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| 2014–2016 || Strong period of growth. In 2014 SpaceX scheduled 14 launches, one more than it had done from 2006 through 2013. In 2014, SpaceX also began construction on its own spaceport in South Texas.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Vance|first1=Ashlee|title=Elon Musk: How the Billionaire CEO of SpaceX and Tesla is Shaping our Future|url=https://books.google.com.ar/books?id=_LFSBgAAQBAJ&pg=PA332&dq=%22in+2014+spacex%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjNt-OlpsXYAhWBPpAKHQjWCBsQ6AEIOjAE#v=onepage&q=%22in%202014%20spacex%22&f=false|accessdate=7 January 2018}}</ref> In 2015, SpaceX made progress with landing and reusing unmanned rockets. In 2016, SpaceX was on the list due to the discovery of the first step towards decreasing the costs of spaceflights.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Novo Melo|first1=Pedro|last2=Machado|first2=Carolina|title=Management and Technological Challenges in the Digital Age|url=https://books.google.com.ar/books?id=xyhFDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT131&dq=%22in+2014+spacex%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjNt-OlpsXYAhWBPpAKHQjWCBsQ6AEIJzAA#v=onepage&q=%22in%202014%20spacex%22&f=false|accessdate=7 January 2018}}</ref> In 2017, SpaceX more than doubled the number of completed missions achieved in 2016.
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| 2017 || SpaceX achieves one of its great ambitions, the recovery and reuse of rockets, conducting the historic first reflight of an orbital class rocket.<ref name="other planets"/> |-| 2018 || SpaceX begins launching {{w|Falcon Heavy}}, the world’s most powerful operational rocket by a factor of two.<ref name="other planets">{{cite web |title=SpaceX designs, manufactures and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft. The company was founded in 2002 to revolutionize space technology, with the ultimate goal of enabling people to live on other planets. |url=https://www.spacex.com/about |website=spacex.com |accessdate=15 April 2019}}</ref>|-| 2019 || SpaceX’s next-generation spacecraft, a [[w:Starship (rocket)|Starship]] orbital prototype, is planned to be used after mid-year for high-altitude, high-velocity testing.<ref name=trati20190312>{{cite web |last=Ralph|first=Eric |url=https://www.teslarati.com/spacex-starhopper-static-tests/ |title=SpaceX begins static Starhopper tests as Raptor engine arrives on schedule |work=Teslarati |date=12 March 2019 |accessdate=22 March 2019}}</ref>
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| 2014 || August 5 || Mission || SpaceX launches {{w|Falcon 9}} to deliver Hong Kong geostationary communications satellite {{w|AsiaSat 8}} to Geostationary Transfer Orbit.<ref>{{cite web|title=Nightly Launch & successful Orbital Delivery by Falcon 9, lofting AsiaSat-8|url=http://www.spaceflight101.net/spacex-falcon-9---asiasat-8-launch-updates.html|website=spaceflight101.net|accessdate=7 March 2018}}</ref>
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| 2014 || September 7 || Mission || SpaceX launches {{w|Falcon 9}} with {{w|AsiaSat 6}} satellite to geosynchronous transfer orbit.<ref>{{cite web|title=SPACEX FALCON 9 LAUNCHES ASIASAT 6 SATELLITE|url=http://www.spacex.com/news/2014/09/08/spacex-falcon-9-launches-asiasat-6-satellite|website=spacex.com|accessdate=7 March 2018}}</ref> ||
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| 2014 || September || Contract || {{w|NASA}} awards SpaceX a US$2.6 billion contract to fly American astronauts, and announces that SpaceX and {{w|Boeing}} will be the two companies developing spacecraft to send astronauts to the {{w|International Space Station}}. SpaceX’s crew capsule is called the [[w:Dragon 2|Dragon V2]].<ref name="MAKING HISTORY"/><ref name="History of SpaceX: 10 milestones and hurdles the space company has faced"/>
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| 2018 || February 22 || Mission || SpaceX {{w|Falcon 9}} rocket launches Spain’s [[w:Paz (satellite)|Paz]] radar satellite from {{w|Vandenberg Air Force Base}}. The launch also carries the first demonstration satellites for SpaceX’s own satellite internet constellation, the SpaceX [[w:Starlink (satellite constellation)|Starlink]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Falcon 9 Launches PAZ Radar Satellite & SpaceX Starlink Prototypes, Debuts Fairing 2.0|url=https://spaceflight101.com/falcon-9-paz/|website=spaceflight101.com|accessdate=8 March 2018}}</ref>
