SpaceX Press Releases
- Press Kit: NASA/SpaceX Launch and Mission To Station, COTS 2
May 14, 2012 - SpaceX and Bigelow Aerospace Join Forces to Offer Crewed Missions to Private Space Stations
May 10, 2012 - SpaceX to Webcast Static Fire for Upcoming Mission on Monday
April 27, 2012 - SpaceX Announces Independent Safety Advisory Panel for Commercial Crew
March 29, 2012 - SpaceX Signs Launch Agreements with Asia Broadcast Satellite and Satmex
March 13, 2012 - SpaceX to Launch AsiaSat 6 and AsiaSat 8 in 2014
February 8, 2012 - SpaceX Test Fires Advanced New Engine
February 1, 2012 - Paul G. Allen Announces Revolution in Space Transportation
December 13, 2011 - Area Residents Invited to Visit Rocket Development Facility
November 18, 2011 - SpaceX searches for new commercial launch site
November 18, 2011 - Elon Musk Statement on USAF New Entrant Criteria
November 9, 2011 - Elon Musk Testifies before Congress on NASA’s Commercial Crew Development Program
October 26, 2011 - SpaceX Completes Key Milestone to Fly Astronauts to International Space Station
October 20, 2011 - GAO Report Raises Serious Concerns over ULA Block Buy
October 18, 2011 - Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) Ready to Compete for Upcoming DoD Launches
October 14, 2011 - Statement by SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on Senate Funding to Restore American Human Spaceflight Capability
September 15, 2011 - SpaceX Breaks Ground on Launch Site for Falcon Heavy
July 13, 2011 - SpaceX Secures Launch Contract in Major Asian Market
June 13, 2011 - SpaceX Names Bret Johnsen as Chief Financial Officer
May 11, 2011 - SpaceX Commercial Crew Development Press Kit (893kb)
April 28, 2011 - SpaceX Wins NASA Contract to Complete Development of Successor to the Space Shuttle
April 19, 2011 - SpaceX Announces Launch Date for the World's Most Powerful Rocket
April 5, 2011 - SpaceX and SES announce satellite launch agreement
March 14, 2011 - SpaceX Expanding Texas Operations
March 9, 2011 - Astronaut Garrett Reisman Joins SpaceX
March 4, 2011 - SpaceX Named One of 50 Most Innovative Companies in the World by MIT’s Technology Review
February 23, 2011 - Tesla Motors and SpaceX Host a Night of American Innovation
February 10, 2011 - SpaceX Continues Rapid Growth with New Office in Chantilly, Virginia
January 31, 2011 - SpaceX Reveals Dragon’s “Secret” Payload
December 9, 2010 - SpaceX’s Dragon Spacecraft Re-Enters Successfully
December 8, 2010 - UPDATE: COTS Demo 1 Launch Activities
December 6, 2010 - SpaceX COTS Demo 1 PDF (1.1mb)
December 6, 2010 - SpaceX to Webcast Static Fire on Friday
December 2, 2010 - FAA Awards SpaceX First Ever Commercial License to Re-Enter Spacecraft from Orbit
November 22, 2010 - Popular Science Names Falcon 9 Best of What's New in 2010
November 17, 2010 - Dragon Spacecraft Headed to the National Mall
October 21, 2010 - Statement by Elon Musk on the NASA Authorization Bill
October 1, 2010 - SpaceX and EADS Astrium Announce Agreement to Bring Falcon 1 Launch Capabilities to the European Institutional Market
September 9, 2010 - SpaceX’s Dragon Spacecraft Successfully Completes High Altitude Drop Test
August 20, 2010 - SpaceX Applauds Breakthrough Compromise in U.S. Senate on NASA Budget
July 20, 2010 - Iridium and SpaceX Sign Major Commercial Launch Contract
June 16, 2010 - SpaceX and The National Space Organization (NSPO) sign contract to launch earth observation satellite.
