Events with tag - Spacex

September 28, 2008

SpaceX Falcon 1 First Orbital Launch

SpaceX made history when its Falcon 1 became the first privately developed liquid-fuel rocket to reach Earth's orbit from Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands, marking a revolutionary moment in commercial spaceflight.

February 6, 2018

SpaceX Tesla Roadster Launch

SpaceX made history by launching a Tesla Roadster into space aboard its Falcon Heavy rocket, featuring 'Starman' mannequin in the driver's seat. The mission demonstrated the world's most powerful operational rocket system while creating unprecedented media attention.

February 6, 2018

SpaceX Falcon Heavy Launch

SpaceX made history with the successful launch of Falcon Heavy, the world's most powerful operational rocket, carrying Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster with 'Starman' mannequin into space orbit beyond Mars.

May 11, 2018

SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 Debut

SpaceX achieved a historic milestone with the inaugural launch of Falcon 9 Block 5, their most advanced reusable rocket. The mission successfully deployed Bangladesh's first geostationary communications satellite while demonstrating revolutionary reusability features.

July 25, 2019

SpaceX Starhopper First Flight

SpaceX achieves major milestone with first successful untethered flight of Starhopper test vehicle, reaching 20 meters height at Boca Chica facility. The prototype demonstrated crucial technologies for future Mars missions.

May 30, 2020

SpaceX Crew Dragon Demo-2

Historic SpaceX mission that launched NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley to the International Space Station, becoming the first commercial spacecraft to carry humans to orbit and marking America's return to human spaceflight from U.S. soil since 2011.

April 16, 2021

NASA Selects SpaceX Starship for Moon Missions

NASA awarded SpaceX a historic $2.9 billion contract to develop Starship as the lunar landing system for the Artemis program, marking a significant shift towards commercial partnerships in space exploration.

May 5, 2021

SpaceX Starship SN15 Landing

SpaceX's Starship SN15 prototype successfully completed its high-altitude test flight, reaching 10 kilometers before executing a precise landing at the Boca Chica facility in Texas. This historic achievement marked the first complete test flight without destruction of a Starship prototype.

April 1, 2023

SpaceX Dear Moon Mission

SpaceX plans historic lunar mission 'Dear Moon' to send eight civilian passengers and crew on a six-day journey around the Moon using their revolutionary Starship spacecraft.

April 17, 2023

SpaceX Starship First Flight

SpaceX's Starship, the world's most powerful rocket, prepares for its groundbreaking first orbital test flight with 33 Raptor engines and unprecedented payload capacity of 220,000 pounds to low Earth orbit.