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By Adam Mann. Originally published on Timeglider.
By Adam Mann. Originally published on Timeglider.
2002-06-01
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2005-01-27
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SpaceX buys a 10% stake in Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd., which builds small satellites
2005-05-02
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The company is awarded a $100 million contract with the U.S. Air Force to provide launch vehicles for various projects
2006-03-26
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The first flight test of the Falcon 1 rocket ends in failure due to a fuel line rupture
2006-08-18
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SpaceX is awarded a Commercial Orbital Transportation Services contract from NASA, worth $278 million in seed money, to shuttle cargo and crew to the International Space Station
2007-03-22
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The second test flight of Falcon 1 rocket ends in failure
2008-04-22
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The company is awarded a NASA Launch Services contract for Falcon 1 and 9 rockets, potentially worth up to $1 billion.
2008-08-02
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The third test flight of Falcon 1 rocket ends in failure, with the rocket spinning out of control
2008-09-28
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The fourth test flight of Falcon 1 rocket succeeds in reaching orbit, the first privately funded liquid rocket to do so
2008-12-23
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SpaceX wins a Commercial Resupply Services contract from NASA to provide at least 12 missions carrying supplies and crew to the International Space Station, worth $1.6 billion
2009-07-13
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SpaceX launches its first low-Earth orbiting satellite, the private Malaysian RazakSAT, using a Falcon 1 booster
2010-06-04
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SpaceX launches the first flight of its Falcon 9 heavy lift rocket, which successfully reaches low-Earth orbit.
2010-06-24
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The company lands a $492 million contract with satellite operator Iridium, which provides mobile and data services, the largest-ever commercial space launch deal.
2010-12-09
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SpaceX becomes the first private company to successfully launch, orbit, and recover a spacecraft around the Earth.
2011-07-13
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The company breaks ground on new pad at Vandenberg Air Force Base space launch complex, which will be used to launch the Falcon 9 rocket. The company hopes to have 16 flights per year from this site by 2015
2012-02-01
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2012-05-07
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SpaceX plans to launch its Dragon spaceship to dock with the International Space Station
2013-04-27
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SpaceX plans to launch its first geostationary satellite using a Falcon 9 rocket. The flight will carry the SES-8, a medium-sized communications satellite, for the SES S.A., a European satellite operator.
2013-07-17
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2015-04-27
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First human crew expected to launch to the International Space Station aboard the Dragon spacecraft. Elon Musk originally stated in 2009 and 2010 that he expected to have a human-rated version of Dragon within 2 to 3 years, but that was pushed back.
2016-04-27
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SpaceX expects first test launch of their Falcon Air rocket â€" an rocket launched from an aircraft designed in collaboration with Stratolaunch Systems â€" sometime this year or later.
2018-04-27
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The company plans to launch a NASA robotic probe to Mars.
2021-04-27 - 2031-04-27
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Elon Musk has stated that he hopes to land a human on Mars within this time frame.