Turnover: 1.6 billion USD (2021)
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- Rocket manufacturer and launcher created by Elon Musk
- Ariane Space's main competitor
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SpaceX valued at $150 billion 27/06/2023
- SpaceX is valued at $150 billion
- The company was founded 21 years ago by Elon Musk
- SpaceX plans to raise $750 million
- In October 2021, SpaceX's valuation exceeded $100 billion.
- SpaceX dominates the commercial space launch market.
- The company accounts for more than half of the market for putting satellites into orbit.
- SpaceX transports astronauts to and from the International Space Station on behalf of NASA.
- SpaceX has successfully deployed 56 additional satellites for broadband Internet coverage to Earth.
SpaceX pushes back the frontiers of space 09/01/2023
- Its Falcon 9 rocket launched 114 satellites in a single shot on January 3, 2022
- The second firing will launch 40 satellites for the OneWeb constellation
SpaceX: are Elon Musk's Starlink satellites really a threat in space? 22/08/2021
- Satellites are said to be involved in half of all space collision alerts, although no collisions have yet occurred.
- Comprising over 1,700 satellites, the project's laudable aim is to bring broadband Internet to every corner of the globe.
- Indeed, SpaceX's project calls for the eventual deployment of 12,000 first-generation satellites in space, almost twice as many as the total number currently orbiting the Earth, details Clubic.
- Elon Musk's company could thus be involved in almost 90% of all future collision risks.