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| owner = {{ubil|Elon Musk (42% equity; 79% voting control)<ref>{{cite news|last1=Maidenberg|first1=Micah|last2=Higgins|first2=Tim|url=https://www.wsj.com/business/deals/elon-musk-spacex-loan-269a2168|title=Elon Musk Borrowed $1 Billion From SpaceX in Same Month of Twitter Acquisition|date=5 September 2023|website= | | owner = {{ubil|Elon Musk (42% equity; 79% voting control)<ref>{{cite news|last1=Maidenberg|first1=Micah|last2=Higgins|first2=Tim|url=https://www.wsj.com/business/deals/elon-musk-spacex-loan-269a2168|title=Elon Musk Borrowed $1 Billion From SpaceX in Same Month of Twitter Acquisition|date=5 September 2023|website=The Wall Street Journal|archive-date=6 September 2023|archive-url=https://archive.today/20230906010255/https://www.wsj.com/amp/articles/elon-musk-spacex-loan-269a2168|url-status=live|access-date=6 September 2023}}</ref>}} | ||
| revenue = {{Increase}} {{US$|4.6 billion|link=yes}} (2022)<ref name="wsj-fr">{{cite news|last1=Maidenberg|first1=Micah|last2=Driebusch|first2=Corrie|last3=Jin|first3=Berber|title=A Rare Look Into the Finances of Elon Musk's Secretive SpaceX|date=17 August 2023|url=https://www.wsj.com/tech/behind-the-curtain-of-elon-musks-secretive-spacex-revenue-growth-and-rising-costs-2c828e2b|work=The Wall Street Journal|access-date=17 August 2023|archive-date=17 August 2023|archive-url=https://archive.today/20230817224420/https://www.wsj.com/tech/behind-the-curtain-of-elon-musks-secretive-spacex-revenue-growth-and-rising-costs-2c828e2b|url-status=live}}</ref> | | revenue = {{Increase}} {{US$|4.6 billion|link=yes}} (2022)<ref name="wsj-fr">{{cite news|last1=Maidenberg|first1=Micah|last2=Driebusch|first2=Corrie|last3=Jin|first3=Berber|title=A Rare Look Into the Finances of Elon Musk's Secretive SpaceX|date=17 August 2023|url=https://www.wsj.com/tech/behind-the-curtain-of-elon-musks-secretive-spacex-revenue-growth-and-rising-costs-2c828e2b|work=The Wall Street Journal|access-date=17 August 2023|archive-date=17 August 2023|archive-url=https://archive.today/20230817224420/https://www.wsj.com/tech/behind-the-curtain-of-elon-musks-secretive-spacex-revenue-growth-and-rising-costs-2c828e2b|url-status=live}}</ref> | ||
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In July 2017, the company raised {{USD|350 million|long=no}}, which raised its valuation to {{USD|21 billion|long=no}}.<ref>{{cite news|date=27 July 2017|title=SpaceX Is Now One of the World's Most Valuable Privately Held Companies|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/27/technology/spacex-is-now-one-of-the-worlds-most-valuable-privately-held-companies.html/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171129115140/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/27/technology/spacex-is-now-one-of-the-worlds-most-valuable-privately-held-companies.html|archive-date=29 November 2017|access-date=16 November 2017|newspaper=The New York Times}}</ref> In 2017, SpaceX achieved a 45% global market share for awarded commercial launch contracts.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://arstechnica.com/science/2018/07/as-the-spacex-steamroller-surges-european-rocket-industry-vows-to-resist/?amp=1|title=As the SpaceX steamroller surges, European rocket industry vows to resist|date=20 July 2018|access-date=21 July 2018|archive-date=20 July 2018|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180720141110/https://arstechnica.com/science/2018/07/as-the-spacex-steamroller-surges-european-rocket-industry-vows-to-resist/?amp=1|url-status=live}}</ref> By March 2018, SpaceX had more than 100 launches on its manifest representing about {{USD|12 billion|long=no}} in contract revenue.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.spacex.com/about|title=Company|last=spacexcmsadmin |date=27 November 2012|publisher=SpaceX|access-date=29 March 2018|archive-date=22 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170222061801/http://www.spacex.com/about}}</ref> The contracts included both commercial and [[Federal government of the United States|government]] (NASA/DOD) customers.<ref name="about">{{cite web |title=Company {{!