SpaceX

SpaceX (Space Exploration Technologies Corp.) designs, builds and launches rockets and spacecraft and operates satellite networks. It reports three segments: Space, which covers the reusable Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy rockets, the Dragon spacecraft and the Starship programme; Connectivity, which runs the Starlink satellite broadband network and the Starshield network for national security customers; and AI, which develops language models and computing infrastructure. Founded in 2002 by Elon Musk, who is chief executive, chief technology officer and chairman, it is headquartered at Starbase, Texas. It listed on Nasdaq under the ticker SPCX in June 2026 and employed 22,621 full-time staff as of 30 April 2026.