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| 2018 || March 6 || Mission || SpaceX launches its 50th {{w|Falcon 9}} rocket, successfully orbiting a city bus-sized satellite for Spanish operator {{w|Hispasat}}.<ref>{{cite web |title=SpaceX Launches Satellite the Size of a City Bus |url=https://www.satellitetoday.com/telecom/2018/03/06/spacex-launches-satellite-the-size-of-a-city-bus/ |website=satellitetoday.com |accessdate=12 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=SpaceX launches Spanish satellite for 50th successful Falcon 9 mission |url=https://www.wtsp.com/article/tech/science/space/spacex-launches-spanish-satellite-for-50th-successful-falcon-9-mission/67-526204355 |website=wtsp.com |accessdate=12 April 2019}}</ref>
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| 2018 || March 15 || Contract || The {{w|United States Air Force}} announces a deal with SpaceX to fly three of the newest generation of Global Positioning System satellites into space, at an average cost of US$97 million per flight.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Fernholz |first1=Tim |title=SpaceX wins lucrative new contracts to fly GPS and earth-imaging satellites |url=https://qz.com/1229463/elon-musks-spacex-wins-lucrative-new-contracts-to-fly-gps-and-earth-imaging-satellites-for-the-us-air-force/ |website=qz.com |accessdate=12 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=SpaceX and United Launch Alliance land $640 million in Air Force launches |url=https://techcrunch.com/2018/03/15/spacex-and-united-launch-alliance-land-640-million-in-air-force-launches/ |website=techcrunch.com |accessdate=12 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Shieber |first1=Jonathan |title=SpaceX is making big money moves |url=https://techcrunch.com/2018/03/16/spacex-is-making-big-money-moves/ |website=techcrunch.com |accessdate=12 April 2019}}</ref>
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| 2018 || April 18 || Mission || SpaceX launches NASA's {{w|Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite}} (TESS) into outer space in a mission aimed at surveying nearly the entire sky for exoplanets.<ref>{{cite web |title=SpaceX Launches NASA Satellite To Search For Alien Worlds |url=https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/04/18/603746206/watch-live-spacex-launches-nasa-satellite-to-search-for-alien-worlds |website=npr.org |accessdate=12 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=SpaceX launches NASA’s TESS spacecraft on mission to seek out alien planets |url=https://www.geekwire.com/2018/tess-spacex-nasa-exoplanets/ |website=geekwire.com |accessdate=12 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=SpaceX hits triple success with launch of NASA's planet-hunter TESS |url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/business/os-bz-spacex-tess-second-attempt-20180418-story.html |website=orlandosentinel.com |accessdate=12 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Watch SpaceX launch NASA’s planet hunting satellite on a Falcon 9 rocket |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2018/04/18/watch-spacex-launch-nasa-tess-on-a-falcon-9-rocket.html |website=cnbc.com |accessdate=12 April 2019}}</ref>
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| 2018 || May 11 || Mission || SpaceX launches updated version of {{w|Falcon 9}} rocket carrying {{w|Bangladesh}}i {{w|Bangabandhu-1}} Satellite into geostationary orbit.<ref>{{cite web |title=SpaceX launches new rocket primed for future crewed missions |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-space-spacex/spacex-launches-new-rocket-primed-for-future-crewed-missions-idUSKBN1IC2J0 |website=reuters.com |accessdate=12 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=BERGER |first1=ERIC |title=After “crazy hard” development, SpaceX’s Block 5 rocket has taken flight |url=https://arstechnica.com/science/2018/05/spacexs-block-5-rocket-passes-its-first-test-but-final-exams-remain/ |website=arstechnica.com |accessdate=12 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=MACK |first1=ERIC |title=SpaceX launches Block 5 Falcon 9, a radically reusable rocket |url=https://www.cnet.com/news/spacex-launches-block-5-falcon-9-reusable-rocket/ |website=cnet.com |accessdate=12 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Sparks |first1=Patrick |title=WATCH: SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket launch successful |url=https://www.corsicanadailysun.com/news/watch-spacex-falcon-rocket-launch-successful/article_b3d3fe32-548b-11e8-9c1a-a7e6323ced65.html |website=corsicanadailysun.com |accessdate=12 April 2019}}</ref>
