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CNBC • Yun Li

SpaceX IPO could be the biggest ever next year, reshaping aerospace valuations

SpaceX's planned IPO next year could become the largest public offering in history, reshaping valuations across launch, satellite services and the broader aerospace sector and delivering a rare blockbuster for Wall Street. The move would redraw competitive and capital dynamics across commercial space.

2025-12-15T09:50:21.348822-08:00

Payload

Starfish Space and Impulse Space complete Remora autonomous rendezvous using single‑camera guidance

2025-12-15T06:06:19.029329-08:00

NASA Spaceflight

Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope construction finished, moves into final testing ahead of 2027 launch

2025-12-14T15:24:53.816270-08:00

Space.com

Chinese-launched spacecraft came within ~200 m of Starlink‑6079 at 560 km, SpaceX says

2025-12-12T21:14:12.257374-08:00

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SpaceNews.com

China conducts three orbital launches: experimental cargo ship, classified tech demo and Ziyuan‑III 04 EO satellite China launched three orbital missions in recent days, placing an experimental commercial cargo spacecraft and an opaque, classified technology‑demonstration into orbit alongside a new remote‑sensing satellite. The Ziyuan‑III 04 Earth‑observation satellite lifted on a Long March‑4B from Taiyuan on Dec. 16, 2025 at 11:17 a.m. Beijing time.

2025-12-16T03:24:42.789608-08:00

China conducts three orbital launches: experimental cargo ship, classified tech demo and Ziyuan‑III 04 EO satellite

NASA Spaceflight

SpaceX begins demolition and infrastructure upgrades at Starbase in South Texas SpaceX has started demolition and other infrastructure upgrades at its Starbase complex in South Texas, beginning work to reconfigure the launch site. The activity reflects ongoing rapid site development at Boca Chica as SpaceX prepares for upcoming test and operational missions.

2025-12-16T02:46:52.386179-08:00

SpaceX begins demolition and infrastructure upgrades at Starbase in South Texas

European Spaceflight

Technip Energies ships ground-support robot to back Callisto reusable-rocket demonstrator Technip Energies is preparing to ship a ground-support robot to support Callisto, a reusable rocket demonstrator, to perform automated handling, propellant and sensor servicing and other pre‑flight tasks for upcoming test flights. The system will be used to exercise robotics-led ground operations and validate rapid turnaround procedures.

2025-12-15T22:04:23.283317-08:00

Technip Energies ships ground-support robot to back Callisto reusable-rocket demonstrator

ESA

ELDO and Europa: the 1960s origin of Europe’s independent space ambition The idea of an independent European space organisation dates to the early 1960s, when Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom, with Australia associated, formed ELDO to develop a heavy launcher called 'Europa'. The programme shaped the political and technical foundations of Europe's later space architecture.

2025-12-15T16:21:33.754538-08:00

ELDO and Europa: the 1960s origin of Europe’s independent space ambition

Air & Space Forces Mag

Space Force delays Victus Haze tactically responsive launch to 2026 after provider rocket mishap The U.S. Space Force has pushed its Victus Haze tactically responsive space demonstration into 2026 after a rocket mishap involving a contracted launch provider, a senior official said. As a result, the service does not expect a Victus Haze launch to occur this year.

2025-12-15T15:24:00.876526-08:00

Space Force delays Victus Haze tactically responsive launch to 2026 after provider rocket mishap

Spaceflight Now

Rocket Lab to attempt record rapid Electron cadence with second of three launches this week Rocket Lab will launch the second of three planned Electron missions this week, operating across its three pads in New Zealand and the United States. If all three fly, it would be the fastest sequence of Electron missions to date, closing out 2025 with an unprecedented small‑launcher cadence.

2025-12-15T14:22:36.321943-08:00

Rocket Lab to attempt record rapid Electron cadence with second of three launches this week

CNBC

Baron Capital launches five active ETFs as SpaceX becomes firm's largest holding at ~$10B Baron Capital said it has invested roughly $10 billion in SpaceX, which has surpassed Tesla to become the firm's largest holding. The announcement accompanies the launch of five active exchange-traded funds designed to broaden investor access to Baron’s concentrated equity positions.

2025-12-15T13:18:40.421280-08:00

Baron Capital launches five active ETFs as SpaceX becomes firm's largest holding at ~$10B

astronomy.com

INNOSPACE taps Viasat telemetry for first commercial HANBIT‑Nano launch from Brazil South Korean small‑launcher INNOSPACE has selected Viasat’s InRange rocket telemetry service for its first commercial HANBIT‑Nano mission, set to lift off from Brazil’s Alcântara site in December 2025. The agreement pairs an emerging Asian launcher with a US telemetry provider for an international commercial flight.

2025-12-15T10:51:30.375734-08:00

INNOSPACE taps Viasat telemetry for first commercial HANBIT‑Nano launch from Brazil

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