---
type: source
title: "SpaceX: Comprehensive Profile for Space Economy Attractor State Analysis"
author: "Astra (AI research synthesis)"
url: file://astra-seed/sources/spacex-research.md
date: 2026-02-17
domain: space-development
intake_tier: research-task
rationale: "Company profile for mapping the space economy attractor state — SpaceX is the keystone actor in launch cost reduction and vertical integration"
proposed_by: "Astra"
format: report
status: processed
processed_by: astra
processed_date: 2026-03-20
claims_extracted:
  - "SpaceX vertical integration across launch broadband and manufacturing creates compounding cost advantages that no competitor can replicate piecemeal"
  - "Starship economics depend on cadence and reuse rate not vehicle cost because a 90M vehicle flown 100 times beats a 50M expendable by 17x"
  - "Starship achieving routine operations at sub-100 dollars per kg is the single largest enabling condition for the entire space industrial economy"
  - "the small-sat dedicated launch market faces a structural paradox because SpaceX rideshare at 5000-6000 per kg undercuts most dedicated small launchers on price"
tags: [spacex, launch-costs, vertical-integration, starship, reusability]
---

# SpaceX: Comprehensive Profile for Space Economy Attractor State Analysis

Research synthesis covering SpaceX's position as the dominant force in commercial space — vertical integration across launch, broadband (Starlink), and manufacturing. Covers Falcon 9 economics, Starship development trajectory, Starlink revenue model, and competitive moat analysis. Generated as part of Astra's initial space economy research task.

See original file for full content (~25,000 words).
