Elon Musk

Continued push toward full and rapid reusability — booster catch, ship reentry and on-orbit objectives feeding the road to Mars.

Routine Falcon 9 flights adding to the largest satellite constellation ever, including direct-to-cell satellites.

On the first attempt, the launch tower's chopstick arms caught the returning Super Heavy booster out of the sky.

First crewed orbital launch by a private company, returning human spaceflight to US soil.

Maiden Falcon Heavy flight launched Elon's Tesla Roadster and 'Starman' toward Mars orbit; both side boosters landed.

SpaceX landed an orbital-class first stage back on the ground — the breakthrough that made reuse real.

First commercial spacecraft to berth with the International Space Station.

On the fourth try — with the company nearly out of cash — Falcon 1 became the first privately developed liquid-fuel rocket to reach orbit.