s Crew-12 astronauts Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway, ESA’s Sophie Adenot and Russian cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev returned safely to Earth aboard a SpaceX Dragon.Balanced15articles
- Oct 1SpaceX Launches Crew-13BalancedSpaceX launched NASA Crew-13 from Cape Canaveral to the International Space Station on Thursday.Balanced6articles
- Sep 28SpaceX Starship Reaches OrbitBalancedSpaceX’s Starship reached Earth orbit for the first time on its 14th test flight after launching from Starbase in Texas.Balanced19articles
- Sep 21Judge Allows SpaceX Land SwapBalancedA federal judge refused to block the Trump administration from transferring more than 700 acres of the Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge to SpaceX in a Texas land swap.Balanced5articles
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