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American spaceflight and AI company
Space Exploration Technologies Corp., doing business as SpaceX, is an American aerospace manufacturer and provider of space transportation, telecommunications, and artificial intelligence services, headquartered at the Starbase development site in Starbase, Texas. The company operates three primary segments: Space, which develops and flies the Falcon 9, Falcon Heavy, and Starship launch vehicles, as well as the Dragon spacecraft, and conducts more orbital launches annually than any other launch provider ; Connectivity, which operates the Starlink satellite constellation and satellite-based…
More on Wikipedia ↗NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman congratulated SpaceX on reaching orbit and “managing every step in a safe, responsible and especially inspirational way.”
SpaceX’s Starship reached orbit for the first time but ended its mission early, splashing down in the Pacific after three hours.
SpaceX’s massive Starship reached orbit for the first time on Monday and successfully deployed its most advanced Starlink satellites yet, but the company ended the flight early as a safety precaution.