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2026 could be the year of mega IPOs — SpaceX, OpenAI and Anthropic loom large

2026 may bring mega IPOs from SpaceX, OpenAI and Anthropic. If they list, those offerings would unleash gushers of capital for Silicon Valley and Wall Street, reshaping public-market access, valuation benchmarks and financing across space systems, AI infrastructure and adjacent tech sectors.

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SpaceX launches 29 Starlink satellites from Florida on Jan. 12

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France explores sending Eutelsat terminals to Iran to restore connectivity amid nationwide blackout

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Space sustainability will evolve into a data-driven system

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SES warns of risk when airlines hand over the keys to Starlink

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SES warns of risk when airline

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2026 could be the year of mega IPOs — SpaceX, OpenAI and Anthropic loom large 2026 may bring mega IPOs from SpaceX, OpenAI and Anthropic. If they list, those offerings would unleash gushers of capital for Silicon Valley and Wall Street, reshaping public-market access, valuation benchmarks and financing across space systems, AI infrastructure and adjacent tech sectors.

2026-01-14T09:45:00.366354-08:00

2026 could be the year of mega IPOs — SpaceX, OpenAI and Anthropic loom large

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SpaceX launches 29 Starlink satellites from Florida on Jan. 12 SpaceX launched 29 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit from Florida on Monday, Jan. 12, with liftoff at 4:08 p.m. EST. The Falcon 9 mission deployed the tranche as part of SpaceX's ongoing constellation buildout to expand network capacity and resilience.

2026-01-14T09:10:37.330294-08:00

SpaceX launches 29 Starlink satellites from Florida on Jan. 12

Reuters

France explores sending Eutelsat terminals to Iran to restore connectivity amid nationwide blackout France is examining provision of Eutelsat satellite terminals to Iran to give citizens internet access after Tehran imposed a nationwide blackout amid its most violent domestic unrest in decades. The move would use space-based communications to bypass state-controlled terrestrial networks.

2026-01-14T08:33:04.664576-08:00

France explores sending Eutelsat terminals to Iran to restore connectivity amid nationwide blackout

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Space sustainability will evolve into a data-driven system As orbital activity accelerates, space sustainability will evolve into a data-driven system uniting distributed sensors, shared situational awareness and analytics to manage congestion and debris. That shift will create demand for authoritative data services, new governance models and commercial SSA markets.

2026-01-14T08:13:31.664285-08:00

Space sustainability will evolve into a data-driven system

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ThinkOrbital closes seed round to develop X‑ray space inspection, on‑orbit servicing and in‑space construction ThinkOrbital has closed a seed round led by TFX Capital to accelerate development of X‑ray based space inspection and defense‑driven capabilities, alongside on‑orbit servicing and in‑space construction technologies for government and commercial customers seeking improved anomaly detection, repair and assembly on orbit.

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ThinkOrbital closes seed round to develop X‑ray space inspection, on‑orbit servicing and in‑space construction

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Allies pivot to commercial space as U.S. ISR access falters Allied governments are increasingly turning to commercial satellites and data services to fill tactical intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance gaps after U.S. ISR access has become less reliable. Commercial constellations, on-orbit sensing and sovereign data-sharing agreements are being elevated into core strategic capabilities.

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Allies pivot to commercial space as U.S. ISR access falters

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Open Cosmos awarded Liechtenstein Ka‑band filings to underpin planned LEO broadband constellation Open Cosmos has been granted Liechtenstein’s priority Ka‑band spectrum filings, previously held by Rivada, and says it will use the allocations to develop a LEO broadband constellation. The transfer gives Open Cosmos regulatory rights needed to plan capacity, services and commercial deployment.

2026-01-14T04:13:21.229839-08:00

Open Cosmos awarded Liechtenstein Ka‑band filings to underpin planned LEO broadband constellation

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2026 could be the year of mega IPOs — SpaceX, OpenAI and Anthropic loom large

SpaceX launches 29 Starlink satellites from Florida on Jan. 12

France explores sending Eutelsat terminals to Iran to restore connectivity amid nationwide blackout

Space sustainability will evolve into a data-driven system

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