Space Foundation Names SpaceX Starship Mission Team as 2025 Space Achievement Award Recipient

Written by: Space Foundation Editorial Team

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Feb. 11, 2025 — Space Foundation, a nonprofit organization founded in 1983 as a gateway to unite the global space community, today announced that it has selected SpaceX as the recipient of the 2025 Space Achievement Award.

Starship, the most powerful launch vehicle ever built, is designed for full and rapid reuse on missions to the Earth orbit, the Moon, Mars and beyond. With its fully reusable architecture, Starship will enable cost-effective, high-capacity payload delivery and human spaceflight for future deep-space missions. The spacecraft’s successful flight tests mark critical progress toward advancing interplanetary transportation and achieving long-term space sustainability.

“Building, launching and landing the world’s most powerful rocket is an incredible feat,” said Space Foundation CEO Heather Pringle. “Starship is an engineering marvel, and SpaceX stands out for pushing boundaries and learning from every challenge. They have captured global attention and inspired a new generation of explorers and innovators.”

“SpaceX was founded with a clear goal: to make life multiplanetary,” said Jessica Jensen, SpaceX vice president of customer operations and integration. “Starship is the culmination of every advance we’ve made in bringing reusability to rocketry and will fundamentally change humanity’s ability to explore the vast expanse of space.”

Established in 1995 and presented annually at Space Symposium, Space Foundation’s Space Achievement Award recognizes individuals or organizations that have demonstrated significant contributions, breakthrough space technology, or program or product success representing critical milestones in the evolution of space exploration and development.

The award will be presented Wednesday, April 9, at the Space Technology Hall of Fame and Awards Luncheon during the 40th annual Space Symposium, held at The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs.

About Space Symposium

Space Symposium, created in 1985 by Space Foundation, is the premier assembly of the global space community, bringing together more than 12,000 space professionals, business leaders, and decision-makers. Attendees from more than 40 countries gather in Colorado Springs to form partnerships and explore the latest in space technology. Representing all sectors of the space ecosystem, participants include space agencies, commercial businesses, military organizations, government agencies, R&D facilities, educational institutions, and entrepreneurs. The event also extends its global reach with virtual access through livestream and on-demand programming. Visit Space Symposium at www.spacesymposium.org.

About Space Foundation 

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Rich Cooper
Vice President, Strategic Communications & Space Awareness
Space Foundation
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Dottie O’Rourke
TECHMarket Communications
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