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Voyager Technologies to buy lunar lander developer Astrobotic in up-to-$300M deal

Voyager Technologies has agreed to acquire Astrobotic, a developer of lunar landers and reusable suborbital rockets, in a transaction valued at up to $300 million. The purchase is positioned to strengthen Voyager’s delivery, power, and reusable-launch strategy for U.S. lunar plans.

2026-06-02T05:18:22.614963-07:00

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PLD Space ramps up €35M capex for MIURA 5 launch complex at Kourou’s CSG

2026-06-01T03:41:09.367969-07:00

The Economist

As SpaceX eyes a $75bn Nasdaq IPO, market tests whether mega listings from SpaceX and AI firms (Anthropic, OpenAI) can be absorb

2026-06-01T14:22:55.043034-07:00

Bloomberg

SpaceX IPO share allocation: 5% set aside for select insiders with lock-up waivers

2026-06-01T03:31:01.891057-07:00

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Voyager Technologies to buy lunar lander developer Astrobotic in up-to-$300M deal Voyager Technologies has agreed to acquire Astrobotic, a developer of lunar landers and reusable suborbital rockets, in a transaction valued at up to $300 million. The purchase is positioned to strengthen Voyager’s delivery, power, and reusable-launch strategy for U.S. lunar plans.

2026-06-02T05:18:22.614963-07:00

Voyager Technologies to buy lunar lander developer Astrobotic in up-to-$300M deal

The Economist

As SpaceX eyes a $75bn Nasdaq IPO, market tests whether mega listings from SpaceX and AI firms (Anthropic, OpenAI) can be absorb SpaceX reportedly aims to raise about $75bn from investors in a Nasdaq IPO, with trading expected to start the next day after a June 11 share sale. The planned offering is framed alongside other mega-tech debut expectations, including Anthropic and OpenAI—raising questions about liquidity and appetite for unusually large public-market entrants.

2026-06-01T14:22:55.043034-07:00

As SpaceX eyes a $75bn Nasdaq IPO, market tests whether mega listings from SpaceX and AI firms (Anthropic, OpenAI) can be absorb

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Spaceport facility bonds become law, reframing how space infrastructure can be financed A new law authorizes “spaceport facility bonds” after more than three decades in public and project finance, signaling a step-change in how space infrastructure projects can be capitalized. The measure is positioned as a fundamental shift for space infrastructure finance, with implications for future buildout cadence and project risk allocation.

2026-06-01T06:13:47.660079-07:00

Spaceport facility bonds become law, reframing how space infrastructure can be financed

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China debuts reusable Long March 12B with surprise first flight, delivering Qianfan satellites to orbit China conducted the maiden launch of the reusable Long March 12B without advance warning, placing operational payloads into orbit on its debut flight. The mission delivered Qianfan satellites, underscoring continued expansion of China’s reusable launch capability and near-term satellite deployment cadence.

2026-06-01T03:58:16.476284-07:00

China debuts reusable Long March 12B with surprise first flight, delivering Qianfan satellites to orbit

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PLD Space ramps up €35M capex for MIURA 5 launch complex at Kourou’s CSG PLD Space says it will invest €35 million (2025–2026) to develop and deploy its Launch Complex at the Guiana Space Centre in Kourou, French Guiana—its largest planned capital commitment yet. The funding is intended to accelerate civil works as MIURA 5 targets a late-2026 inaugural flight.

2026-06-01T03:41:09.367969-07:00

PLD Space ramps up €35M capex for MIURA 5 launch complex at Kourou’s CSG

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SpaceX IPO share allocation: 5% set aside for select insiders with lock-up waivers SpaceX’s IPO filing reserves 5% of the offered shares for certain employees and individuals selected by its executive officers, exempting them from post-IPO lock-up restrictions. The move comes as the company prepares for a possible record-sized listing, with retail and public-market access framed as a first for investors.

2026-06-01T03:31:01.891057-07:00

SpaceX IPO share allocation: 5% set aside for select insiders with lock-up waivers

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New Glenn failure removes a key heavy-lift option from the market for potentially a year-plus Blue Origin’s New Glenn explosion has left the rocket out of service for potentially a year or more, intensifying pressure in an already constrained launch market. The disruption ripples beyond the provider, affecting near-term customer access and cadence planning as the industry regroups.

2026-06-01T02:58:54.580857-07:00

New Glenn failure removes a key heavy-lift option from the market for potentially a year-plus

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China puts four direct-to-device networking test satellites into orbit via Long March 2D launches China’s state media reports launches of direct-to-device and broadband networking test satellites into their planned orbits from Chinese space centers, using Long March 2D rockets. The flights cap a busy period by deploying multiple payloads to validate new connectivity technologies and integrated space-ground networking.

2026-06-01T02:58:54.203300-07:00

China puts four direct-to-device networking test satellites into orbit via Long March 2D launches

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Voyager Technologies to buy lunar lander developer Astrobotic in up-to-$300M deal

PLD Space ramps up €35M capex for MIURA 5 launch complex at Kourou’s CSG

As SpaceX eyes a $75bn Nasdaq IPO, market tests whether mega listings from SpaceX and AI firms (Anthropic, OpenAI) can be absorb

SpaceX IPO share allocation: 5% set aside for select insiders with lock-up waivers

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