SpaceX

Starbase, Texas, United States · Space · Launch / Heavy & medium · Public · founded 2002 · spacex.com

SpaceX sells and operates orbital launch services using Falcon 9 and Starship, including commercial rideshare, NASA, ESA, and national-security missions.

Space 100 · rank 1 · score 100 →AI Core · watchlist · score 93Edition: November 2026

Positioning

Through SpaceX AI (formerly xAI), the only lab that owns gigawatt-class compute outright with on-site power (Colossus, Memphis) and now rents most of it to Anthropic and Google; also the sponsor of Terafab, a planned owned fab.

Latest signals

  • TSMC capacity is fully sold out and makes two-thirds of chips that matterPeter H. Diamandis
  • Judge allows NAACP lawsuit against xAI over data center pollution to proceedTechCrunch
  • SpaceX targets November 2026 for Starship Flight 15Interesting Engineering
  • SpaceX launched 27 Starlink satellites on a Falcon 9 from Vandenberg.Novosti Kosmonavtiki
  • SpaceX expanded its commercial AI cloud business and renamed the division SpaceX/SI.ZDNet Korea

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Facts, with sources

  • >500mRevenue band · Payload
  • 1000+ employeesHeadcount · Payload
  • SPCX became public through an IPO in June 2026Funding round · Payload
  • kg payload capacity secured on Starship for a launch no earlier than 2030Deployment · Payload

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Scores, Space (of 10)

Deployment10
Production10
Commercials10
Progress10
Technology10
Positioning10
Firepower10
Leverage10

Traction: deployment, production, commercials, progress. Capability: technology, positioning, firepower, leverage.

Questions this page answers

What does SpaceX do?

SpaceX sells and operates orbital launch services using Falcon 9 and Starship, including commercial rideshare, NASA, ESA, and national-security missions. Through SpaceX AI (formerly xAI), the only lab that owns gigawatt-class compute outright with on-site power (Colossus, Memphis) and now rents most of it to Anthropic and Google; also the sponsor of Terafab, a planned owned fab.

Where does SpaceX rank in space?

SpaceX ranks 1 of 100 on the Space 100 (November 2026 edition) with a score of 100 out of 100, in Heavy & medium (Launch). Assessment by Frontier Tech Intelligence.

Who are SpaceX's peers in Heavy & medium?

Avio (rank 6), Blue Origin (rank 10), Landspace (rank 18), Mitsubishi Heavy H3 (rank 21), United Launch Alliance (rank 38), ArianeGroup / Arianespace (rank 43).

Where is SpaceX based and when was it founded?

SpaceX is based in Starbase, Texas, United States. Founded 2002. Stage: Public.

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