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Exolaunch and SEOPS buy Falcon 9 launches for dedicated rideshare as payload demand grows

Exolaunch and SEOPS—long-time brokers of rideshare payload space on SpaceX—have each purchased Falcon 9 launches to support dedicated rideshare missions. The moves underscore rising customer demand for assured launch capacity and ride-along integration on Falcon 9.

2026-05-25T23:17:36.853861-07:00

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SpaceX’s IPO pitch widens: $75B target raise, $28.5T TAM framing, and a Starship V3 test-flight failure weeks ahead of launch

2026-05-24T07:59:20.794940-07:00

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SpaceX conducts successful Starship V3 pre-IPO test, deploying mock satellites before Super Heavy booster breakup

2026-05-22T15:11:29.205994-07:00

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NASA plans to hedge its Commercial Crew Program by adding missions to SpaceX as Boeing spacecraft certification remains uncertai

2026-05-24T01:11:32.294323-07:00

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Exolaunch and SEOPS buy Falcon 9 launches for dedicated rideshare as payload demand grows Exolaunch and SEOPS—long-time brokers of rideshare payload space on SpaceX—have each purchased Falcon 9 launches to support dedicated rideshare missions. The moves underscore rising customer demand for assured launch capacity and ride-along integration on Falcon 9.

2026-05-25T23:17:36.853861-07:00

Exolaunch and SEOPS buy Falcon 9 launches for dedicated rideshare as payload demand grows

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SpaceX outlines orbital AI compute roadmap in IPO filing, aiming to start in 2028 SpaceX’s IPO filing lays out a plan to deploy orbital AI compute beginning in 2028, arguing that Earth’s energy constraints, declining launch costs, and the emergence of orbit as a new industrial layer will make space-based compute economically and operationally attractive.

2026-05-25T01:12:24.628440-07:00

SpaceX outlines orbital AI compute roadmap in IPO filing, aiming to start in 2028

Axios

SpaceX’s IPO pitch widens: $75B target raise, $28.5T TAM framing, and a Starship V3 test-flight failure weeks ahead of launch SpaceX is positioning itself to join the ranks of public companies building the space-based economy, using its IPO marketing to frame a $28.5T total addressable market and a potential $75B fundraise. The filing also lands amid timing pressure after a Starship V3 test deployed mock satellites while the Super Heavy booster was destroyed after separation.

2026-05-24T07:59:20.794940-07:00

SpaceX’s IPO pitch widens: $75B target raise, $28.5T TAM framing, and a Starship V3 test-flight failure weeks ahead of launch

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NASA plans to hedge its Commercial Crew Program by adding missions to SpaceX as Boeing spacecraft certification remains uncertai NASA intends to add missions to SpaceX’s Commercial Crew contract, explicitly protecting the program against a scenario in which Boeing’s spacecraft is never certified. The move underscores NASA’s need for schedule assurance as certification outcomes drive downstream crew-transport planning.

2026-05-24T01:11:32.294323-07:00

NASA plans to hedge its Commercial Crew Program by adding missions to SpaceX as Boeing spacecraft certification remains uncertai

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Blue Origin clears New Glenn to resume after upper-stage payload-delivery failure; FAA lift follows April mishap investigation Blue Origin says it has completed its investigation into the third New Glenn flight failure, in which the upper stage did not deliver a commercial payload in April. The FAA has cleared the rocket to fly again, removing the program’s current grounding.

2026-05-22T19:54:41.952921-07:00

Blue Origin clears New Glenn to resume after upper-stage payload-delivery failure; FAA lift follows April mishap investigation

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SpaceX conducts successful Starship V3 pre-IPO test, deploying mock satellites before Super Heavy booster breakup SpaceX says its upgraded Starship V3—paired with the Super Heavy booster—successfully deployed mock satellites and returned to Earth largely intact during a pre-IPO test. The booster, however, spun out of control and broke apart over the Gulf of Mexico, despite some engine outages. The company frames the flight as a key step toward future Moon and Mars missions.

2026-05-22T15:11:29.205994-07:00

SpaceX conducts successful Starship V3 pre-IPO test, deploying mock satellites before Super Heavy booster breakup

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Rocket Lab completes 9th Electron mission for Synspective, deploying a StriX radar imaging satellite Rocket Lab has successfully launched its ninth dedicated Electron mission for Japan-based Earth-observation firm Synspective, deploying the latest StriX radar satellite. The flights underscore Rocket Lab’s sustained smallsat launch cadence as Synspective reportedly looks to raise up to $3 billion via stock sales to fund future initiatives.

2026-05-22T04:53:30.003790-07:00

Rocket Lab completes 9th Electron mission for Synspective, deploying a StriX radar imaging satellite

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SpaceX lines up private Mars flyby on Starship led by crypto investor Chun Wang (timing unclear) SpaceX says a privately funded Mars flyby mission will be led by cryptocurrency investor Chun Wang, marking a new high-profile attempt to turn Starship into a mission platform beyond Earth orbit. The company has not clarified when the flyby will launch, ahead of a planned Starship Flight 12 attempt.

2026-05-22T03:09:25.778673-07:00

SpaceX lines up private Mars flyby on Starship led by crypto investor Chun Wang (timing unclear)

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Exolaunch and SEOPS buy Falcon 9 launches for dedicated rideshare as payload demand grows

SpaceX’s IPO pitch widens: $75B target raise, $28.5T TAM framing, and a Starship V3 test-flight failure weeks ahead of launch

SpaceX conducts successful Starship V3 pre-IPO test, deploying mock satellites before Super Heavy booster breakup

NASA plans to hedge its Commercial Crew Program by adding missions to SpaceX as Boeing spacecraft certification remains uncertai

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