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SpaceX Completes Static Fire for Starship Flight 13
SpaceX completed a static fire of Booster 20 on July 10, clearing the path for Starship's 13th test flight as early as July 15. The test continues development of the Version 3 vehicle toward full operational capability including stage recovery and reuse.
Blue Origin reportedly raising up to $10B in first private capital round
Blue Origin is reportedly raising up to $10 billion in its first private capital round at a $130 billion valuation, with Coatue Management reported to lead participation from institutional investors and Jeff Bezos. The move ends the company's near-total reliance on Bezos' personal funding as it races to scale ambitious launch, lunar, and satellite constellation projects against SpaceX.
Tech Selloff Spreads Globally as Futures Slide
U.S. stock futures dropped sharply Tuesday morning as a technology selloff spread from Wall Street to Asia and Europe. Major semiconductor names, storage stocks, and SpaceX led the declines while benchmark indexes across the globe closed lower.
SpaceX Announces First Bond Offering After Blockbuster IPO
SpaceX disclosed approximately $100.8 billion in cash while launching its first bond sale days after an IPO that raised nearly $86 billion. Proceeds will repay bridge financing and back the firm's ambitious AI and space-based data center expansion.
SpaceX inks major compute pact with open-source AI lab Reflection
SpaceX has signed a computing-power contract with Reflection AI granting the open-source startup access to Nvidia GB300 chips inside Colossus 2. The pact, valued at roughly $6.3 billion through 2029, underscores SpaceX’s commercialization of its supercluster while spotlighting rising demand for open models amid concerns over closed systems.
SpaceX Schedules Third NRO Mission of the Year
SpaceX is targeting Friday morning for NROL-179, its third 2026 flight supporting the National Reconnaissance Office’s proliferated architecture constellation of intelligence satellites believed to be Starshield variants. The booster on its third flight will attempt a landing at Vandenberg’s Landing Zone 4.
SpaceX Adds Roelof Botha to Board Days After IPO
SpaceX has appointed longtime Elon Musk ally Roelof Botha as an independent director and audit committee member days after its record IPO. The move adds a key Sequoia Capital figure to a board where Musk holds overwhelming voting control.
SpaceX Agrees to Buy AI Coding Startup Cursor in $60 Billion Deal
SpaceX announced its plan to acquire the AI coding startup Cursor for $60 billion, with the merger expected to close in the third quarter. The move strengthens its AI efforts following the xAI combination and comes days after the company's record Nasdaq debut.
SpaceX Closes Record $85.7B IPO, Shares Jump 19%
SpaceX closed the largest IPO ever with $85.7 billion in proceeds and saw its shares rise 19% on debut to reach a $2.1 trillion valuation. The event turned Elon Musk into the world's first trillionaire while highlighting the company's revenue growth, ongoing losses and heavy AI spending.
FCC Waives Amazon Leo Satellite Deadline
The FCC has waived Amazon's July 2026 deadline to launch half of its 3,232-satellite Leo constellation while keeping the 2029 full-deployment target. The move promotes competition against SpaceX's Starlink by recognizing Amazon's over $10 billion investment and the current lack of other low-Earth orbit broadband providers.
OpenAI confidentially files S-1 for IPO
OpenAI has confidentially filed an S-1 with the SEC to begin its IPO process, one week after rival Anthropic took the same step. The move sets up a high-profile public debut that will be measured against SpaceX's record-setting offering and comes as internal concerns about revenue, growth, and compute costs have been reported.
S&P 500 Rejects Fast-Track for SpaceX and AI Firms
S&P Dow Jones Indices refused to waive seasoning, profitability, or public float rules for SpaceX's IPO, blocking accelerated S&P 500 entry that could have unlocked billions in passive funds. The same barriers now apply to expected IPOs from OpenAI and Anthropic, limiting exposure of retirement assets to unprofitable AI bets.
SpaceX Launches IPO Roadshow Targeting $135 Per Share
SpaceX begins its IPO roadshow on June 4, 2026, with plans to sell 555.6 million shares at $135 each for a $75 billion raise and Nasdaq debut on June 12. The offering marks one of the largest IPOs ever for the launch and satellite operator.
FAA Requires SpaceX Mishap Investigation After Starship Flight 12
The FAA is requiring SpaceX to complete a mishap investigation into Starship Flight 12 before it can fly Flight 13 after determining the Super Heavy booster experienced off-nominal performance. The probe, which the FAA will oversee, follows an early engine shutdown and partial boostback burn but no public injuries or property damage were reported.
Space Force Awards $2.29B OTA to SpaceX for SDN Backbone
U.S. Space Force awards $2.29 billion OTA to SpaceX to build the SDN Backbone pLEO constellation for resilient global data transport. The prototype must be operational by end of 2027 and will integrate with SDA’s Transport Layer.
American Airlines to Install Starlink on More Than 500 Planes
American Airlines will install Starlink on more than 500 narrow-body aircraft starting early next year. The deal adds to Starlink's airline wins as carriers upgrade in-flight internet to attract premium customers and SpaceX prepares for its IPO.
NASA Adds Six More Missions to SpaceX Crew Contract
NASA is adding six post-certification missions to SpaceX’s Commercial Crew contract, ordering up to three immediately and three more as needed through 2030. Boeing’s Starliner remains uncertified for crewed flight, leaving SpaceX as the sole U.S. provider of ISS crew rotation.
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SpaceX has reportedly adjusted the target date for Starship Flight 13 once again. No new window has been confirmed.
