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SpaceX shares whipsaw around IPO price as Morgan Stanley cites $100 billion Louisiana spaceport plan

SpaceX’s stock has shown unusual volatility since its record IPO, with shares now largely flat for three weeks as options traders watch closely. Morgan Stanley says the company’s proposed $100 billion Louisiana spaceport could lift launch cadence and support a valuation it considers attractive, while early investors report returns exceeding 10x.

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MTG-I2 and NASA’s Roman Space Telescope enter final launch preparations for late-August liftoffs

The Meteosat Third Generation Imager-2 is encapsulated inside an Ariane 6 fairing at Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana for a planned Aug. 27 launch. NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope has reached SpaceX’s Launch Complex 39A ahead of its targeted Aug. 30 launch from Florida.

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China’s Chang’e-7 delay highlights uneven launch cadence as commercial missions advance

China has rolled back the Long March 5 rocket for Chang’e-7, potentially delaying the lunar mission by a year, even as Long March 6C returned to flight with seven Earth-imaging satellites. Japan’s Sarmony selected Space One’s Kairos, while CAS Space targets early 2027 for its Kinastra upper stage.

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SpaceX ends Falcon 9 Starlink launches from Florida as Starship takes over East Coast missions

SpaceX has completed its 260th and final Falcon 9 Starlink launch from Florida, with future East Coast deployments shifting to Starship. The transition comes as the company expands Starbase Louisiana, planned with more than 12 launch towers and a reported $100 billion investment target for 2029.

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Impulse Space to Increase Cadence of Commercial GEO Rideshare Missions

Impulse Space plans to increase the cadence of rideshare missions to geostationary orbit, citing strong commercial demand. The expansion signals continued customer interest in dedicated orbital transfer and deployment services for GEO-bound payloads, while adding another demand indicator for the emerging commercial space transportation market.

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NASA to fly no cubesat secondary payloads on Artemis 3

NASA will omit cubesat secondary payloads from Artemis 3 after carrying small satellites on the first two Space Launch System missions. The change reduces the mission’s rideshare activity and underscores the evolving payload priorities for the next Artemis flight to the Moon.

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