Space Exploration Technologies Corp (SPCX), commonly known as SpaceX, is an aerospace, launch-services, and satellite-communications company founded in 2002. It designs, manufactures, and operates reusable rockets that launch government and commercial payloads into Earth orbit. Since 2019, the company has deployed its Starlink satellite constellation to provide broadband and wireless connectivity. In early 2026, SpaceX acquired xAI, adding the Grok large-language model, the Colossus data center, and the social-media platform X to its operations.