https://howitunfolded.com/companies/spacex/Ongoing. 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.enhttps://howitunfolded.com/companies/spacex/#e17spacex-741bdf49a4Thu, 22 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000The company reported 33 Falcon launches and two Starship launches for the quarter ended 30 September. The filing classified the Starship launches as internal missions.https://howitunfolded.com/companies/spacex/#e16spacex-384741c4ddMon, 15 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0000SpaceX's securities filing records completion of its IPO on 15 June 2026.https://howitunfolded.com/companies/spacex/#e15spacex-a6ee999900Mon, 02 Feb 2026 12:00:00 +0000xAI announced that SpaceX had acquired it. The announcement describes a completed acquisition, not a proposed partnership.https://howitunfolded.com/companies/spacex/#e14spacex-f40afa7e87Mon, 01 Jul 2024 12:00:00 +0000The 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.https://howitunfolded.com/companies/spacex/#e13spacex-ecfafdd36eFri, 08 Sep 2023 12:00:00 +0000The 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.https://howitunfolded.com/companies/spacex/#e12spacex-62f965cd0fThu, 20 Apr 2023 12:00:00 +0000The 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.https://howitunfolded.com/companies/spacex/#e11spacex-7527a0d0b3Tue, 10 Nov 2020 12:00:00 +0000NASA completed certification of SpaceX's crew system, including Crew Dragon, Falcon 9 and associated ground systems, for regular astronaut flights to the station.https://howitunfolded.com/companies/spacex/#e10spacex-492b9d00f2Sat, 30 May 2020 12:00:00 +0000Robert 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.https://howitunfolded.com/companies/spacex/#e9spacex-7d0d379904Sat, 01 Jul 2017 12:00:00 +0000SpaceX's prospectus records its first reflight of an orbital-class booster in 2017.https://howitunfolded.com/companies/spacex/#e8spacex-28172aa5d0Mon, 21 Dec 2015 12:00:00 +0000SpaceX 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.https://howitunfolded.com/companies/spacex/#e7spacex-7e9d62268fSun, 28 Jun 2015 12:00:00 +0000NASA 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.https://howitunfolded.com/companies/spacex/#e6spacex-8ff13c78a0Tue, 01 May 2012 12:00:00 +0000Dragon reached the International Space Station, delivered cargo and returned cargo to Earth.https://howitunfolded.com/companies/spacex/#e5spacex-ab66b1097fWed, 01 Dec 2010 12:00:00 +0000Dragon completed an orbital flight and returned to Earth, advancing the cargo-demonstration programme.https://howitunfolded.com/companies/spacex/#e4spacex-918b566ca6Tue, 01 Jun 2010 12:00:00 +0000The company's mission history records Falcon 9 reaching orbit on its first flight.https://howitunfolded.com/companies/spacex/#e3spacex-828df28622Mon, 01 Dec 2008 12:00:00 +0000NASA awarded SpaceX a USD 1.6 billion contract covering 12 cargo missions to the space station.https://howitunfolded.com/companies/spacex/#e2spacex-47b5681e51Mon, 01 Sep 2008 12:00:00 +0000Falcon 1 reached orbit, a milestone recorded in the company's mission history.https://howitunfolded.com/companies/spacex/#e1spacex-f512104995Tue, 01 Aug 2006 12:00:00 +0000NASA awarded SpaceX a USD 278 million agreement to demonstrate delivery and return of cargo for the International Space Station.https://howitunfolded.com/companies/spacex/#e0spacex-4815b4e046Fri, 01 Mar 2002 12:00:00 +0000SpaceX's NASA-hosted mission press kit dates incorporation to March 2002 and identifies Elon Musk as its founder.