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SpaceX set to join Nasdaq-100 on July 7, triggering faster passive index inflows

Nasdaq confirmed SpaceX will be added to the Nasdaq-100 on July 7. The inclusion is expected to accelerate passive investment inflows tied to index tracking, making the company an early beneficiary of Nasdaq’s fast-track index inclusion framework amid ongoing public-market attention on its rocket–satellite–AI strategy.

2026-06-26T17:40:09.269349-07:00

Space.com

SpaceX begins prelaunch testing of its next Starship after V3’s initial rollout

2026-06-26T12:12:04.619477-07:00

Ars Technica

SpaceX targets U.S. consumers with planned Starlink mobile service, aiming to compete with Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile

2026-06-26T06:47:59.615267-07:00

Space.com

Rocket Lab launches “Ten Owl of Ten” Electron mission from New Zealand for Synspective imaging constellation

2026-06-25T22:17:01.079479-07:00

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SpaceX set to join Nasdaq-100 on July 7, triggering faster passive index inflows Nasdaq confirmed SpaceX will be added to the Nasdaq-100 on July 7. The inclusion is expected to accelerate passive investment inflows tied to index tracking, making the company an early beneficiary of Nasdaq’s fast-track index inclusion framework amid ongoing public-market attention on its rocket–satellite–AI strategy.

2026-06-26T17:40:09.269349-07:00

SpaceX set to join Nasdaq-100 on July 7, triggering faster passive index inflows

Space.com

SpaceX begins prelaunch testing of its next Starship after V3’s initial rollout About a month after SpaceX’s first launch of Starship “Version 3,” the company has started testing a subsequent Starship vehicle. In a prelaunch test, the next-generation stack “breathes fire” for the first time, marking continued iteration on the V3 architecture and booster integration.

2026-06-26T12:12:04.619477-07:00

SpaceX begins prelaunch testing of its next Starship after V3’s initial rollout

Ars Technica

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SpaceX targets U.S. consumers with planned Starlink mobile service, aiming to compete with Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile Bloomberg and the Financial Times report SpaceX is planning a Starlink mobile service for U.S. consumers, potentially positioning the company to compete directly with terrestrial carriers. The move follows broader “Star”-branded expansion and comes as Starlink pushes deeper into mobile connectivity use cases.

2026-06-26T06:47:59.615267-07:00

SpaceX targets U.S. consumers with planned Starlink mobile service, aiming to compete with Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile

Payload

SpaceX alumni entrepreneurship fuels $9.2B in new funding, Crustdata shows Crustdata estimates that roughly 1,330 SpaceX alumni have founded new ventures since leaving the company, with those founders raising a cumulative $9.2B to date. The data points to a growing “talent-to-startup” pipeline emerging from SpaceX’s orbit-to-AI ecosystem build-out.

2026-06-26T05:55:58.726573-07:00

SpaceX alumni entrepreneurship fuels $9.2B in new funding, Crustdata shows

Space.com

Rocket Lab launches “Ten Owl of Ten” Electron mission from New Zealand for Synspective imaging constellation Rocket Lab is set to launch its “Ten Owl of Ten” mission from New Zealand on June 26, adding to Japan-based Synspective’s Earth-imaging constellation. The flight underscores the company’s ongoing cadence of dedicated Electron missions supporting constellation growth for space imaging customers.

2026-06-25T22:17:01.079479-07:00

Rocket Lab launches “Ten Owl of Ten” Electron mission from New Zealand for Synspective imaging constellation

NASA

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Rocket Lab wins NASA contracts for PolSIR and TSIS-2 science missions on Electron from New Zealand NASA selected Rocket Lab to provide three Electron launches covering two separate missions: PolSIR and TSIS-2, planned for early next year. The PolSIR payload will measure polarized submillimetre radiation from polar ice clouds, while TSIS-2 will observe solar irradiance and its spectral impacts, launched from Launch Complex 1 in Mahia, New Zealand.

2026-06-25T13:47:47.624199-07:00

Rocket Lab wins NASA contracts for PolSIR and TSIS-2 science missions on Electron from New Zealand

Reuters

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SpaceX to Build “Starpipe” Eight-Mile Natural Gas Pipeline to Power Starbase Starship Launches SpaceX reportedly plans to start next month construction on an 8-mile (“Starpipe”) natural gas pipeline feeding its Starbase launch complex in Texas, supported by county filings. The expansion is intended to remove energy constraints as SpaceX ramps up Starship launch operations and next-generation flight activity.

2026-06-25T12:25:02.555736-07:00

SpaceX to Build “Starpipe” Eight-Mile Natural Gas Pipeline to Power Starbase Starship Launches

New York Times

Space tourism faces schedule-and-cost friction as SpaceX Starship is positioned to accelerate the market Two pieces frame “everyday” space travel as still delayed by rising prices and operational uncertainty. They also argue SpaceX’s Starship—potentially enabling a bigger leap in space tourism—could act as a catalyst for “Space Race II,” tying commercial demand to Starship’s execution timeline.

2026-06-25T10:58:11.559864-07:00

Space tourism faces schedule-and-cost friction as SpaceX Starship is positioned to accelerate the market

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SpaceX set to join Nasdaq-100 on July 7, triggering faster passive index inflows

SpaceX begins prelaunch testing of its next Starship after V3’s initial rollout

SpaceX targets U.S. consumers with planned Starlink mobile service, aiming to compete with Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile

Rocket Lab launches “Ten Owl of Ten” Electron mission from New Zealand for Synspective imaging constellation

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