With firsts like the first privately crewed mission to the International Space Station in 2020, the first all-civilian orbital flight in 2021, and the launch of the most powerful rocket ever in 2023, SpaceX continues to forge ahead.

As the company advances from designing groundbreaking space tech to planning interplanetary settlements, a pivotal question arises: Has Elon Musk shifted the trajectory of the space race in his favor, or is space still a vast frontier of untapped potential?