}} SpaceX |url=http://www.spacex.com/about |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170222061801/http://www.spacex.com/about |archive-date=22 February 2017 |access-date=1 March 2017 |publisher=SpaceX}}</ref> This made SpaceX the leading global commercial launch provider measured by manifested launches.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hq.nasa.gov/legislative/hearings/7-13-17%20HUGHES.pdf|title=Statement of Tim Hughes Senior Vice President for Global Business and Government Affairs Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX)|last=Hughes|first=Tim|date=13 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171023122656/https://www.hq.nasa.gov/legislative/hearings/7-13-17%20HUGHES.pdf|archive-date=23 October 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref> | In July 2017, the company raised {{USD|350 million|long=no}}, which raised its valuation to {{USD|21 billion|long=no}}.<ref>{{cite news|date=27 July 2017|title=SpaceX Is Now One of the World's Most Valuable Privately Held Companies|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/27/technology/spacex-is-now-one-of-the-worlds-most-valuable-privately-held-companies.html/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171129115140/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/27/technology/spacex-is-now-one-of-the-worlds-most-valuable-privately-held-companies.html|archive-date=29 November 2017|access-date=16 November 2017|newspaper=The New York Times}}</ref> In 2017, SpaceX achieved a 45% global market share for awarded commercial launch contracts.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://arstechnica.com/science/2018/07/as-the-spacex-steamroller-surges-european-rocket-industry-vows-to-resist/?amp=1|title=As the SpaceX steamroller surges, European rocket industry vows to resist|date=20 July 2018|access-date=21 July 2018|archive-date=20 July 2018|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180720141110/https://arstechnica.com/science/2018/07/as-the-spacex-steamroller-surges-european-rocket-industry-vows-to-resist/?amp=1|url-status=live}}</ref> By March 2018, SpaceX had more than 100 launches on its manifest representing about {{USD|12 billion|long=no}} in contract revenue.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.spacex.com/about|title=Company|last=spacexcmsadmin |date=27 November 2012|publisher=SpaceX|access-date=29 March 2018|archive-date=22 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170222061801/http://www.spacex.com/about}}</ref> The contracts included both commercial and [[Federal government of the United States|government]] (NASA/DOD) customers.<ref name="about">{{cite web |title=Company {{!}} SpaceX |url=http://www.spacex.com/about |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170222061801/http://www.spacex.com/about |archive-date=22 February 2017 |access-date=1 March 2017 |publisher=SpaceX}}</ref> This made SpaceX the leading global commercial launch provider measured by manifested launches.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hq.nasa.gov/legislative/hearings/7-13-17%20HUGHES.pdf|title=Statement of Tim Hughes Senior Vice President for Global Business and Government Affairs Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX)|last=Hughes|first=Tim|date=13 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171023122656/https://www.hq.nasa.gov/legislative/hearings/7-13-17%20HUGHES.pdf|archive-date=23 October 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref> | ||
In 2017, SpaceX formed a subsidiary, [[The Boring Company]],<ref name="hawthore20180911">[http://hawthorne-ca.granicus.com/MetaViewer.php?view_id=&event_id=490&meta_id=35783 Agenda Item No. 9, City of Hawthorne City Council, Agenda Bill] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210224164217/http://hawthorne-ca.granicus.com/MetaViewer.php?view_id=&event_id=490&meta_id=35783|date=24 February 2021}}, 11 September 2018, Planning and Community Development Department, City of Hawthorne. Retrieved 13 September 2018.