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| 2018 || May 22 || Mission || SpaceX launches {{w|Falcon 9}} rocket carrying seven satellites intended to replace earlier spacecraft, including five Iridium NEXT telephone relay stations and a pair of Earth-observing satellites for {{w|NASA}}.<ref>{{cite web |title=WATCH SPACEX LAUNCH NASA'S NEXT EARTH-OBSERVING SATELLITES |url=https://www.wired.com/story/watch-spacex-launch-nasas-next-earth-observing-satellites/ |website=wired.com |accessdate=12 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Weitering |first1=Hanneke |title=SpaceX Launches Twin NASA Probes to Track Earth’s Water (and Satellites Hitch a Ride) |url=https://www.space.com/40672-spacex-launches-grace-fo-iridium-satellites.html |website=space.com |accessdate=12 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Coldewey |first1=Devin |title=Watch SpaceX launch the GRACE-FO and Iridium NEXT satellites here |url=https://techcrunch.com/2018/05/22/watch-spacex-launch-the-grace-fo-and-iridium-next-satellites-here/ |website=techcrunch.com |accessdate=12 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Potenza |first1=Alessandra |title=SpaceX Falcon 9 launches seven satellites |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/spacex-falcon-9-flight-features-seven-satellites/ |website=cbsnews.com |accessdate=12 April 2019}}</ref>
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| 2018 || June 29 || Mission || SpaceX reuses Dragon Cargo Ship and launches 15th cargo mission to the {{w|International Space Station}} for {{w|NASA}}, sending up nearly 6,000 pounds of supplies.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Wall |first1=Mike |title=SpaceX Launches Used Dragon Cargo Ship to Space Station, Flexing Reusability Muscles |url=https://www.space.com/41028-spacex-launches-cargo-mission-space-station.html |website=space.com |accessdate=12 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=SPACEX IS ABOUT TO LAUNCH ITS FINAL BLOCK 4 FALCON |url=https://www.wired.com/story/spacex-is-about-to-launch-its-final-block-4-falcon/ |website=wired.com |accessdate=12 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=SpaceX is sending an AI robot ‘crew member’ to join the astronauts on the space station |url=https://www.theverge.com/2018/6/28/17513410/spacex-iss-nasa-commercial-resupply-15-falcon-9-launch-dragon-watch-live |website=theverge.com |accessdate=12 April 2019}}</ref>
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| 2018 || July 2 || Mission || SpaceX Dragon cargo ship arrives at the {{w|International Space Station}}, carrying nearly 3 tons of supplies, including coffee, berries and ice cream, mice and the first orbiting robot with artificial intelligence.<ref>{{cite web |title=SpaceX delivers ice cream, mice, AI robot to space station |url=https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/jul/2/spacex-delivers-ice-cream-mice-ai-robot-to-space-s/ |website=washingtontimes.com |accessdate=12 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Malik |first1=Tariq |title=SpaceX Dragon Delivers 'World's Strongest Coffee,' Ice Cream & More to Space Station |url=https://www.space.com/41054-spacex-dragon-delivers-worlds-strongest-coffee-space-station.html |website=space.com |accessdate=12 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=MORRIS |first1=DAVID Z. |title=How to Watch SpaceX’s Dragon Ship Deliver Coffee, Experiments, and a Smiling Robot to the International Space Station |url=http://fortune.com/2018/07/01/how-to-watch-spacex-dragon-dock-international-space-station/ |website=fortune.com |accessdate=12 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Whitwam |first1=Ryan |title=SpaceX Launches Previously Flown Falcon 9 and Dragon Capsule |url=https://www.extremetech.com/extreme/272643-spacex-launches-previously-flown-falcon-9-and-dragon-capsule |website=extremetech.com |accessdate=12 April 2019}}</ref>
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| 2018 || July 21 || Mission || SpaceX launches Falcon 9 rocket deploying the {{w|Telstar 19V}} communications satellite for Canada’s {{w|Telesat}}.<ref>{{cite web |title=SpaceX Falcon 9 sets new record with Telstar 19V launch from SLC-40 |url=https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2018/07/spacex-falcon-9-telstar-19v-launch/ |website=nasaspaceflight.com |accessdate=12 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Boyle |first1=Alan |title=SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches Telstar 19V satellite and lands on drone ship |url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/spacex-falcon-9-rocket-launches-063442927.html |website=finance.yahoo.com |accessdate=12 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=BOYLE |first1=ALAN |title=SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches Telstar 19V satellite and lands on drone ship |url=https://www.geekwire.com/2018/spacex-falcon-9-rocket-launches-telstar-19v-satellite-lands-drone-ship/ |website=geekwire.com |accessdate=12 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Lewin |first1=Sarah |title=Watch Live Tonight: SpaceX Launches Telstar Communications Satellite |url=https://www.space.com/41243-spacex-launches-telstar-satellite-watch-live.html |website=space.com |accessdate=12 April 2019}}</ref>