June 14, 2010 - SpaceX Achieves Orbital Bullseye With Inaugural Flight of Falcon 9 Rocket
June 7, 2010 - Statement From Elon Musk
April 15, 2010 - SpaceX Activates New Communication System Aboard International Space Station for Control of Upcoming Dragon Spacecraft Visits
March 29, 2010 - SpaceX and Space Systems/Loral sign contract for Falcon 9 geosynchronous transfer mission
March 15, 2010 - SpaceX Announces Final Arrival of Falcon 9 Flight Hardware at Cape Canaveral in Preparation for Inaugural Launch
February 11, 2010 - SpaceX Completes Dragon Spacecraft Cargo Loading Milestone in Preparation for Delivery Services to International Space Station
February 3, 2010 - SpaceX and Spacecom Sign Contract for Falcon 9 Geosynchronous Transfer Mission
January 7, 2010 - SpaceX Hosts Preliminary Training for NASA ISS Astronauts in Preparation for Dragon Spacecraft Rendezvous and Station Berthing
December 3, 2009 - Former Air Force Commander Joins SpaceX
November 9, 2009 - SpaceX Successfully Completes First Stage 9-Engine Rocket Firing
October 21, 2009 - SpaceX Announces Completion of Acceptance Testing For Falcon 9 First and Second Stages
October 5, 2009 - SpaceX Announces Second DragonLab User Conference October 29th in Haarlem, Netherlands
October 1, 2009 - SpaceX's DragonEye navigation sensor successful demonstration on space shuttle
September 25, 2009 - SpaceX and Astrium Announce Groundbreaking Deal
September 8, 2009 - ORBCOMM and SpaceX Reach Deal To Launch Satellite Constellation
September 3, 2009 - SpaceX Delivers Hardware to Cape Canaveral in Preparation For Flight Aboard STS-129 and Integration With The International Space Station
September 1, 2009 - Veteran Aerospace Leader Vander Weg Joins SpaceX as Vice President of the EELV Customer Office
August 5, 2009 - SpaceX Completes Qualification of Falcon 9 First Stage Tank and Interstage
July 29, 2009 - Spacex's Falcon 1 Successfully Delivers RazakSAT Satellite to Orbit
July 15, 2009 - Former Astronaut Bowersox joins SpaceX as Vice President of Astronaut Safety and Mission Assurance
June 16, 2009 - SpaceX and ATSB Announce New Launch Date For Razaksat Satellite
June 1, 2009 - SpaceX Draco Thruster Successfully Completes Qualification Testing
April 23, 2009 - University of Texas Health Science Center Wins Microgravity Research Competition
April 23, 2009 - SpaceX Signs Argentina's Space Agency For Two Falcon 9 Launches
April 16, 2009 - New Merlin Vacuum engine demonstrates highest efficiency for an American hydrocarbon rocket engine.
March 10, 2009 - Rob Peckham Joins SpaceX as New VP of Business Development
March 04, 2009 - SpaceX Manufactured Heat Shield Material Passes High Temperature Tests
Simulating Reentry Heating Conditions of Dragon Spacecraft
February 23, 2009 - SpaceX Donates Launch To Prize Trust Microgravity Competition
January 23, 2009 - SpaceX's Falcon 9 on Launch Pad at Cape Canaveral
January 12, 2009 - NASA Selects SpaceX's Falcon 9 Booster and Dragon Spacecraft for Cargo Resupply Services
to the International Space Station
December 23, 2008 - Falcon 9 First Stage Flight Tank Arrives at Cape Canaveral
December 18, 2008 - SpaceX Names Gwynne Shotwell Company President
December 17, 2008 - SpaceX Draco Thruster Performs Long-Duration Firing and Restart
December 9, 2008 - SpaceX Adds Two DragonLab™ Missions to Manifest
December 2, 2008 - SpaceX Successfully Conducts Full Mission-Length Firing of its Falcon 9 Launch Vehicle
Nov 23, 2008 - SpaceX Introduces DragonLab™
November 3, 2008 - Press Release: SpaceX Successfully Launches Falcon 1 to Orbit
September 28, 2008 - SpaceX Receives USAF Operational License for Cape Canaveral Launch Site
