SpaceX was founded on March 14, 2002 with the goal of making humanity a multi-planetary species. With the success of Falcon 1’s fourth launch, this marked SpaceX as the first private company to achieve orbit with a liquid-fueled rocket. This milestone secured vital funding from NASA, leading to the development of the Falcon 9 family of rockets. These rockets became the first orbital-class boosters capable of landing and being reused, reducing the cost of access to space and becoming America’s spaceflight workhorse.