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| 2018 || September 13 || Contract || SpaceX reports having signed its first customer to fly on the company’s new rocket, the Big Falcon Rocket (BFR).<ref>{{cite web |last1=Sheridan |first1=Kerry |title=SpaceX announces new plan to send tourist around Moon |url=https://phys.org/news/2018-09-spacex-tourist-moon.html |website=phys.org |accessdate=13 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=HARWOOD |first1=WILLIAM |title=SpaceX says Elon Musk to unveil new plans for private citizens to fly to the moon |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/spacex-elon-musk-to-unveil-plans-for-private-citizens-to-pilot-moon-missions/ |website=cbsnews.com |accessdate=13 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Pasztor |first1=Andy |title=Elon Musk’s SpaceX Says It Signed Up Its First Round-the-Moon Tourist |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/elon-musks-spacex-says-it-has-signed-up-its-first-round-the-moon-tourist-1536898342 |website=wsj.com |accessdate=13 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=SpaceX says it will send someone around the Moon on its future monster rocket |url=https://www.theverge.com/2018/9/13/17857872/spacex-moon-trip-passenger-announcement-bfr |website=theverge.com |accessdate=13 April 2019}}</ref> Days later SpaceX reveals that the customer is {{w|Yusaku Maezawa}}, a Japanese billionaire and founder of Zozotown, Japan’s largest online clothing retailer.<ref>{{cite web |title=SpaceX will send Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa to the Moon |url=https://www.theverge.com/2018/9/17/17869990/elon-musk-spacex-lunar-mission-ticket-moon-passenger-bfr-falcon-yusaku-maezawa |website=theverge.com |accessdate=13 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=KOOSER |first1=AMANDA |title=SpaceX reveals mystery moon passenger, and he's a billionaire |url=https://www.cnet.com/news/spacex-mystery-moon-passenger-yusaku-maezawa-first-bfr-tourist/ |website=cnet.com |accessdate=13 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Malik |first1=Tariq |title=SpaceX to Unveil 1st Passenger for Private BFR Moon Trip Tonight! How to Watch |url=https://www.space.com/41853-spacex-bfr-moon-passenger-flight-reveal-webcast.html |website=space.com |accessdate=13 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Koerner |first1=Claudia |title=Japanese Billionaire Yusaku Maezawa Has Signed Up To Be SpaceX's First Tourist |url=https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/claudiakoerner/japanese-billionaire-yusaku-maezawa-spacex |website=buzzfeednews.com |accessdate=13 April 2019}}</ref>
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| 2018 || October 7–8 || Mission || Spacex Falcon 9 rocket launches from {{w|Vandenberg Air Force Base}}, successfully delivering Argentina's {{w|SAOCOM}}-1A Earth-observation satellite to orbit. On the 8 October, the rocket lands for the first time back at its California launch site.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Wall |first1=Mike |title=SpaceX Aces First-Ever Rocket Landing in California After Spectacular Satellite Launch |url=https://www.space.com/42056-spacex-aces-1st-california-rocket-landing-saocom-1a-launch.html |website=space.com |accessdate=13 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Vera |first1=Nathalie |title=SpaceX's Elon Musk celebrates successful rocket launch at Lompoc bar |url=https://www.keyt.com/news/santa-maria-north-county/spacex-s-elon-musk-celebrates-successful-rocket-launch-at-lompoc-bar-1/804638678 |website=keyt.com |accessdate=13 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Chowdhury |first1=Hasan |title=Elon Musk's SpaceX lands Falcon 9 rocket in California for the first time |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2018/10/08/elon-musks-spacex-lands-falcon-9-rocket-california-first-time/ |website=telegraph.co.uk |accessdate=13 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=EPIC ROCKET LAUNCH |url=https://www.tmz.com/2018/10/08/elon-musk-spacex-rocket-launch-los-angeles-falcon-nine-lands-booster/ |website=tmz.com |accessdate=13 April 2019}}</ref>
