SpaceX

Ship 41 rolls to Pad 2 carrying two flown tiles from Ship 40

SpaceX rolled Ship 41 to the launch site for stacking with Booster 21, and the…

NASASpaceFlight•Bastiaan Vellekoop and Chris Bergin11h ago

Trump bought and sold SpaceX stock in July, financial disclosure shows

The satellite, space, and AI business achieved a valuation of $1.77 trillion on June 12 after pricing the largest US initial public offering in history

The Independent•Courtney Rozen16h ago

• favorable toward SpaceX · 90%

Paul brothers are investing heavy into gambling, AI, drones, and defense

Logan and Jake Paul's portfolio includes Anduril, OpenAI, SpaceX, Kela Technologies, Polymarket, and Flock.

Protos•Cas Piancey21h ago

SpaceX’s AI business projected to generate $322B by 2030 as company prepares for Nasdaq IPO

SpaceX's AI expansion could redefine global AI infrastructure, but its success hinges on scaling satellite tech and sustaining major contracts.

CryptoBriefing•Editorial Team23h ago

• favorable toward SpaceX · 68%

Green light for Elon Musk: Federal judge approves Texas land swap between SpaceX and US government

A federal judge has refused to block the Trump administration from giving SpaceX more than 700 acres of wildlife refuge as part of a land swap in Texas

The Independent•Paul Farrell22 Sept

• favorable toward Elon Musk · 94%
• favorable toward SpaceX · 79%

US judge declines to block transfer of wildlife refuge land to Musk’s SpaceX

Environmental groups vow to continue opposition to deal that would expand site for Elon Musk rocket company A federal judge on Monday refused to block the Trump administration from giving SpaceX more than 700 acres of wildlife refuge as part of a land swap in Texas, while environmental groups vowed to continue their legal challenge. US district judge Fernando Rodriguez Jr declined the plaintiffs’ request for a preliminary injunction to prevent the parcel exchange, saying they failed to prove it would worsen ecological risks to a Gulf coast region already transformed by billionaire Elon Musk’s rocket operations. Continue reading...

The Guardian•Associated Press21 Sept

• critical toward SpaceX · 78%

Launch Preview: Electron, Falcon 9, and Starship set for launches

A total of five orbital launches are scheduled this week. SpaceX will launch its Falcon…

NASASpaceFlight•Eleanor Day21 Sept

SpaceX, Meta challenge OpenAI with new AI assistant technology

The intensified competition in AI could drive innovation, potentially boosting OpenAI's market value and influencing strategic shifts.

CryptoBriefing•Estefano Gomez21 Sept

• neutral toward SpaceX · 99%

America’s power grid is running out of juice — and these stocks stand to gain

SpaceX is one of a host of potential beneficiaries identified by Morgan Stanley as ways to play the intensifying AI power shortage.

MarketWatch•Hannah Pedone21 Sept

Exolaunch, Space Cargo book Starship Starfall missions

SpaceX’s disk-shaped Starfall reentry capsule, first flown on Falcon 9 in June, now has two…

NASASpaceFlight•Chris Bergin21 Sept

One Vanguard ETF Is Betting Big on SpaceX, But Is 20% Too Big a Bet?

One Vanguard ETF's SpaceX stake jumped 85.2% in two months, pushing concentration risk toward levels investors can't ignore.

BeInCrypto•Darryn Pollock21 Sept

• neutral toward SpaceX · 95%

United pipes football games via DISH to Starlink-enabled screens

United Airlines continues to drive innovation in the passenger experience, and with good reason. The U.S. major’s premium hard product push, its fleet-wide rollout of SpaceX Starlink and adoption of seatback IFE across mainline aircraft are driving higher Net Promoter Scores (NPS) and helping management ensure United doesn’t “devolve into commodity-like returns,” to quote CFO...

Runway Girl Network•Becca Alkema20 Sept

• favorable toward Starlink · 84%

China is chasing SpaceX and setting its sights on the global space economy

Chinese space-technology players are looking to grow their reach, experts say. They’re closing in on Elon Musk and company.

MarketWatch•William Gavin20 Sept

• neutral toward SpaceX · 95%

SpaceX Stock Falls About 33% From Peak as Morgan Stanley Sees Nearly 100% Upside

SpaceX shares have corrected sharply from their post-IPO high near a $2.8 trillion valuation, while Morgan Stanley reiterates a $300 target tied mainly to AI compute growth.

The Daily Hodl•Daily Hodl Agent20 Sept

• neutral toward Morgan Stanley · 98%

Thousands of planned launches, terms of deal, worry some near Louisiana SpaceX site

State officials say the new SpaceX site will be a $100 billion investment and launch thousands of rockets. Lawmakers helped ease regulations and negotiations were covered under nondisclosure agreements.

NPR•Drew Hawkins20 Sept

SpaceX scores another $950 million from NASA for 3 more crewed flights to ISS

SpaceX is getting an extension to an existing contract that will allow three additional crewed Dragon flights to the International Space Station.

CNBC18 Sept

• favorable toward SpaceX · 91%

NASA Awards SpaceX Three Crew Flights to Space Station

To continue regular crew transportation to the International Space Station, NASA has awarded SpaceX three additional missions through a contract modification.

NASA•Mark A. Garcia18 Sept

• neutral toward SpaceX · 99%

SpaceX’s Starship will orbit Earth for first time during next flight

Starship's next test flight will be its first orbital mission. The craft will also release working Starlink V3 satellites for the first time, making the flight the first commercially useful Starship mission

New Scientist•Matthew Sparkes18 Sept

• neutral toward SpaceX · 98%

Rocket Report: China wants a Raptor 3 engine; SpaceX set for big Starship test

“I can tell you SpaceX has already gone captive."

Ars Technica•Eric Berger18 Sept

• neutral toward SpaceX · 94%

Airborne 09.16.26: Amazon Cuts 21 Air, Autonomous SkyCourier, Tourist Drones KSC

Also: SpaceX Launches 700th Falcon, Wingcopter Six Hour Recon Drone, King Schools New Look, Global 8000 Update Amazon has suspended its partnership with 21 Air after one of the cargo carrier's planes loaded with Amazon packages went off a Miami runway last week and killed five people. "After the tragic incident last weekend, we've spent time supporting the investigation and reviewing some of the surrounding circumstances, and we've decided to pause our operations with 21 Air, the operator of Flight 7598," Amazon spokesperson Kelly Nantel said a statement. North Carolina-based 21 Air had flown packages for Amazon since 2024. Textron Aviation and Merlin have unveiled the Cessna SkyCourier UX concept at the Air, Space & Cyber Conference. The idea targets a difficult logistics problem by combining substantial payload capacity with autonomous flight. Built around the FAA-certified, twin-engine Cessna SkyCourier, the SkyCourier UX pairs the production aircraft with Merlin's aircraft-agnostic Pilot autonomy system. A short drone flight near Florida's Kennedy Space Center has led to federal charges against a Chinese tourist. Investigators allege the aircraft entered prohibited airspace and captured video of sensitive spaceport facilities. The case highlights how recreational drone operations can quickly become a federal matter around protected aerospace sites. Federal authorities allege Xiaodong He operated a drone for approximately 12 minutes near Playalinda Beach in late July, reaching an altitude of about 230ft. The flight reportedly entered restricted airspace surrounding Kennedy Space Center, where civilian drone operations are prohibited. All this -- and MORE in today's episode of Airborne-Unlimited!!!

Aero-News Network18 Sept