</ref> and began work to construct a short test tunnel on and adjacent to the SpaceX headquarters and manufacturing facility, using a small number of SpaceX employees,<ref name=lat20171121>{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-elon-musk-boring-company-20171121-story.html|title=Elon Musk's tunneling company wants to dig through L.A.|first=Laura J.|last=Nelson|website= | In 2017, SpaceX formed a subsidiary, [[The Boring Company]],<ref name="hawthore20180911">[http://hawthorne-ca.granicus.com/MetaViewer.php?view_id=&event_id=490&meta_id=35783 Agenda Item No. 9, City of Hawthorne City Council, Agenda Bill] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210224164217/http://hawthorne-ca.granicus.com/MetaViewer.php?view_id=&event_id=490&meta_id=35783|date=24 February 2021}}, 11 September 2018, Planning and Community Development Department, City of Hawthorne. Retrieved 13 September 2018.</ref> and began work to construct a short test tunnel on and adjacent to the SpaceX headquarters and manufacturing facility, using a small number of SpaceX employees,<ref name=lat20171121>{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-elon-musk-boring-company-20171121-story.html|title=Elon Musk's tunneling company wants to dig through L.A.|first=Laura J.|last=Nelson|website=Los Angeles Times|date=21 November 2017|access-date=13 September 2018|archive-date=27 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180327084136/http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-elon-musk-boring-company-20171121-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref> which was completed in May 2018,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2018/05/11/elon-musk-la-traffic-tunnel-nearly-complete/ |title=Nothing "Boring" About Elon Musk's Newly Revealed Underground Tunnel|date=11 May 2018|website=cbslocal.com|access-date=2 February 2019|archive-date=3 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181203163806/https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2018/05/11/elon-musk-la-traffic-tunnel-nearly-complete/|url-status=live}}</ref> and opened to the public in December 2018.<ref name=wsj20181217 /> During 2018, The Boring Company was [[Spin-out|spun out]] into a separate [[corporate entity]] with 6% of the equity going to SpaceX, less than 10% to early employees, and the remainder of the equity to Elon Musk.<ref name=wsj20181217>{{cite news|last=Copeland|first=Rob|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/elon-musks-new-boring-co-faced-questions-over-spacex-financial-ties-11545078371|title=Elon Musk's New Boring Co. Faced Questions Over SpaceX Financial Ties|newspaper=The Wall Street Journal|date=17 December 2018|access-date=18 December 2018|quote=''When the Boring Co. was earlier this year spun into its own firm, more than 90% of the equity went to Mr. Musk and the rest to early employees... The Boring Co. has since given some equity to SpaceX as compensation for the help... about 6% of Boring stock, "based on the value of land, time and other resources contributed since the creation of the company".''|archive-date=18 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181218044810/https://www.wsj.com/articles/elon-musks-new-boring-co-faced-questions-over-spacex-financial-ties-11545078371|url-status=live}}</ref> | ||
=== Since 2019: Starship, first crewed launches, Starlink and general === | === Since 2019: Starship, first crewed launches, Starlink and general === | ||
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In July 2021, SpaceX unveiled another drone ship named ''[[A Shortfall of Gravitas]]'', landing a booster from [[CRS-23]] on it for the first time on 29 August 2021.<ref>{{cite web |last=Howell |first=Elizabeth |url=https://www.space.com/spacex-drone-ship-a-shortfall-of-gravitas |title=Elon Musk unveils SpaceX's newest drone ship for rocket landings at sea |website=Space |date= 12 July 2021|access-date=7 February 2022 |archive-date=27 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210827202150/https://www.space.com/spacex-drone-ship-a-shortfall-of-gravitas |url-status=live }}</ref> Within the first 130 days of 2022, SpaceX had 18 rocket launches and two astronaut splashdowns. On 13 December 2021, company CEO [[Elon Musk]] announced that the company was starting a [[carbon dioxide removal]] program that would [[Carbon capture and utilization|convert captured carbon]] into [[Rocket propellant|rocket fuel]],<ref>{{cite news|last=Whittington|first=Mark R.