CompanyUnited StatesActive
SpaceX
US launch and spacecraft company whose June 2026 EU securities prospectus lists asteroid mining among planned future activities; it has announced no asteroid-resource mission. It is included because of that filed statement and because its Falcon 9 launched several resource-related spacecraft in this dataset (Brokkr-1, Odin, Arkyd-3R).
Claimed
Resources and evidence
Each resource shows the highest step primary sources support. How the ladder works.
| Resource | Evidence | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Metals (general) | Claimed | says it will |
Facts
- Headquarters
- United States
- Type
- Company
- Status
- Activeas of 2026-06-05. BaFin-approved EU prospectus dated 5 June 2026.
- Targets
- Near-Earth asteroid, Main-belt asteroid
- Also known as
- Space Exploration Technologies Corp.
- Website
- www.spacex.com/
Missions
9 records| Mission | Role | Launch | Phase | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arkyd-3 Reflight (A3R)Spacecraft | Launch provider | 2015-04-14 | Ended | Unknown |
| HAKUTO-R Mission 1 (ispace M1 lander)Spacecraft | Launch provider | 2022-12-11 | Ended | Failure |
| Brokkr-1Spacecraft | Launch provider | 2023-04-15 | Ended | Partial |
| Masten Mission One (XL-1 lander, NASA CLPS task order TO19C)Spacecraft | Launch provider | Former plan: 2023-11Date detailsHistorical. The mission was cancelled. | Cancelled | Not applicable |
| Firefly Blue Ghost Mission 1 (Ghost Riders in the Sky)Spacecraft | Launch provider | 2025-01-15 | Ended | Success |
| SMBC x HAKUTO-R Venture Moon (ispace Mission 2, RESILIENCE lander)Spacecraft | Launch provider | 2025-01-15 | Ended | Failure |
| Intuitive Machines IM-2 (Athena lander)Spacecraft | Launch provider | 2025-02-26 | Ended | Partial |
| OdinSpacecraft | Launch provider | 2025-02-26 | Ended | Failure |
| DeepSpace-2Spacecraft | Launch provider | Planned 2027 (target)Date detailsAnnouncement date not recorded. Record checked 2026-09-26. | In development | Not applicable |
Open evidence gaps
- SEC S-1 text could not be fetched (HTTP 403); the EU prospectus PDF was used instead.
- Founding year not taken from a primary source.
Sources
2 sourcesWe plan to pursue asteroid mining operations to extract metals and other critical resources from near-Earth and main-belt asteroids, providing abundant raw materials for space-based industries and reducing the need to launch mass from Earth.
In its IPO prospectus, SpaceX highlighted asteroid mining as a future revenue stream