SpaceX, officially Space Exploration Technologies Corp, is an American private spacecraft manufacturer, launch service provider, and satellite communications company based in Hawthorne, California. Founded in 2002 by Elon Musk, SpaceX aims to reduce space transportation costs and enable Mars colonization. It operates Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy rockets and Dragon and Starship spacecraft. SpaceX has developed Starlink, a satellite internet constellation, and is working on Starship, a fully-reusable, heavy-lift launch system for interplanetary and orbital spaceflight. It was the first private company to reach orbit, send a spacecraft to the ISS, and achieve vertical landing and reuse of an orbital rocket booster.

SpaceX

American aerospace company specializing in spacecraft manufacturing, launch services, and satellite communications.

The Falcon 1 was the first launch vehicle developed and manufactured by SpaceX in 2006. It is an expendable, two stage rocket where each stage is powered by a single LOX/RP1 engine.

Falcon 1 Launch Schedule