|date=9 January 2022|title=SpaceX's Elon Musk is going into the carbon capture business|work=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]]|publisher=[[Nexstar Media Group]]|url=https://thehill.com/opinion/technology/588784-spacexs-elon-musk-is-going-into-the-carbon-capture-business/|access-date=7 July 2022|archive-date=7 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220707190717/https://thehill.com/opinion/technology/588784-spacexs-elon-musk-is-going-into-the-carbon-capture-business/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Chiland|first=Elijah|date=24 January 2022|title=SpaceX Has Big Projects in the Works for 2022|work=[[Los Angeles Business Journal]]|url=https://labusinessjournal.com/manufacturing/aerospace/big-plans-spacex-2022/|access-date=7 July 2022|archive-date=7 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220707190712/https://labusinessjournal.com/manufacturing/aerospace/big-plans-spacex-2022/|url-status=live}}</ref> after he announced a {{USD|100 million|long=no}} donation to the [[X Prize Foundation]] the previous February to provide the monetary rewards to winners in a contest to develop the best [[Direct air capture|carbon capture technology]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Clifford|first=Catherine|date=8 February 2021|title=The who, what and where of Elon Musk's $100{{spaces}}million prize money for carbon capture innovation|publisher=CNBC|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2021/02/08/who-what-where-of-elon-musks-100-million-prize-for-carbon-capture.html|access-date=7 July 2022|archive-date=7 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220707190714/https://www.cnbc.com/2021/02/08/who-what-where-of-elon-musks-100-million-prize-for-carbon-capture.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Chappell|first=Bill|date=8 February 2021|title=Elon Musk Funds $100 Million XPrize For Pursuit Of New Carbon Removal Ideas|publisher=[[NPR]]|url=https://www.npr.org/2021/02/08/965372754/elon-musk-funds-100-million-xprize-for-pursuit-of-new-carbon-removal-ideas|access-date=7 July 2022|archive-date=24 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210224031203/https://www.npr.org/2021/02/08/965372754/elon-musk-funds-100-million-xprize-for-pursuit-of-new-carbon-removal-ideas|url-status=live}}</ref> | In July 2021, SpaceX unveiled another drone ship named ''[[A Shortfall of Gravitas]]'', landing a booster from [[CRS-23]] on it for the first time on 29 August 2021.<ref>{{cite web |last=Howell |first=Elizabeth |url=https://www.space.com/spacex-drone-ship-a-shortfall-of-gravitas |title=Elon Musk unveils SpaceX's newest drone ship for rocket landings at sea |website=Space |date= 12 July 2021|access-date=7 February 2022 |archive-date=27 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210827202150/https://www.space.com/spacex-drone-ship-a-shortfall-of-gravitas |url-status=live }}</ref> Within the first 130 days of 2022, SpaceX had 18 rocket launches and two astronaut splashdowns. On 13 December 2021, company CEO [[Elon Musk]] announced that the company was starting a [[carbon dioxide removal]] program that would [[Carbon capture and utilization|convert captured carbon]] into [[Rocket propellant|rocket fuel]],<ref>{{cite news|last=Whittington|first=Mark R.|date=9 January 2022|title=SpaceX's Elon Musk is going into the carbon capture business|work=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]]|publisher=[[Nexstar Media Group]]|url=https://thehill.com/opinion/technology/588784-spacexs-elon-musk-is-going-into-the-carbon-capture-business/|access-date=7 July 2022|archive-date=7 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220707190717/https://thehill.com/opinion/technology/588784-spacexs-elon-musk-is-going-into-the-carbon-capture-business/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Chiland|first=Elijah|date=24 January 2022|title=SpaceX Has Big Projects in the Works for 2022|work=[[Los Angeles Business