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SpaceX Transporter-17 to launch first commercially designed, operator-owned nuclear-powered satellite

SpaceX has scheduled the Transporter-17 rideshare mission for July 7, carrying a nuclear-powered satellite designed and operated commercially for use in orbit. The launch marks the first time a nuclear-energy spacecraft in orbit is being deployed as part of a commercial space mission.

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2026-07-07T05:17:07.518622-07:00

SpaceNews.com

SpaceX pulls Wall Street coverage and boosts capital-market profile as it joins Nasdaq 100

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2026-07-07T04:14:17.351574-07:00

Ars Technica

ULA’s remaining six Atlas V missions limited to Boeing Starliner while Amazon readies mid-latitude broadband from in-orbit satel

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2026-07-07T04:30:16.203148-07:00

Bloomberg

SpaceX set to join Nasdaq-100, likely driving passive-fund buying after mega IPO

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2026-07-06T23:44:44.991231-07:00

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SpaceX Transporter-17 to launch first commercially designed, operator-owned nuclear-powered satellite SpaceX has scheduled the Transporter-17 rideshare mission for July 7, carrying a nuclear-powered satellite designed and operated commercially for use in orbit. The launch marks the first time a nuclear-energy spacecraft in orbit is being deployed as part of a commercial space mission.

2026-07-07T05:17:07.518622-07:00

SpaceX Transporter-17 to launch first commercially designed, operator-owned nuclear-powered satellite

Ars Technica

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ULA’s remaining six Atlas V missions limited to Boeing Starliner while Amazon readies mid-latitude broadband from in-orbit satel United Launch Alliance’s final six Atlas V flights cannot be used for other payloads, leaving them available only for Boeing’s Starliner program. Separately, Amazon says it has enough satellites already in orbit to start initial broadband service for mid-latitudes later this year.

2026-07-07T04:30:16.203148-07:00

ULA’s remaining six Atlas V missions limited to Boeing Starliner while Amazon readies mid-latitude broadband from in-orbit satel

SpaceNews.com

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SpaceX pulls Wall Street coverage and boosts capital-market profile as it joins Nasdaq 100 SpaceX’s Nasdaq-100 inclusion is expected to trigger substantial passive buying as major brokerages—Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, and Wells Fargo—initiate coverage with buy ratings. The notes cite long-term growth across AI, space, and communications, while Space Force awarded two major satellite contracts to SpaceX to strengthen its role in next-generation military space networks.

2026-07-07T04:14:17.351574-07:00

SpaceX pulls Wall Street coverage and boosts capital-market profile as it joins Nasdaq 100

SpaceNews.com

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Isar Aerospace signs deal to develop a Canadian Spectrum launch site, tied to Canadian submarine sales Isar Aerospace has signed an agreement to develop a Canadian launch site for Spectrum, linked to a broader deal involving the sale of submarines to the Canadian military. The arrangement connects small-launch infrastructure work with defense-driven procurement and industrial cooperation.

2026-07-07T01:14:36.209776-07:00

Isar Aerospace signs deal to develop a Canadian Spectrum launch site, tied to Canadian submarine sales

Bloomberg

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SpaceX Shares Win Early Bullish Calls From Wall Street Brokers

2026-07-06T23:44:44.991231-07:00

SpaceX Shares Win Early Bullis

Bloomberg

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SpaceX set to join Nasdaq-100, likely driving passive-fund buying after mega IPO SpaceX’s entry into the Nasdaq-100 on July 7 is triggering index-fund mechanics: QQQ will need to buy SpaceX shares as passive funds track the benchmark. Wall Street coverage ties the move—amid a “blockbuster” IPO—to heightened trading and sales activity, with expectations for higher U.S. bank earnings supported by IPO-driven deal and fee flows.

2026-07-06T23:44:44.991231-07:00

SpaceX set to join Nasdaq-100, likely driving passive-fund buying after mega IPO

Space.com

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Launch preview: SpaceX Transporter-17 (81 payloads) plus debuts of China’s Long March 10B and Skyroot’s Vikram-I This week’s manifest includes six international orbital launches, anchored by SpaceX’s Falcon 9 Transporter-17 mission carrying 81 payloads, including four Canadian Earth-observation satellites, to a Sun-synchronous orbit. The schedule also features debut demonstration flights for China’s Long March 10B and Skyroot Aerospace’s Vikram-I, alongside multiple SpaceX rideshare and Starlink launches.

2026-07-06T14:19:46.203510-07:00

Launch preview: SpaceX Transporter-17 (81 payloads) plus debuts of China’s Long March 10B and Skyroot’s Vikram-I

SpaceNews.com

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Blue Origin presses on with Blue Moon lunar lander development amid ongoing New Glenn recovery after pad explosion Blue Origin says it is continuing development of its Blue Moon lunar landers while recovering from a New Glenn pad explosion that occurred more than a month earlier. The update frames near-term momentum on lunar hardware as the company works through the aftermath of the launch-site incident.

2026-07-06T13:28:52.400783-07:00

Blue Origin presses on with Blue Moon lunar lander development amid ongoing New Glenn recovery after pad explosion

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