SpaceX developed launch vehicles and spacecraft, won NASA work and pursued rocket reuse. The chronology also records mission losses, regulatory scrutiny and the company's 2026 expansion and public offering.
March 2002 to 22 October 2026 · 18 dated events · 10 sources
Status in the record · 22 October 2026
SpaceX's October 2026 quarterly filing reported 33 Falcon launches and two Starship launches in the quarter ended 30 September. Those are company-reported quarterly counts, not annual totals.
Coverage through22 October 2026Editorial review3 November 2026
NASA administrator Charles Bolden confirmed the loss of CRS-7. He said the station crew remained safe and NASA would work with SpaceX to understand and correct the failure.
SpaceX landed a Falcon 9 first-stage booster on 21 December 2015. The FAA’s environmental assessment records this as the first successful landing of that booster type.
Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley launched on Demo-2, Crew Dragon's first flight with astronauts. NASA described it as a test of the complete crew transportation system.
NASA completed certification of SpaceX's crew system, including Crew Dragon, Falcon 9 and associated ground systems, for regular astronaut flights to the station.
The first Starship integrated flight ends in a mishap
The FAA's subsequent investigation concerned the mishap during Starship's 20 April test flight. Its closure notice later identified corrective actions needed to prevent recurrence.
FAA closes the mishap investigation with corrective actions
The FAA identified 63 corrective actions. It stressed that closing the investigation did not authorize another launch, which also required safety corrections and a licence modification.
SpaceX catches a returning booster at the launch site
The company's prospectus records a successful tower-arm catch of an orbital-class booster in 2024. This was a test milestone, not proof that every part of Starship was reusable.
The company reported 33 Falcon launches and two Starship launches for the quarter ended 30 September. The filing classified the Starship launches as internal missions.
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