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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, [[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 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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