Journal]]|url=https://labusinessjournal.com/manufacturing/aerospace/big-plans-spacex-2022/|access-date=7 July 2022|archive-date=7 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220707190712/https://labusinessjournal.com/manufacturing/aerospace/big-plans-spacex-2022/|url-status=live}}</ref> after he announced a {{USD|100 million|long=no}} donation to the [[X Prize Foundation]] the previous February to provide the monetary rewards to winners in a contest to develop the best [[Direct air capture|carbon capture technology]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Clifford|first=Catherine|date=8 February 2021|title=The who, what and where of Elon Musk's $100{{spaces}}million prize money for carbon capture innovation|publisher=CNBC|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2021/02/08/who-what-where-of-elon-musks-100-million-prize-for-carbon-capture.html|access-date=7 July 2022|archive-date=7 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220707190714/https://www.cnbc.com/2021/02/08/who-what-where-of-elon-musks-100-million-prize-for-carbon-capture.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Chappell|first=Bill|date=8 February 2021|title=Elon Musk Funds $100 Million XPrize For Pursuit Of New Carbon Removal Ideas|publisher=[[NPR]]|url=https://www.npr.org/2021/02/08/965372754/elon-musk-funds-100-million-xprize-for-pursuit-of-new-carbon-removal-ideas|access-date=7 July 2022|archive-date=24 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210224031203/https://www.npr.org/2021/02/08/965372754/elon-musk-funds-100-million-xprize-for-pursuit-of-new-carbon-removal-ideas|url-status=live}}</ref> | ||
In August 2022, | In August 2022, Reuters reported that the [[European Space Agency]] (ESA) began initial discussions with SpaceX that could lead to the company's launchers being used temporarily, given that Russia blocked access to [[Soyuz (spacecraft)|Soyuz]] rockets amid the [[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine|Russian invasion of Ukraine]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=Europe eyes Musk's SpaceX to replace Russian rockets|publisher=[[CNBC]]|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2022/08/12/europe-eyes-musks-spacex-to-replace-russian-rockets.html|agency=Reuters|access-date=12 August 2022|archive-date=12 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220812173935/https://www.cnbc.com/2022/08/12/europe-eyes-musks-spacex-to-replace-russian-rockets.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Since that invasion and in the greater war between Russia and Ukraine, Starlink [[Starlink in the Russo-Ukrainian War|was extensively used]].<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Sheetz |first1=Amanda |last2=Macias |first2=Michael |date=1 June 2023 |title=Pentagon awards SpaceX with Ukraine contract for Starlink satellite internet |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2023/06/01/pentagon-awards-spacex-with-ukraine-contract-for-starlink-satellite-internet.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230915160713/https://www.cnbc.com/2023/06/01/pentagon-awards-spacex-with-ukraine-contract-for-starlink-satellite-internet.html |archive-date=15 September 2023 |access-date=15 September 2023 |website=CNBC |language=en}}</ref> | ||
In 2022, SpaceX's Falcon 9 also became the world record holder for the most launches of a single vehicle type in a single year.<ref name="Wall 2023">{{Cite web |author1=Wall |first=Mike |date=4 January 2023 |title=61 rocket launches! SpaceX celebrates record-breaking 2022 |url=https://www.space.com/spacex-celebrates-2022-61-launches |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230108040630/https://www.space.com/spacex-celebrates-2022-61-launches |archive-date=8 January 2023 |access-date=8 January 2023 |website=Space.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite tweet |title=Falcon 9 launched the @ImageSatIntl EROS C-3 mission to orbit overnight, completing SpaceX's 61st and final launch of 2022{{snd}}nearly double our record of 31 launches set last year|url=https://twitter.com/spacex/status/1608888254761422851 |number=1608888254761422851|user=SpaceX|access-date=8 January 2023 |language=en}}</ref>{{Primary source inline|date=October 2023}} SpaceX launched a rocket approximately every six days in 2022, with 61 launches in total. All but one (a Falcon Heavy in November) was on a Falcon 9 rocket.