SpaceX
American private spacecraft company
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| May 29 2025 | Elon Musk provides Mars program update, targeting 2026/27 launch window, with potential launch schedule including 20 missions in 2028/29, 100 missions in 2030/31, and up to 500 missions by 2033. |
| 2025 | Expected completion of environmental impact statement processes, potentially clearing SpaceX to launch Starship from Florida in late 2025. |
| 2025 | SpaceX plans to conduct a ship-to-ship propellant transfer demonstration for Starship. |
| 2025 | Boca Chica Village was incorporated as Starbase, Texas, following SpaceX's development plans for the area. |
| May 6 2025 | The launch mount for Pad B was rolled to the launch site. |
| May 3 2025 | Voters approve incorporating the new city as Starbase, Texas, marking the first new city in Cameron County since Los Indios in 1995. |
| March 2025 | Demolition process began for the High Bay and STARGATE building to make room for the upcoming Giga Bay. |
| 2025 | ProPublica reported that Chinese investors had found a backdoor into SpaceX through investment vehicles in third countries, raising national security concerns. |
| March 7 2025 | SpaceX launched another Starship rocket from Texas, with contact lost minutes into the test flight. Preliminary investigation revealed an oxygen leak, sustained fires in the aft section, causing engine shutdown and self-destruction. |
| March 5 2025 | SpaceX targeted to launch the eighth Starship flight test, which would be the second flight of the Block 2 Ship, repeating the previous flight's profile. |
| March 3 2025 | SpaceX aborted a launch attempt for the eighth Starship flight test after multiple holds at T-40 seconds. |
| February 2025 | The Department of Justice filed a motion to dismiss the discrimination lawsuit against SpaceX with prejudice. |
| 2025 | SpaceX expects to begin Falcon 9 launches from Vandenberg Space Launch Complex 6. |
| February 13 2025 | Cameron County judge Eddie Treviño orders an election on the incorporation petition to be held on May 3. |
| February 6 2025 | SpaceX teams worked to install the reeving cable onto the tower, which will help move the Chopsticks vertically. |
| February 2025 | DOJ filed a motion to dismiss the previous discrimination lawsuit against SpaceX with prejudice. |
| January 27 2025 | Shorter 'chopstick' Launch Tower Arms were lifted and installed onto Integrated Tower B. |
| January 17 2025 | Public comment period closed for the FAA's revised Environmental Assessment for SpaceX Starbase. |
| January 16 2025 | Flight 7 launched with Ship 33, targeting a splashdown in the Indian Ocean and planned deployment of ten Starlink 'simulators'. |
| January 16 2025 | Ship 33 lost contact shortly before engine shutdown and was seen exploding over the Turks and Caicos Islands, causing diversions and delays of commercial airline flights. |
| January 16 2025 | SpaceX launched Starship's seventh flight test with the first Block 2 Ship (Ship 33), carrying a Starlink V3 simulator. The test resulted in a second catch of the Super Heavy booster, but contact was lost with the ship, which exploded over the Atlantic Ocean near the Turks and Caicos Islands. |
| January 2025 | Launched a batch of 22 Starshield satellites as part of the NROL-167 mission, bringing the total launched satellites to at least 118. |
| 2024 | Starship development reaches key milestones, including successfully reaching desired trajectory on third test flight and achieving controlled splashdown of both stages on fourth flight test. |
| 2024 | United States Space Force began preparing an environmental impact statement for potential Starship launch infrastructure at Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 37, with a proposed launch cadence of up to 76 times per year. |
| 2024 | SpaceX forecasted to generate approximately 15 billion USD in revenue |
| 2024 | SpaceX's Polaris Dawn mission featured the first-ever private spacewalk, marking a significant milestone in commercial space exploration. |
| 2024 | Elon Musk states that local resource utilization would be essential for establishing a self-sustaining Mars colony, with an aim to achieve self-sufficiency in seven to nine years. |
| 2024 | Reuters revealed details of the classified contract between the National Reconnaissance Office and SpaceX for a spy satellite network consisting of hundreds of satellites. |
| 2024 | A proposal for SpaceX to add 100 acres to their existing footprint at Kennedy Space Center was approved, pending lease signing. |
| December 2024 | Booster 14 rolled out to OLP-1 and conducted a successful spin prime test and static fire. |
| December 2024 | Federal agencies launch investigations into SpaceX for security violations and Musk's alleged drug use. |
| December 2024 | Wall Street Journal reported that Elon Musk did not have access to government secrets related to SpaceX's satellite networks. |
| December 12 2024 | SpaceX filed an official request to Cameron County authorities to incorporate the site as a new city named Starbase. |
| November 2024 | SpaceX valuation projected to reach 350 billion USD in November |
| November 2024 | FAA released the draft version of the revised Environmental Assessment, proposing to increase annual launches from five to 25 and allow increased vehicle power and size at Starbase. |
| November 20 2024 | Public comment period opened for the revised Environmental Assessment. |
| November 19 2024 | SpaceX launched Starship on its sixth flight test, with the booster aborting the catch attempt and the ship conducting a relight in space. |
| October 2024 | Booster 14 underwent cryogenic testing, indicating ongoing preparation for flight tests. |
| October 2024 | Ship 33 completed a successful cryogenic test, demonstrating readiness for advanced testing phases. |
| October 13 2024 | Fifth integrated flight test with Booster 12 and Ship 30, featuring a successful launch where the booster was caught by the launch tower, and the ship achieved a targeted landing with minimal flap damage. |
| October 13 2024 | SpaceX aims to achieve the first Super Heavy booster catch during Starship flight test 5. |
| October 12 2024 | SpaceX received FAA approval for Starship's fifth flight test, which was the first without engine failures and the first successful tower catch. |
| September 12 2024 | SpaceX plans to conduct the first commercial spacewalk with the Polaris Dawn mission. |
| September 10 2024 | A United States House Science Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics meeting was held where industry members criticized FAA launch and reentry regulations. |
| September 7 2024 | SpaceX announces plans to launch first uncrewed Starship missions to Mars by 2026, with five Starships planned to test reliable landing capabilities. |
| August 2024 | The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality cited SpaceX for environmental regulation violations related to pollutant releases near the Boca Chica launch site. |
| August 2024 | SpaceX officially moved its headquarters to Brownsville, Texas, as recorded with the California Secretary of State. |
| August 21 2024 | Tower stacking for Orbital Launch Pad B was completed. |
| August 21 2024 | Tower stacking for the second launch tower was completed at SpaceX Starbase. |
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