September 9, 2008 - Statement by Elon Musk: Falcon 1, Flight 3 Mission Summary
August 6, 2008 - SpaceX Receives $20 Million Investment from Founder’s Fund
August 4, 2008 - SpaceX Sets August 2 for Falcon 1 Launch
August 2, 2008 - SpaceX Conducts Full Thrust Firing of Falcon 9 Rocket
August 1, 2008 - SpaceX Conducts Static Test Firing of Next Falcon 1 Rocket
June 25, 2008 - SpaceX Conducts First Five Engine Firing of Falcon 9 Rocket
June 3, 2008 - NASA Awards Launch Services Contract to SpaceX
April 22, 2008 - SpaceX Conducts First Three-Engine Firing of Falcon 9 Rocket
March 27, 2008 - SpaceX Signs Contract with Department of Defense – Falcon 1 to Launch Operationally Responsive Space Satellite on Next Flight
March 10, 2008 - First SpaceX Falcon 9 Launch Vehicle Remains on Schedule for Delivery to Cape Canaveral
March 3, 2008 - SpaceX Completes Qualification Testing of Merlin Regeneratively Cooled Engine for Falcon 1 Rocket
February 25, 2008 - SpaceX Successfully Completes NASA Preliminary Design Review for Dragon Spacecraft Mission to Approach International Space Station
February 12, 2008 - SpaceX Conducts First Multi-Engine Firing of Falcon 9 Rocket
January 18, 2008 - SpaceX Successfully Completes NASA Systems Requirements Review for Dragon Spacecraft Demonstration to Berth at International Space Station
December 18, 2007 - SpaceX Completes Development of Merlin Regeneratively Cooled Rocket Engine
November 13, 2007 - Small Fire During Demolition Work at Space Launch Complex 40
November 7, 2007 - SpaceX Breaks Ground at Cape Canaveral's Space Launch Complex 40
November 1, 2007 - SpaceX Successfully Completes NASA Critical Design Review for First Commercial Transportation System to the International Space Station
October 17, 2007 - SpaceX Signs Deal for First Commercial Geostationary Satellite Launch
September 14, 2007 - SpaceX Dragon Spacecraft Receives Initial Approval from NASA Safety Review Panel
August 29, 2007 - SpaceX Completes Primary Structure of the Falcon 9 First Stage Tank
April 11, 2007 - Dr. Jeff Ward to Join SpaceX
March 14, 2007 - SpaceX Wins NASA COTS Contract to Demonstrate Cargo Delivery to Space Station With Option for Crew Transport
August 18, 2006 - SpaceX Achieves Key Milestone of Tenth Launch Agreement
May 30, 2006 - SpaceX Successfully Completes ISO 9001 Registration Audit
April 11, 2006 - SpaceX Launch Date Set for Dec 19: The World’s Lowest Cost Rocket to Orbit
December 15, 2005 - SpaceX Announces Launch Date for Falcon 1: The World’s Lowest Cost Rocket to Orbit
November 18, 2005 - SpaceX to Announce Liftoff Date for the Falcon 1 Rocket: The World's Lowest Cost Rocket to Orbit
November 18, 2005 - SpaceX Announces the Falcon 9 Fully Reusable Heavy Lift Launch Vehicle
September 8, 2005 - SpaceX and NASA Sign Cooperative Agreement on Human Spaceflight Development
June 2, 2005 - SpaceX Completes Final Milestone Before Falcon 1 Maiden Launch
May 27, 2005 - SpaceX Awarded $100 Million Contract by U.S. Air Force for Falcon 1
May 2, 2005 - SpaceX Completes Falcon 1 Structural Qualification for Flight
March 31, 2005 - Surrey Satellite Technology Limited Sells Stake to SpaceX
January 12, 2005 - SpaceX Transfers Falcon Rocket to Vandenberg Launch Complex
October 5, 2004 - SpaceX Selected for Responsive Space Launch Demonstration under DARPA Falcon Program
September 20, 2004 - Elon Musk - Senate Testimony
May 5, 2004 - Elon Musk - Presidential Commission Speech
- Testimony Before the House of Representatives Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics
- Announcing the Falcon 5 Launch Vehicle from SpaceX
January 7, 2004 - Falcon Rocket Unveiled in Washington DC
December 3, 2003 - SpaceX Announces Defense Department Launch Customer