<ref name="Wall 2023" /> | In 2022, SpaceX's Falcon 9 also became the world record holder for the most launches of a single vehicle type in a single year.<ref name="Wall 2023">{{Cite web |author1=Wall |first=Mike |date=4 January 2023 |title=61 rocket launches! SpaceX celebrates record-breaking 2022 |url=https://www.space.com/spacex-celebrates-2022-61-launches |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230108040630/https://www.space.com/spacex-celebrates-2022-61-launches |archive-date=8 January 2023 |access-date=8 January 2023 |website=Space.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite tweet |title=Falcon 9 launched the @ImageSatIntl EROS C-3 mission to orbit overnight, completing SpaceX's 61st and final launch of 2022{{snd}}nearly double our record of 31 launches set last year|url=https://twitter.com/spacex/status/1608888254761422851 |number=1608888254761422851|user=SpaceX|access-date=8 January 2023 |language=en}}</ref>{{Primary source inline|date=October 2023}} SpaceX launched a rocket approximately every six days in 2022, with 61 launches in total. All but one (a Falcon Heavy in November) was on a Falcon 9 rocket.<ref name="Wall 2023" /> | ||
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=== COVID-19 antibody-testing program === | === COVID-19 antibody-testing program === | ||
In collaboration with doctors and academic researchers, SpaceX invited all employees to participate in the creation of a [[COVID-19]] antibody-testing program in 2020. As such, 4300 employees volunteered to provide blood samples resulting in a [[peer-reviewed]] scientific paper crediting eight SpaceX employees as coauthors and suggesting that a certain level of COVID-19 antibodies may provide lasting protection against the virus.<ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.foxbusiness.com/technology/elon-musk-got-4000-spacex-workers-to-join-a-covid-19-study-heres-what-he-learned |title= Elon Musk got 4,000 SpaceX workers to join a COVID-19 study. Here's what he learned. |website= | In collaboration with doctors and academic researchers, SpaceX invited all employees to participate in the creation of a [[COVID-19]] antibody-testing program in 2020. As such, 4300 employees volunteered to provide blood samples resulting in a [[peer-reviewed]] scientific paper crediting eight SpaceX employees as coauthors and suggesting that a certain level of COVID-19 antibodies may provide lasting protection against the virus.<ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.foxbusiness.com/technology/elon-musk-got-4000-spacex-workers-to-join-a-covid-19-study-heres-what-he-learned |title= Elon Musk got 4,000 SpaceX workers to join a COVID-19 study. Here's what he learned. |website= The Wall Street Journal |via= [[Fox Business]] |first= Sarah |last= Krouse |date= 21 February 2021 |access-date= 21 February 2021 |archive-date= 23 February 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210223031740/https://www.foxbusiness.com/technology/elon-musk-got-4000-spacex-workers-to-join-a-covid-19-study-heres-what-he-learned |url-status= live }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|title= Discrete SARS-CoV-2 antibody titers track with functional humoral stability |journal= [[Nature Communications]] | doi = 10.1038/s41467-021-21336-8 |first1= Yannic C. |last1= Bartsch |first2= Stephanie |last2= Fischinger |first3= Sameed M. |last3= Siddiqui |first4= Zhilin |last4= Chen |first5= Jingyou |last5= Yu |first6= Makda |last6= Gebre |first7= Caroline |last7= Atyeo |first8= Matthew J. |last8= Gorman |first9= Alex Lee |last9= Zhu |first10= Jaewon |last10= Kang |first11= John S. |last11= Burke |first12= Matthew |last12= Slein |first13= Matthew J. |last13= Gluck |first14= Samuel |last14= Beger |first15= Yiyuan |last15= Hu |first16=Justin |last16= Rhee |first17= Eric |last17= Petersen |first18= Benjamin |last18= Mormann |first19= Michael |last19= de St Aubin |first20= Mohammad