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SpaceX targets confidential IPO filing as soon as March, eyes biggest-ever listing

People familiar say SpaceX is aiming to file confidentially for an initial public offering as soon as March, advancing plans for what could become the largest-ever public listing. The filing would open the company to broad public-market capital after years of private financing.

2026-02-27T13:13:06.972967-08:00

Ars Technica

NASA overhauls Artemis roadmap — cancels Boeing SLS upgrade, adds Earth‑orbit lander test and defers Artemis III landing

2026-02-27T07:12:58.610675-08:00

NASA Spaceflight

SpaceX rolls Starship Ship 39 out of Mega Bay 2 to Masseys for initial testing

2026-02-27T08:13:17.676221-08:00

SpaceNews.com

Neutron maiden slips to Q4 2026 after Stage‑1 propellant tank rupture

2026-02-27T05:01:51.105204-08:00

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SpaceX targets confidential IPO filing as soon as March, eyes biggest-ever listing People familiar say SpaceX is aiming to file confidentially for an initial public offering as soon as March, advancing plans for what could become the largest-ever public listing. The filing would open the company to broad public-market capital after years of private financing.

2026-02-27T13:13:06.972967-08:00

SpaceX targets confidential IPO filing as soon as March, eyes biggest-ever listing

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SpaceX rolls Starship Ship 39 out of Mega Bay 2 to Masseys for initial testing After spending months fully stacked in Mega Bay 2, SpaceX's Starship Ship 39 has been rolled out to Masseys to begin initial ground testing. The movement shifts the vehicle from final assembly into the first phase of integrated test operations.

2026-02-27T08:13:17.676221-08:00

SpaceX rolls Starship Ship 39 out of Mega Bay 2 to Masseys for initial testing

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NASA overhauls Artemis roadmap — cancels Boeing SLS upgrade, adds Earth‑orbit lander test and defers Artemis III landing NASA overhauled its Artemis roadmap, canceling a multibillion‑dollar Boeing upgrade to the SLS and adding an Earth‑orbit test flight of lunar landers. The agency said Artemis III will be deferred and will no longer attempt a crewed lunar landing, shifting the surface‑return timeline.

2026-02-27T07:12:58.610675-08:00

NASA overhauls Artemis roadmap — cancels Boeing SLS upgrade, adds Earth‑orbit lander test and defers Artemis III landing

SpaceNews.com

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Neutron maiden slips to Q4 2026 after Stage‑1 propellant tank rupture Rocket Lab posted record 2025 revenue and its highest annual launch cadence, but a Stage‑1 propellant tank rupture during qualification testing forced the company to re‑baseline Neutron’s inaugural flight to Q4 2026. The setback has prompted renewed focus on structural repeatability, acceptance testing and production‑process maturity.

2026-02-27T05:01:51.105204-08:00

Neutron maiden slips to Q4 2026 after Stage‑1 propellant tank rupture

Space.com

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Study recommends delaying Artemis II lunar launch to late 2026 over solar superflare risk A new study warns elevated solar activity increases the chance of a solar "superflare" during Artemis II’s current launch window and recommends postponing the crewed lunar flyby until late 2026, saying forecasts indicate a later date would substantially lower radiation and operational risks.

2026-02-27T03:01:23.001193-08:00

Study recommends delaying Artemis II lunar launch to late 2026 over solar superflare risk

SpaceNews.com

China schedules first one‑year Taikonaut mission to Tiangong; international visits and 2026 crew/cargo manifest announced China will launch its first one‑year human spaceflight to the Tiangong space station this year, and host short‑duration international visitors including a Pakistani astronaut and an expected Hong Kong/Macao taikonaut. The China Manned Space Agency also announced two crewed missions and one cargo flight planned for 2026.

2026-02-27T02:16:53.153226-08:00

China schedules first one‑year Taikonaut mission to Tiangong; international visits and 2026 crew/cargo manifest announced

Spaceflight Now

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SpaceX to launch 29 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral in pre-dawn Falcon 9 liftoff SpaceX plans a pre-dawn Falcon 9 launch from Cape Canaveral's Space Launch Complex 40 to deploy 29 Starlink internet satellites, with liftoff scheduled for 5:20:50 a.m. EST (1020:50 UTC). Spaceflight Now will provide live coverage beginning about one hour before launch.

2026-02-26T17:25:58.278736-08:00

SpaceX to launch 29 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral in pre-dawn Falcon 9 liftoff

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Phantom Space reclaims Vector Launch assets Phantom Space has acquired former Vector Launch hardware and intellectual property that was sold off in 2020 when the small-launch developer entered bankruptcy, returning remnants of Vector’s technology to one of the company’s original architects and reuniting design expertise with the physical assets.

2026-02-26T05:22:33.053050-08:00

Phantom Space reclaims Vector Launch assets

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SpaceX targets confidential IPO filing as soon as March, eyes biggest-ever listing

NASA overhauls Artemis roadmap — cancels Boeing SLS upgrade, adds Earth‑orbit lander test and defers Artemis III landing

SpaceX rolls Starship Ship 39 out of Mega Bay 2 to Masseys for initial testing

Neutron maiden slips to Q4 2026 after Stage‑1 propellant tank rupture

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