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Spire Global CEO Theresa Condor on strategy, satellite data and market outlook

Theresa Condor, CEO of Spire Global, discusses the company's strategic priorities, product roadmap for satellite-derived data and analytics, and her outlook on commercial demand and market dynamics in a new Via Satellite 'Thursday Morning Conversation' interview with editor Mark Holmes.

2026-02-13T09:04:53.747337-08:00

Bloomberg

SpaceX, OpenAI and xAI drive private‑market gains as pre‑IPO share sales and merger activity boost liquidity

2026-02-13T06:59:11.541978-08:00

Ars Technica

Orbex exits as Skyrora eyes assets while China’s reusable-rocket milestone tightens SpaceX price pressure

2026-02-13T04:10:26.399521-08:00

European Spaceflight

SpaceX launches Crew‑12 to ISS with ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot aboard

2026-02-13T02:49:44.584235-08:00

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Spire Global CEO Theresa Condor on strategy, satellite data and market outlook Theresa Condor, CEO of Spire Global, discusses the company's strategic priorities, product roadmap for satellite-derived data and analytics, and her outlook on commercial demand and market dynamics in a new Via Satellite 'Thursday Morning Conversation' interview with editor Mark Holmes.

2026-02-13T09:04:53.747337-08:00

Spire Global CEO Theresa Condor on strategy, satellite data and market outlook

SpaceNews.com

Startup bets on new approach to space-based missile defense A startup is pitching a novel space-based missile-defense approach intended to change missile-defence architecture. It plans to develop and demonstrate the concept, positioning itself among emerging companies advocating on-orbit defensive capabilities and drawing interest from government and industry observers and potential investors.

2026-02-13T07:02:21.342062-08:00

Startup bets on new approach to space-based missile defense

Bloomberg

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SpaceX, OpenAI and xAI drive private‑market gains as pre‑IPO share sales and merger activity boost liquidity Blackstone’s private fund for wealthy clients returned roughly 20% last year, aided by stakes in AI and space names including SpaceX and OpenAI. The performance coincides with rising pre‑IPO secondary sales by employees and the SpaceX–xAI merger reshaping investor access and positioning.

2026-02-13T06:59:11.541978-08:00

SpaceX, OpenAI and xAI drive private‑market gains as pre‑IPO share sales and merger activity boost liquidity

Ars Technica

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Orbex exits as Skyrora eyes assets while China’s reusable-rocket milestone tightens SpaceX price pressure UK small-launcher Orbex has exited the market, prompting rival Skyrora to explore buying its assets. The move follows China’s successful reusable-booster test — called a ‘significant milestone’ — as SpaceX’s aggressive pricing forces a strategic rethink across commercial launch suppliers.

2026-02-13T04:10:26.399521-08:00

Orbex exits as Skyrora eyes assets while China’s reusable-rocket milestone tightens SpaceX price pressure

SpaceNews.com

iSpace raises $729M in record D++ round to accelerate reusable orbital rockets China’s iSpace secured a record D++ funding round of $729 million to accelerate development of reusable orbital rockets and expand its industrial footprint. The capital aims to scale hardware, testing and recovery capabilities as Beijing’s commercial sector pushes rapidly toward reusability.

2026-02-13T03:33:32.498552-08:00

iSpace raises $729M in record D++ round to accelerate reusable orbital rockets

Space.com

Megaconstellation reentries: surviving fragments and the risk of debris reaching the ground Megaconstellations are multiplying reentries as thousands of satellites reach end-of-life; incomplete burn-up can leave fragments that survive atmospheric reentry. If the ‘minimum lethal’ quantity of debris from a satellite does not vaporize, intact pieces could reach the ground, raising casualty, environmental and liability questions as deployments expand.

2026-02-13T03:09:20.217492-08:00

Megaconstellation reentries: surviving fragments and the risk of debris reaching the ground

European Spaceflight

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SpaceX launches Crew‑12 to ISS with ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot aboard SpaceX’s Falcon 9 lifted Crew‑12 from Kennedy Space Center SLC‑40 on 13 Feb 2026 at 10:15 GMT, sending a Crew Dragon to the International Space Station with ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot as mission specialist. She joins NASA’s Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway and Roscosmos’ Andrei Fedyaev and is the first of the 2022 astronaut class to fly.

2026-02-13T02:49:44.584235-08:00

SpaceX launches Crew‑12 to ISS with ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot aboard

Bloomberg

Europe’s rush to subsidise SpaceX rivals may be the wrong response European leaders are scrambling to throw money and resources at alternatives to Elon Musk’s $1.5 trillion SpaceX empire of satellites, rockets and AI. The column argues that focusing on alleged 'subsidies' misses broader market and industrial dynamics in play.

2026-02-13T01:59:05.580394-08:00

Europe’s rush to subsidise SpaceX rivals may be the wrong response

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Spire Global CEO Theresa Condor on strategy, satellite data and market outlook

SpaceX, OpenAI and xAI drive private‑market gains as pre‑IPO share sales and merger activity boost liquidity

Orbex exits as Skyrora eyes assets while China’s reusable-rocket milestone tightens SpaceX price pressure

SpaceX launches Crew‑12 to ISS with ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot aboard

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