SpaceX will launch Northrop Grumman's satellite-repair spacecraft from Florida. The mission targets in-orbit servicing capabilities for existing satellites.
SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket aborted its launch at the final second in a rare pre-ignition shutdown. The vehicle remained on the pad with no damage reported.
A spent SpaceX rocket stage will strike the moon in a controlled impact. Scientists plan to record the event to study surface composition and crater formation.
SpaceX Falcon 9 is slated for the Northrop MRV-1 mission from Kennedy Space Center. The vehicle joins a growing manifest of commercial and government payloads on the same pad.
SpaceX's 85th Falcon 9 launch of the year will carry 24 Starlink satellites from Vandenberg Space Force Base at 7:36 a.m. PDT.
Musk called reports of a $52 billion SpaceX order with Foxconn for Nvidia GB300 AI servers "fake news." The claim had circulated widely before his July 20 post on X.
SpaceX is now targeting its 13th Starship test flight for Thursday, July 23 at 6:45 PM ET.
SpaceX consolidated operational metrics outline an unprecedented Falcon 9 flight cadence for 2025. The data points to sustained high-volume launches without prior-year constraints.
California hits its 50th rocket launch with a SpaceX liftoff. The milestone comes from the state's Vandenberg and Mojave sites combined.
21 SDA missile-tracking satellites reached orbit on a SpaceX launch. The satellites form part of the Space Development Agency's initial tracking layer.
SpaceX is reportedly building an AI compute business alongside its core operations. The effort is said to factor into the company's valuation.
SpaceX's next California launch will mark the 50th of 2026. The milestone underscores the company's continued cadence from the state.
China and Japan are both testing reusable rocket boosters, aiming to match the recovery rates SpaceX has achieved with Falcon 9. The moves signal a broader push to cut launch costs outside the U.S.
Cathie Wood added to her SpaceX stake after the shares fell to a post-IPO low. The move follows recent weakness in the private stock.
SpaceX is reportedly in talks to supply computing power for the Pentagon's AI programs. The discussions center on using the company's infrastructure to support defense-related model training and inference.
SpaceX has set Monday, July 20th at 6:45 PM ET as the target for its 13th Starship test flight.
SpaceX shares reportedly trade below their IPO price, with lockup expirations now approaching.
SpaceX stock fell further in premarket trading Friday after the company aborted a Starship test flight at the last second.
SpaceX aborted its 13th Starship flight test attempt before liftoff. The vehicle remained on the pad after the hold.
SpaceX aborted its second Starship V3 launch attempt immediately after ignition. The vehicle remained on the pad with no further issues reported.
NASA's Artemis III will require three rockets to reach the Moon, unlike the single launch that sufficed for Apollo. Blue Origin and SpaceX are set to handle docking and loiter phases.
Short sellers have ramped up positions against SpaceX as the stock falls back to its IPO price.
SpaceX stock is under pressure ahead of the company's first test flight since its IPO tonight.
SpaceX open sourced Grok Build this week. The company claimed complete user privacy days after confirming it would delete data sent from user repositories to the cloud.
SpaceX will launch Starship on Flight 13 today, its latest test of the world's largest rocket.
SpaceX targets July 16 for Starship Flight 13. The company released the full mission timeline ahead of the test flight.
SpaceX unveiled its Starlink V5 terminal with a smaller lighter design. It reaches speeds above 375 Mbps while averaging 35-50 watts.
SpaceX will fly a Falcon 9 booster for the 600th time on the Starlink 10-45 mission. Liftoff from Cape Canaveral is set for 4:27 a.m. EDT with 29 satellites.
SpaceX will launch 24 Starlink satellites on a Falcon 9 from Vandenberg Space Force Base at 6:17 p.m. PDT. The mission adds another batch to the low Earth orbit constellation.
SpaceX will test deployment of its V3 Starlink satellites on the next Starship flight. The satellites represent the company's next-generation LEO hardware.
SpaceX is preparing multiple changes for Starship Flight 13, the second V3 test flight now scheduled for July 16 from Starbase.
SpaceX and NASA rocket launches produced 'space jellyfish' plumes visible from Tallahassee. The formations appeared in the sky shortly after liftoff.
James Murdoch may have made as much as $7.5 billion from his pre-IPO investment in SpaceX.
SpaceX will deploy V3 Starlink satellites for the first time on its 13th Starship test flight next week. Six of the satellites carry cameras to scan the vehicle's heat shield and transmit imagery.
SpaceX is targeting July 16 at 6:30 PM ET for its 13th Starship test flight, the second with the V3 vehicle. The mission will repeat objectives from the prior flight.
SpaceX released a new 31-minute documentary episode titled Critical Path. It shows behind-the-scenes work in the final days before the first Starship launch.
China recovered its first reusable rocket, landing the booster with a method that differs from SpaceX's approach.
SpaceX will launch 24 Starlink satellites on a Falcon 9 from Vandenberg Space Force Base at 8 p.m. PDT. The mission adds another batch to the low Earth orbit constellation.
Elon Musk said SpaceX will be worth more than the rest of Earth. He laid out the path to that valuation in a new interview.
China recovered the first stage of a rocket after launch for reuse, following the same approach as SpaceX. The booster was captured intact on its return.
China reportedly completed a successful rocket launch that clears a key hurdle in its competition with SpaceX.
NASA tapped SpaceX to launch the Roman Space Telescope on a Falcon Heavy this August. The mission targets exoplanet detection and dark energy studies.