Summary SpaceX has spent more than two decades defying expectations. Founded by Elon Musk in 2002, the company endured multiple failed rocket launches and came close to collapse before achieving its first successful orbit in 2008. Since then, SpaceX has transformed the space industry with reusable rockets, restored America's ability to launch astronauts from home soil, built the Starlink satellite internet network, and developed Starship, the most powerful rocket ever built. Ahead of SpaceX’s Nasdaq debut, CNA’s Ira Spitzer examines the milestones that turned a near-bankrupt startup to the world's most valuable space company....