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removed mention of headquarters being Brownsville. it is recorded and noted that the headquarters remains Hawthorne and has not yet changed to Texas via federal HQ filing
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'''Space Exploration Technologies Corporation''', commonly referred to as '''SpaceX''', is an American [[Aerospace manufacturer|spacecraft manufacturer]], [[space launch|launch service provider]] and [[Telecommunication|satellite communications]] company headquarteredfounded at thein [[SpaceXEl StarbaseSegundo, California]] nearand headquartered in [[BrownsvilleHawthorne, TexasCalifornia]]., The company was founded in 2002 by [[Elon Musk]] with the goal of reducing space transportation costs and ultimately [[SpaceX ambition of colonizing Mars|developing a sustainable colony on Mars]]. The company currently produces and operates the [[Falcon 9]] and [[Falcon Heavy]] rockets along with the [[SpaceX Dragon 2|Dragon]] spacecraft.
 
The company offers internet service via its [[Starlink]] subsidiary, which became the largest-ever [[satellite constellation]] in January 2020 and, {{as of|April 2024|lc=y}}, comprised more than 6,000 [[small satellite]]s in orbit.<ref name="sn2676101">{{cite news|last=McDowell|first=Jonathan|date=18 May 2022|title=Starlink Launch Statistics|publisher=planet4589|url=https://planet4589.org/space/con/star/stats.html|url-status=live|access-date=27 June 2023|archive-date=21 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210421005810/https://planet4589.org/space/stats/star/starstats.html}}</ref>