SpaceX rocket launches routinely feature returning boosters, but behind those visible milestones lies a radical redesign of internal aerospace hardware, from pneumatic separation systems to fuel-driven thrust vectors. According to NASA documentation and SpaceX mission guides, the company recovers Falcon 9 first stages while upper stages carry payloads to orbit, reuses protective satellite fairings across … Read more
OpenAI and Anthropic are approaching prospective public market valuations that, alongside SpaceX, push the combined trio past $5 trillion, according to data cited by the Financial Times and reported by outlets including Yahoo Finance. This aggregate total eclipses the collective value of all 3,365 technology company initial public offerings executed between 1980 and 2025, which … Read more
SpaceX has officially opened its hiring pipeline in Pecan Island, Louisiana, seeking an external affairs manager to lead civic engagement and build relationships with local government officials, lawmakers, and regulators just weeks after announcing a $100 billion launching pad project in the state, according to local news reports and corporate postings. SpaceX Launches First Louisiana … Read more
SpaceX is building a $100 billion Starbase Louisiana spaceport in Vermilion Parish, according to company and state announcements on Aug. 25, 2026, as the aerospace manufacturer begins scaling down its Falcon 9 rocket operations. The massive Gulf Coast facility will span roughly 125,000 acres on former Exxon property near Pecan Island, housing five separate launch … Read more
NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida will host the “Max Power” public air and space expo on November 7 and 8, marking only the fourth time in history that the space agency has hosted a public air show on its property, according to a Friday announcement by NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman. The two-day ticketed event … Read more
The U.S. Space Force has awarded $60 million to five commercial companies to prototype and demonstrate how satellite systems from multiple vendors can connect to its Space Data Network, according to the Space Systems Command. The military communications architecture relies on a core backbone built by SpaceX, which secured a $2.29 billion contract in May … Read more
SpaceX stock (SPCX) achieved a high-orbit valuation of $192.50 during its initial public offering run, before tumbling below its debut price and recently clawing back above its $135 opening mark, according to market trading data. The volatile trajectory of Elon Musk’s spaceflight, satellite communications, and artificial intelligence enterprise has forced public market investors to confront … Read more
According to FLORIDA TODAY space reporters Rick Neale and Brooke Edwards, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is scheduled to launch 29 Starlink broadband satellites into low-Earth orbit from Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The launch window opens on Monday, Aug. 10, running from 10:49 a.m. to 2:49 p.m. ET, … Read more
A four-tonne SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket stage crashed into the moon at 2.43 km/s, creating a crater estimated at 18 metres wide and four metres deep. According to astrophysicist and cosmologist Brad Tucker of the Australian National University, the event highlights a “growing problem” with space junk, noting that approximately one tonne of debris hits … Read more
SpaceX reported second quarter revenue of $7.8 billion, beating Bloomberg consensus estimates of $6.81 billion, in its first financial report as a public company. Despite the revenue beat and an adjusted EBITDA of $3.5 billion—surpassing the $2.0 billion expected—the stock hit a new all-time closing low, dropping 13.6% on Wednesday due to surging AI capital … Read more