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| 2018 || November 15 || || The U.S. {{w|Federal Communications Commission}} votes to let SpaceX launch more than 7,000 internet-beaming satellites, all planned to begin launch in 2019. SpaceX separately sought approval for 7,518 satellites operating even closer to the ground, saying that these would boost capacity and reduce latency in heavily populated areas.<ref>{{cite web |title=SpaceX Is About to Launch More Than 7,000 Internet-Beaming Satellites |url=http://time.com/5456083/elon-musk-spacex-satellites/ |website=time.com |accessdate=13 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Grush |first1=Loren |title=FCC approves SpaceX’s plan to launch more than 7,000 internet-beaming satellites |url=https://www.theverge.com/2018/11/15/18096943/spacex-fcc-starlink-satellites-approval-constellation-internet-from-space |website=theverge.com |accessdate=13 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=BRODKIN |first1=JON |title=FCC tells SpaceX it can deploy up to 11,943 broadband satellites |url=https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2018/11/spacex-gets-fcc-approval-for-7500-more-broadband-satellites/ |website=arstechnica.com |accessdate=13 April 2019}}</ref>
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| 2018 || November 15 || Mission || SpaceX launches and lands another used Falcon 9 rocket, carrying {{w|Es'hail-2}} communications satellite built by {{w|Mitsubishi}} and owned by the nation of {{w|Qatar}}.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Grush |first1=Loren |title=SpaceX launched and landed another used Falcon 9 rocket |url=https://www.theverge.com/2018/11/15/18095633/spacex-launch-landing-falcon-9-watch-live-stream-used-rocket-how-to |website=theverge.com |accessdate=13 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Wall |first1=Mike |title=A Used SpaceX Rocket Just Launched a Satellite for Qatar, Then Aced a Landing |url=https://www.space.com/42446-spacex-rocket-launches-eshail-2-satellite-aces-landing.html |website=space.com |accessdate=13 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=SpaceX successfully launches Falcon 9 rocket from Space Coast and lands it |url=https://www.ajc.com/news/national/spacex-successfully-launches-falcon-rocket-from-space-coast-and-lands/fT4G9DLYl8yJjJ4YKRKZLO/ |website=ajc.com |accessdate=13 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Graham |first1=William |title=SpaceX Falcon 9 launches Es’Hail-2 from 39A |url=https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2018/11/spacex-falcon-9-launch-eshail-2-39a/ |website=nasaspaceflight.com |accessdate=13 April 2019}}</ref>
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| 2018 || December 23 || Mission || SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, which launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida carrying the first advanced, next-generation "GPS III" satellite, built by {{w|Lockheed Martin}}.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Wall |first1=Mike |title=SpaceX Launches Super-Accurate Next-Gen GPS Satellite for US Air Force |url=https://www.space.com/42774-spacex-launches-next-gen-gps-satellite.html |website=space.com |accessdate=13 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Dean |first1=James |title=SpaceX shooting for Sunday morning launch from Cape Canaveral after third scrub |url=https://www.floridatoday.com/story/tech/science/space/spacex/2018/12/22/spacex-shooting-sunday-morning-launch-after-third-scrub/2396319002/ |website=floridatoday.com |accessdate=13 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=SpaceX record-breaking rocket launched in Florida |url=https://www.news.com.au/technology/science/space/spacex-recordbreaking-rocket-launched-in-florida/news-story/440302bb799c77e0a2ec25748b6e7d85 |website=news.com.au |accessdate=13 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=SpaceX launches Air Force’s best GPS yet, ends banner year |url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/spacex-launches-air-forces-best-gps-yet-ends-banner-year |website=pbs.org |accessdate=13 April 2019}}</ref>
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| 2019 || January 11 || Team || SpaceX announces reduction of its workforce by about 10 percent of the company's more than 6,000 employees, explaining that the layoffs are in pursuit of becoming a “leaner company”, and citing "extraordinarily difficult challenges ahead."<ref>{{cite web |title='SpaceX must become leaner': Elon Musk's $30.5billion company will lay off 10 percent of workforce to avoid bankruptcy as they predict 'extremely difficult challenges' in Mars mission and internet development |url=https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6583777/SpaceX-lay-10-percent-workforce.html |website=dailymail.co.uk |accessdate=15 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=SpaceX Reportedly to Lay Off About 10 Percent of Workforce |url=https://www.voanews.com/a/spacex-reportedly-to-lay-off-about-10-percent-of-workforce-/4739980.html |website=voanews.com |accessdate=15 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=SpaceX will lay off hundreds to ‘become a leaner company’ |url=https://techcrunch.com/2019/01/11/spacex-will-lay-off-hundreds-to-become-a-leaner-company/ |website=techcrunch.com |accessdate=15 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=SpaceX is laying off 10 percent of its workforce |url=https://www.theverge.com/2019/1/11/18179258/spacex-layoffs-10-percent-work-force-dragon-capsule-satellite-internet-starship |website=theverge.com |accessdate=15 April 2019}}</ref>
