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In 2025 SpaceX executed 165 Falcon rocket launches, a new annual record, and conducted five Starship flight tests, underscoring the company’s rapid operational cadence and commitment to advancing human space exploration. Falcon 9’s ongoing reuse and reliability enabled frequent orbital missions that supported Starlink constellation deployment and diverse commercial and government payloads, while Starship tests progressed toward the goal of interplanetary travel. These achievements highlight SpaceX’s pivotal role in expanding space infrastructure and edging closer to its vision of making life multiplanetary.

SpaceX’s mission, as articulated by Elon Musk, centers on expanding human consciousness into space to better understand the universe. This vision has remained consistent since the early days of Falcon 1, with launch vehicle concepts like Falcon X and Falcon XX foreshadowing today’s Starship program. Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy served as critical stepping stones, while Starship represents SpaceX’s long-term commitment to Mars, deep-space exploration, and civilization-scale progress beyond Earth.

Counting down to Starship's eleventh flight test. The launch window opens on Monday at 6:15 p.m. CT and weather is currently 80% favorable for launch

Static fire complete for the Super Heavy booster preparing for Starship's eleventh flight test