October 16, 2003 - SpaceX Launch Vehicle On Track For First Launch
August 11, 2003 - SpaceX Testimony for Joint Hearing on Commercial Human Spaceflight
July 24, 2003 - SpaceX announces opening of Washington, DC office
June 9, 2003 - SpaceX performs first rocket engine firing
March 19, 2003
SpaceX In The Media
- America's Second Space Race on NBC Nightly News
May 30, 2011 - Space Foundation Names SpaceX as Recipient of 2011 Space Achievement Award
February 16, 2011 - Astrobotic Technology Annouces Lunar Mission on SpaceX Falcon 9
February 7, 2011 - “COTS-like” : The Future of Space Procurement
September 23, 2009 - The Future for SpaceX - Behind the Scenes With the World's Most Ambitious Rocket Makers
August 24, 2009 - Elon Musk's Presentation to the Augustine Commission -
Video .mov - Audio .mp3 - Slides .pdf
June 17, 2009 - Another big moment for Elon Musk
April 20, 2009 - Air & Space - Falcon 9 Flight For Twin SAOCOMs
April 16, 2009 - SatNews - The Commercial Future of Spaceflight
April 7, 2009 - Technology Review - SpaceX's new Falcon 9 takes a crucial step to the launchpad
March 27, 2009 - Popular Science - It Is Rocket Science: SpaceX Tests Another Engine In Central Texas
March 10, 2009 - KWTX TV - Aiming to Break the Cost Barrier - PDF
February 23, 2009 - SpaceNews - Low costs, high hopes for SpaceX
January 7, 2009 - Florida Today - COTS: the next generation
January 5, 2009 - The Space Review, MD - Private firms to haul ISS cargo
December 30, 2008 - BBC News - With US Help, Private Space Companies Press Their Case: Why Not Us?
December 29, 2008 - New York Times - NASA rocket contract launches SpaceX into the big time
December 24, 2008 - Los Angeles Times - Smaller Companies Win NASA's Space Race
December 23, 2008 - Washington Post, United States - Satellite Today - Elon Musk, CEO, CTO and Founder, SpaceX
December 17, 2008 - Satellite Today - Spaceflight Now - Falcon fires its 9 engines to simulate first stage flight
Nov 24, 2008 - Fabricator - Rocket Science, Entrepreneur-Style
Nov 11, 2008 - Working With a Dragon(Lab), SpaceX Conducts How-To Workshop - SatNews Publishers, CA
Nov 5, 2008 - Internet millionaire takes aim at Mars - The Christian Science Monitor
October 15, 2008 - Musk Elated At Data From Falcon 1 Liftoff - Aviation Week
October 9, 2008 - Audio interview with Elon Musk on Ira Flatow's “Science Friday”
October 3, 2008 - NPR - Next for SpaceX: Falcon 9, NASA, Humans and the Moon? - Wired News
September 29, 2008 - Falcon 1 - Flight 4 Press Kit - PDF
September 26, 2008 - SpaceX - Elon Musk conducts on-line Q&A at WashingtonPost.com
September 26, 2008 - Washington Post - Aiming for Stars, Entrepreneurs May Also Fill Gaps
September 25, 2008 - Washington Post - Web Entrepreneur Wants NASA to Use His Rockets
September 23, 2008 - Discovery Channel - SpaceX Announces DragonLab, Falcon 9 Pad License
September 11, 2008 - Wired News - Elon Musk receives AIAA award
September 10, 2008 - American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics - Manned spaceflight Enter the Dragon
August 21, 2008 - Economist - Top AIAA Awards To Be Presented At Space 2008 Conference
August 18, 2008 - Aero-News Network - Falcon 1 - Flight 3 Press Kit - PDF
August 2, 2008 - SpaceX - Space rocket tests being done in Central Texas (video)
July 24, 2008 - KCEN-TV - Old Titan launch pad gantry at Cape knocked down
April 27, 2008 - Spaceflight Now - Entrepreneur of the Year: Elon Musk
December 2007 - Inc. Magazine - Booming Business
October 14, 2007 - Waco Tribune-Herald - From 4 key players, a sense of regret and a call to action
September 27, 2007 - USA Today - Falcon 9 Could Soar From Cape Next Year