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| 2019 || January 11 || Mission || SpaceX launches its first Falcon 9 rocket of the year, sending up 10 satellites for long-time customer {{w|Iridium Communications}}.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Grush |first1=Loren |title=SpaceX successfully launched its first mission of the year — and its last for customer Iridium |url=https://www.theverge.com/2019/1/11/18177186/spacex-falcon-9-iridium-8-next-constellation-launch-watch-live |website=theverge.com |accessdate=15 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Bartels |first1=Meghan |title=SpaceX Launches 10 Iridium Satellites Into Orbit, Then Sticks Rocket Landing |url=https://www.space.com/42977-spacex-rocket-launches-final-iridium-satellites-then-lands.html |website=space.com |accessdate=15 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=SpaceX launches final batch of next-generation satellites |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2019/01/11/tech/spacex-iridium-satellite/index.html |website=edition.cnn.com |accessdate=15 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=We have liftoff! SpaceX successfully launches Falcon 9 rocket |url=https://www.sanluisobispo.com/news/local/article224285120.html |website=sanluisobispo.com |accessdate=15 April 2019}}</ref>
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| 2019 || February 21 || Mission || SpaceX {{w|Falcon 9}} rocket launches from Cape Canaveral, carrying an Indonesian communications satellite into orbit, and a small Israeli spacecraft attempting the first privately-funded, non-superpower moon landing in April.<ref>{{cite web |title=SpaceX launches privately funded Israeli moon lander, Indonesian comsat |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/spacex-launch-spacex-falcon-9-carries-privately-funded-israeli-moon-lander-indonesian-comsat-watch-live-stream-today/ |website=cbsnews.com |accessdate=15 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=After SpaceX Launch, Israeli Spacecraft Begins Journey to the Moon |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/21/science/spacex-launch-israel.html |website=nytimes.com |accessdate=15 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Watch SpaceX launch the first private moon landing mission (Update: Success!) |url=https://techcrunch.com/2019/02/21/watch-spacex-launch-the-first-private-moon-landing-mission/ |website=techcrunch.com |accessdate=15 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=SpaceX Is About To Launch Israel's First Ever Mission To The Moon |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonathanocallaghan/2019/02/20/spacex-is-about-to-launch-israels-first-ever-mission-to-the-moon/#7715190d38ea |website=forbes.com |accessdate=15 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Israel flying to moon after SpaceX launch |url=https://www.apnews.com/6f15de2ca29044c39213144a40663548 |website=apnews.com |accessdate=15 April 2019}}</ref>
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| 2019 || March 3 || Mission || [[w:Dragon 2|Crew Dragon]] docks with the {{w|International Space Station}}, becoming the first American spacecraft to autonomously dock with the orbiting laboratory.<ref name="other planets"/>
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| 2019 || April 3 || Mission || A test version of SpaceX’s next-generation spacecraft, the [[w:Starship (rocket)|Starship]], successfully ignites its onboard engine for the first time.<ref>{{cite web |title=SpaceX just fired up the engine on its test Starship vehicle for the first time |url=https://www.theverge.com/2019/4/3/18271547/spacex-starship-starhopper-raptor-engine-ignition-hop-static-fire-test |website=theverge.com |accessdate=15 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=SpaceX has completed the first tethered hop for the ‘Starhopper’ |url=https://techcrunch.com/2019/04/03/spacex-has-completed-the-first-tethered-hop-for-the-starhopper/ |website=techcrunch.com |accessdate=15 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Get an up-close look at SpaceX's latest Starhopper test |url=https://www.engadget.com/2019/04/06/spacex-starhopper/ |website=engadget.com |accessdate=15 April 2019}}</ref>
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