2024
Starship / Super Heavy launch or recovery image.
Starship flight tests accelerated, and Super Heavy recovery attempts showed the engineering path toward full reusability.
SpaceX
Timeline
Review key company turning points from newest to oldest.
2020
Crew Dragon and NASA launch image.
Crew Dragon completed crewed flight, opening a new stage for U.S. commercial human spaceflight.
2019
Starlink satellite stack or orbit image.
The first Starlink satellites launched, turning launch capability into a communications network.
2018
Falcon Heavy launch image.
Falcon Heavy completed its first flight, proving heavy commercial launch capability.
2015
Falcon 9 booster landing image.
Falcon 9 first stage landed successfully, validating the reusable rocket path.
2012
Dragon docking with ISS image.
Dragon reached the International Space Station, giving commercial space a major credibility milestone.
2008
Falcon 1 launch image.
Falcon 1 became the first privately developed liquid-fueled rocket to reach orbit, followed by NASA commercial resupply support.
2002
Early SpaceX team or early rocket image.
SpaceX was founded to lower the cost of access to space.