September 20 , 2007 - Florida Today - Elon Musk Is Betting His Fortune on a Mission Beyond Earth's Orbit
May 22, 2007 - WIRED Magazine - SpaceX's Positive Spin
March 28, 2007 - Cosmic Log on MSNBC.com - Rocket Man
March 22 , 2007 - The Economist - SpaceX Lifts Off After Thrills and Chills
March 21, 2007 - MSNBC.com - Private Rocket Rides Into Space
March 21, 2007 - BBC.com - Restaurant at End of Universe Not So Far Off
September 20, 2006 - ZDNet.com - NASA Places $500 Million Bet on Two Very Different Firms
August 29, 2006 - SPACE.com - SpaceX, Rocketplane Kistler Win NASA COTS Competition
August 18, 2006 - SPACE.com - Elon Musk: SpaceX Rocket Plans Outlined
August 17, 2006 - SPACE.com - COTS Finalists Move Both Openly, Quietly in Competition
June 12, 2006 - SPACE.com - SpaceX Achieves Key Milestone of Tenth Launch Agreement
June 01, 2006 - Space Travel.com - Editorial: Commendable Perseverance
April 17, 2006 - SPACE.com - SpaceX Building Reusable Crew Capsule
March 8, 2006 - MSNBC.com - SpaceX Sets Launch Debut for Falcon 1 Rocket
November 18, 2005 - Space.com - For Rocket Start-Up, Sky's the Limit
Surprise Contract Boosts SpaceX as It Competes With Boeing, Lockheed
September 15, 2005 - by Andy Pasztor of The Wall Street Journal - Shooting the Moon
September 2005 - Discover - Privately-made Falcon I Rocket Roars on the Pad
May 27, 2005 - Spaceflight Now - Tech Entrepreneur Now Orbiting the Final Frontier - Space
May 2, 2005 - Investor's Business Daily - Small Firm Fired up to Test New Rocket
April 27, 2005 - Santa Maria Times - Space Race 2: New Life for Old Pads
February 1, 2005 - United Press International - SpaceX Contains Costs with Simplified Approach
January 29, 2005 - Florida Today - Mogul Eyes Space Coast for Rocket's Mission
January 29, 2005 - Florida Today - The New Space Race - Video Link - Click on free video photo
January 21, 2005 - CNBC - Race for Next Space Prize Ignites
January 18, 2005 - Wired News - Design Reliability Comparison for SpaceX Falcon Vehicles - PDF
Novermber 8, 2004 - Futron - First SpaceX Falcon Rocket Elevated at Vandenberg
October 11 , 2004 - Aviation Week & Space Technology - Air Force Seeking Support For Making 'TacSat-2' A Concept Demo
May 13, 2004 - Inside The Pentagon - Space Travel: Bringing Costs Down to Earth
February 4, 2004 - businessweek.com - Fast, Cheap Ride to Earth's Orbit
December 5, 2003 - Wired.com - Letter from Dana Rohrabacher, Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics
December 4, 2003 - Remarks by Patricia Smith, Head of the FAA's Space Transportation Division
December 4, 2003 - The Federal Aviation Administration - Rocket Man - Video Link
November 13, 2003 - CBS Television - Aviation's Past Sets Future Course - MSNBC
November 17, 2003 - MSNBC - US Air Force Mulls New Space Launcher
October 29, 2003 - Jane's Defence Weekly - The Sky's the Limit
May 29, 2003 - The Economist - Way Out There - An Internet Mogul Moves into Outer Space
May 12, 2003 - Forbes magazine - Bezos in Space
May 5, 2003 issue - NEWSWEEK - SpaceX Developing Low-Cost Launch Vehicle for Space Travel
April 22, 2003 - Aerospace Daily - Soaring Interest in Earth's Low Orbit
April 22, 2003 - LA Times - Entrepreneur Tries His Midas Touch in Space
April 22, 2003 - LA Times - Taking a Cheap Shot at Space
April 15, 2003 - USA TODAY - Will A Low-Cost Satellite Launch Firm Fly?
March 26, 2003 - Investors Business Daily - Rocket Man - Web Entrepreneur Focuses on Aerospace in El Segundo
March 26, 2003 - Daily Breeze - Rocket Man - Paypal Co-Founder Now Banks on Space
March 2003 - Futuredex - Web Entrepreneur Eyes Small Launcher Market
November 11, 2002 - Space News
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