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SpaceX President and COO Gwynne Shotwell said in a post on X that eligible Trump Account holders will begin receiving donated shares of the company’s stock in December. The announcement links the accounts to an equity donation from a senior SpaceX executive.
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SpaceX President and COO Gwynne Shotwell said in a post on X that eligible Trump Account holders will begin receiving donated shares of the company’s stock in December. The announcement links the accounts to an equity donation from a senior SpaceX executive.
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The European Space Agency plans to support industry-led flight demonstrations of reusable rocket boosters through its Boosters for European Space Transportation (BEST!) initiative. The effort puts ESA behind companies demonstrating booster recovery and reuse, a key step toward developing reusable launch systems in Europe.
Stellar Alpina is introducing two spacecraft: Monarch, described as a high-performance orbiter, and Morpho, a lunar lander. The announcement puts the Swiss startup’s ambitions in both orbital and lunar transportation in focus, though the available details do not specify mission timelines, customers or technical capabilities.
SpaceX is building and operating Starlink and Starshield, two satellite networks with different roles and users. This explainer examines how the military-focused Starshield network differs from Starlink and who uses each, clarifying the company’s parallel commercial and defense-facing satellite activities.
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Hydrosat’s Nyktòs program will provide high-resolution midwave-infrared satellite imagery for tactical intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions, including day-and-night monitoring for European governments and NATO allies. The company says it will build the capability in Europe to support sovereign missions and pair it with its wider-area Osiris thermal constellation, whose first two satellites are scheduled to launch in 2027.
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The Series C funding will support faster antenna production, expansion of Northwood’s satellite ground infrastructure and plans to add 400 employees over three years. The company says the investment will help it keep pace with growing satellite networks; the round values Northwood at $2 billion.
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SpaceX is reportedly discussing either buying EchoStar’s Boost Mobile or using its network to support Starlink Mobile, a move that could extend its satellite business into the U.S. terrestrial wireless market. The reports come as Amazon’s Kuiper faces a turning point in its effort to build a Starlink competitor, while Canada’s rival broadband plans face a Wall Street challenge.
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