SpaceX kicked off 2025 by continuing its record-breaking pace of Falcon 9 launches while also setting new firsts with its Dragon program. The company continued the deployment of its Starlink satellite internet constellation, growing in number of users and availability of its direct-to-cell services.
SpaceX’s Starship rocket also suffered two back-to-back failures of a new version of its upper stage, although it continued recovering Super Heavy boosters, and it’s poised to reuse one in the rocket’s next flight.