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Bloomberg • Edward Ludlow

SpaceX Plans Insider Share Sale Valuing Company at $400 Billion

Elon Musk’s SpaceX is planning an insider share sale that would peg the company’s valuation at roughly $400 billion, people familiar with the matter said. The transaction would give employees liquidity and signal investor appetite for the reusable launch and Starlink operator ahead of a full IPO.

2025-07-15T13:15:38.889797-07:00

SpaceNews.com

Axiom Mission 4 Dragon Splashes Down, Wrapping First Private Indian, Polish and Hungarian ISS Visits

2025-07-15T04:13:14.110031-07:00

Reuters

Ax-4 Crew Completes 18-Day Private Mission, Undocks Dragon to Return to Earth

2025-07-14T13:47:00.014284-07:00

m.economictimes.com

Axiom-4 Crew Dragon Undocks, Returns Shubhanshu Shukla After Completing Seven Microgravity Experiments

2025-07-13T21:01:44.457201-07:00

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425business.com

Washington's Eastside Builds Momentum as Space Industry Hub Washington State’s Eastside is rapidly consolidating its role as a major space industry center, with satellite manufacturers, launch services firms and innovative startups expanding facilities across the tech corridor east of Seattle. The cluster is powered by a deep engineering talent pool, established aerospace suppliers and supportive local policies.

2025-07-15T14:05:56.245949-07:00

Washington's Eastside Builds Momentum as Space Industry Hub

NASA Spaceflight

Gilmour Space to attempt second Eris orbital launch from Australia Gilmour Space is gearing up for a second launch attempt of its homegrown Eris rocket from North Queensland no earlier than its designated window, following fixes to the fairing issue that grounded its inaugural flight. The mission will test Australia’s emerging sovereign launch capability.

2025-07-15T13:47:43.369270-07:00

Gilmour Space to attempt second Eris orbital launch from Australia

Bloomberg

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SpaceX Plans Insider Share Sale Valuing Company at $400 Billion Elon Musk’s SpaceX is planning an insider share sale that would peg the company’s valuation at roughly $400 billion, people familiar with the matter said. The transaction would give employees liquidity and signal investor appetite for the reusable launch and Starlink operator ahead of a full IPO.

2025-07-15T13:15:38.889797-07:00

SpaceX Plans Insider Share Sale Valuing Company at $400 Billion

Space Intel Report

Europe's space sector adds jobs faster than revenue growth, raising startup viability concerns Europe's space ecosystem saw job numbers climb roughly 8% year-on-year in 2023 while revenues grew just over 3%, according to ASD Eurospace's latest Facts & Figures. The resulting mismatch raises alarms over startups' burn rates and capital efficiency as funding growth slows.

2025-07-15T10:03:32.745120-07:00

Europe's space sector adds jobs faster than revenue growth, raising startup viability concerns

PCMag

Rogers launches beta trial of satellite-to-mobile texting service via SpaceX-Starlink Rogers Communications has launched a free beta trial of its new satellite-to-mobile texting service in Canada, using SpaceX’s Starlink constellation and Lynk Global’s technology to extend coverage by more than 5.4 million sq km. The trial runs through October ahead of a full CAD 15/month rollout.

2025-07-15T09:15:44.043730-07:00

Rogers launches beta trial of satellite-to-mobile texting service via SpaceX-Starlink

Bloomberg

SpaceX eyes Starship as commercial in-orbit drug research platform SpaceX is developing a Starship-based program to conduct pharmaceutical research in microgravity, leveraging the rocket’s vast payload capacity for in-orbit drug discovery. The initiative could establish a new revenue stream for the company, expanding beyond launch services and satellite deployments.

2025-07-15T07:39:14.711546-07:00

SpaceX eyes Starship as commercial in-orbit drug research platform

CNBC

Investors Target Lunar Data Centers and Cislunar Infrastructure as Next Real Estate Frontier Venture and institutional investors are shifting focus beyond Earth orbit, targeting the lunar surface as the next fixed-asset market. Demand for on-site data processing hubs, power plants, landing pads and logistics modules could drive a multibillion-dollar cislunar infrastructure sector within this decade.

2025-07-15T06:52:21.232276-07:00

Investors Target Lunar Data Centers and Cislunar Infrastructure as Next Real Estate Frontier

SpaceNews.com

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Axiom Mission 4 Dragon Splashes Down, Wrapping First Private Indian, Polish and Hungarian ISS Visits A SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule carrying Axiom Space’s fourth private astronaut mission splashed down in the Pacific, returning NASA veteran Peggy Whitson alongside India’s Shubhanshu Shukla, Poland’s Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski and Hungary’s Tibor Kapu after an 18-day stay aboard the International Space Station.

2025-07-15T04:13:14.110031-07:00

Axiom Mission 4 Dragon Splashes Down, Wrapping First Private Indian, Polish and Hungarian ISS Visits

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