A. |last20= Hasdianda |first21= Guruprasad |last21= Jambaulikar |first22=Edward W. |last22= Boyer |first23=Pardis C. |last23= Sabeti |author-link23= Pardis Sabeti |first24= Dan H. |last24= Barouch |author-link24= Dan Barouch |first25= Boris D. |last25= Julg |first26= Elon R. |last26= Musk |author-link26= Elon Musk |first27= Anil S. |last27= Menon |first28= Douglas A. |last28= Lauffenburger |author-link28= Doug Lauffenburger |first29= Eric J. |last29= Nilles |first30= Galit |last30= Alter |author-link30= Galit Alter |date=15 February 2021 |volume= 12 |issue= 1 |page= 1018 |pmid= 33589636 |pmc= 7884400 |bibcode= 2021NatCo..12.1018B |doi-access= free | issn = 2041-1723}}</ref> | ||
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=== Starlink manufacturing facilities === | === Starlink manufacturing facilities === | ||
[[File:Starlink dish 01.webp|upright|thumb|Starlink user terminal on the sidewalk of a residential home.]] | [[File:Starlink dish 01.webp|upright|thumb|Starlink user terminal on the sidewalk of a residential home.]] | ||
SpaceX's [[Starlink]] subsidiary operates over two main facilities. Satellite manufacturing takes place near | SpaceX's [[Starlink]] subsidiary operates over two main facilities. Satellite manufacturing takes place near Seattle, Washington while user terminal manufacturing takes place near [[Austin, Texas]]. | ||
Starlink's satellite development and manufacturing operations campus occupies over {{Convert|314000|sqft}} in at least six buildings located in [[Redmond, Washington]], east of Seattle. The first building opened in early 2015,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bishop |first=Todd |date=13 January 2015 |title=SpaceX's new Seattle-area office is in Redmond; Elon Musk to visit region this week |url=https://www.geekwire.com/2015/spacexs-new-seattle-area-office-redmond-elon-musk-visit-region-week/ |access-date=22 August 2024 |work=GeekWire}}</ref> and the company later expanded into five buildings on the Redmond Ridge Corporate Center.<ref>{{cite news |date=27 January 2017 |title=SpaceX adds a big new lab to its satellite development operation in Seattle area |url=https://www.geekwire.com/2017/spacex-lab-satellite-development-redmond/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181012053923/https://www.geekwire.com/2017/spacex-lab-satellite-development-redmond/ |archive-date=12 October 2018 |access-date=11 October 2018 |publisher=GeekWire}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=8 April 2021 |title=SpaceX expands its satellite operation in Redmond |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/business/boeing-aerospace/spacex-expands-its-satellite-operation-in-redmond/ |access-date=22 August 2024 |website=The Seattle Times |language=en-US}}</ref> | Starlink's satellite development and manufacturing operations campus occupies over {{Convert|314000|sqft}} in at least six buildings located in [[Redmond, Washington]], east of Seattle. The first building opened in early 2015,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bishop |first=Todd |date=13 January 2015 |title=SpaceX's new Seattle-area office is in Redmond; Elon Musk to visit region this week |url=https://www.geekwire.com/2015/spacexs-new-seattle-area-office-redmond-elon-musk-visit-region-week/ |access-date=22 August 2024 |work=GeekWire}}</ref> and the company later expanded into five buildings on the Redmond Ridge Corporate Center.<ref>{{cite news |date=27 January 2017 |title=SpaceX adds a big new lab to its satellite development operation in Seattle area |url=https://www.geekwire.com/2017/spacex-lab-satellite-development-redmond/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181012053923/https://www.geekwire.com/2017/spacex-lab-satellite-development-redmond/ |archive-date=12 October 2018 |access-date=11 October 2018 |publisher=GeekWire}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=8 April 2021 |title=SpaceX expands its satellite operation in Redmond |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/business/boeing-aerospace/spacex-expands-its-satellite-operation-in-redmond/ |access-date=22 August 2024 |website=The Seattle Times |language=en-US}}</ref> | ||