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SpaceX launches first investment-grade bond sale as AI-fueled capital program follows its record $75B IPO

SpaceX has begun selling US dollar investment-grade bonds for the first time, a move expected to kick off a broader borrowing plan to fund its AI ambitions after a record $75 billion IPO. The debut debt issuance signals confidence in its credit profile as it scales its space–AI platform.

2026-06-22T05:41:27.268307-07:00

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SpaceX debuts Starlink “Starfall” reentry vehicle as Starlink surpasses 10,000 operational satellites

2026-06-22T05:09:06.282451-07:00

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Roman Space Telescope arrives at Kennedy for ~70 days of prelaunch processing before Aug. 30 Falcon Heavy liftoff

2026-06-21T17:54:09.397656-07:00

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SpaceX Falcon 9 launches 24 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit from Vandenberg

2026-06-21T11:46:33.471106-07:00

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SpaceX launches first investment-grade bond sale as AI-fueled capital program follows its record $75B IPO SpaceX has begun selling US dollar investment-grade bonds for the first time, a move expected to kick off a broader borrowing plan to fund its AI ambitions after a record $75 billion IPO. The debut debt issuance signals confidence in its credit profile as it scales its space–AI platform.

2026-06-22T05:41:27.268307-07:00

SpaceX launches first investment-grade bond sale as AI-fueled capital program follows its record $75B IPO

Space.com

SpaceX debuts Starlink “Starfall” reentry vehicle as Starlink surpasses 10,000 operational satellites SpaceX says its disk-shaped Starfall reentry vehicle is debuting as Starlink reaches 10,671 working satellites in low Earth orbit. The milestone reinforces the company’s rapidly widening gap in launches and raises the operational stakes for end-of-life disposal and collision risk in a denser LEO shell.

2026-06-22T05:09:06.282451-07:00

SpaceX debuts Starlink “Starfall” reentry vehicle as Starlink surpasses 10,000 operational satellites

Space Intel Report

PLD Space, Rocket Factory Augsburg and MaiaSpace update inaugural flight plans under ESA’s European Launcher Challenge PARIS — Three of four startup launch service providers competing in ESA’s European Launcher Challenge—PLD Space, Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA) and MaiaSpace—shared progress updates ahead of their inaugural flight campaigns. The latest disclosures map each team’s development status against the competition’s next milestones.

2026-06-22T04:41:34.576116-07:00

PLD Space, Rocket Factory Augsburg and MaiaSpace update inaugural flight plans under ESA’s European Launcher Challenge

Spaceflight Now

Roman Space Telescope arrives at Kennedy for ~70 days of prelaunch processing before Aug. 30 Falcon Heavy liftoff NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope arrived at Kennedy Space Center on a Pegasus barge to begin final prelaunch preparations. The observatory is set for an Aug. 30 launch aboard a Falcon Heavy, with roughly 70 days of processing ahead of liftoff later this summer.

2026-06-21T17:54:09.397656-07:00

Roman Space Telescope arrives at Kennedy for ~70 days of prelaunch processing before Aug. 30 Falcon Heavy liftoff

Space.com

SpaceX Falcon 9 launches 24 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit from Vandenberg A SpaceX Falcon 9 lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base carrying 24 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit on June 21, 2026. The deployment continues SpaceX’s high-cadence expansion of its LEO broadband constellation from the West Coast spaceport.

2026-06-21T11:46:33.471106-07:00

SpaceX Falcon 9 launches 24 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit from Vandenberg

Bloomberg

Backlash over Artemis III’s all-male crew as NASA readies next SLS flight NASA’s Artemis III crew announcement drew immediate public criticism after all four astronauts were men, raising questions as the agency moves into execution mode. In parallel, NASA is preparing the next SLS rocket for flight while continuing efforts to streamline SLS production.

2026-06-20T05:41:18.010315-07:00

Backlash over Artemis III’s all-male crew as NASA readies next SLS flight

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ElevationSpace raises $40M Series B to fund Space-to-Earth transportation and its Space Environment Utilization & Recovery Platf ElevationSpace Inc. (CEO Ryohei Kobayashi) secured $40 million in Series B funding via a third-party share allotment from investors including SPARX Asset Management, Beyond Next Ventures, NTT DOCOMO Ventures, Toyoda Gosei and Dai Nippon Printing. The round brings total funding to $63.5 million.

2026-06-19T08:08:21.463747-07:00

ElevationSpace raises $40M Series B to fund Space-to-Earth transportation and its Space Environment Utilization & Recovery Platf

European Spaceflight

ESA to reattempt full-scale Space Rider drop test no earlier than October 2026 after anomaly aborted earlier test ESA says it will reattempt the final full-scale drop test for its reusable Space Rider spacecraft no earlier than October 2026, following an anomaly that aborted a previously unannounced test. The slip pushes ESA’s next step in validating the Space Rider drop/flight transition plan into the later 2026 window.

2026-06-19T02:38:18.735151-07:00

ESA to reattempt full-scale Space Rider drop test no earlier than October 2026 after anomaly aborted earlier test

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SpaceX launches first investment-grade bond sale as AI-fueled capital program follows its record $75B IPO

SpaceX debuts Starlink “Starfall” reentry vehicle as Starlink surpasses 10,000 operational satellites

Roman Space Telescope arrives at Kennedy for ~70 days of prelaunch processing before Aug. 30 Falcon Heavy liftoff

SpaceX Falcon 9 launches 24 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit from Vandenberg

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