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SpaceX seeks $800B valuation in secondary share sale, eyes late‑2026 IPO

SpaceX has launched a secondary tender offering that could value the company at as much as $800 billion and is reportedly considering a public listing as soon as late 2026. The proposed valuation would exceed OpenAI's $500 billion peak and follows renewed investor outreach.

2025-12-05T13:14:18.048353-08:00

Aviation Week

Korean Air and Hanjin carriers to fit SpaceX Starlink fleetwide starting late 2026

2025-12-05T01:41:03.453023-08:00

SpaceNews.com

Ubotica, NASA JPL and Open Cosmos win 2025 SpaceNews Icon Award for Space AI Breakthrough

2025-12-03T03:54:58.335159-08:00

Ars Technica

NASA: Half‑Million Planned LEO Satellites Could Contaminate Nearly All Space Telescope Images

2025-12-03T08:42:40.926999-08:00

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Euronews

ESA to build Greenland ground station to secure satellite data amid electronic‑warfare concerns The European Space Agency will establish a ground station in Greenland to provide an alternative, more secure downlink for satellite imagery, air‑traffic monitoring and weather data. The move is aimed at hardening high‑latitude data routes and improving resilience against electronic‑warfare and comms disruptions.

2025-12-05T23:39:27.152870-08:00

ESA to build Greenland ground station to secure satellite data amid electronic‑warfare concerns

ESA

Soyuz launches two Galileo satellites from French Guiana, expanding constellation to 28 Europe’s largest satellite constellation grew to 28 after a Soyuz launched two Galileo satellites from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana on 5 December. Galileo satellites 27–28 join the existing 26 to extend the system’s precise navigation services to more than 2.3 billion users.

2025-12-05T16:42:31.629291-08:00

Soyuz launches two Galileo satellites from French Guiana, expanding constellation to 28

Space.com

NASA completes assembly of the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, now moving into integration and 2026 launch preparations NASA has completed assembly of the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope and will begin summer launch preparations as the observatory moves into integration and test. Now ahead of schedule and targeting a 2026 launch, the next‑generation telescope will survey exoplanets, supernovas, black holes and cosmological structure.

2025-12-05T14:07:45.836804-08:00

NASA completes assembly of the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, now moving into integration and 2026 launch preparations

Wall Street Journal

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SpaceX seeks $800B valuation in secondary share sale, eyes late‑2026 IPO SpaceX has launched a secondary tender offering that could value the company at as much as $800 billion and is reportedly considering a public listing as soon as late 2026. The proposed valuation would exceed OpenAI's $500 billion peak and follows renewed investor outreach.

2025-12-05T13:14:18.048353-08:00

SpaceX seeks $800B valuation in secondary share sale, eyes late‑2026 IPO

Universe Today

China outlines four upcoming space missions, including survey telescope to hunt 'Earth 2.0' CGTN's Hot Take video lays out four Chinese space missions planned in the coming years, highlighting Beijing's push into new civil science and survey capabilities. One mission is a space-based survey telescope explicitly aimed at searching for an 'Earth 2.0' exoplanet.

2025-12-05T13:05:11.214618-08:00

China outlines four upcoming space missions, including survey telescope to hunt 'Earth 2.0'

Via Satellite

Viasat report: Direct-to-device satellite connectivity market holds vast potential Viasat's new report assesses the burgeoning direct-to-device (D2D) satellite connectivity market and concludes the opportunity is vast. It outlines commercial pathways and technical requirements for satellite operators, spectrum aggregators and device ecosystem partners as consumer and government demand for direct satellite-to-handset links accelerates.

2025-12-05T10:06:50.374573-08:00

Viasat report: Direct-to-device satellite connectivity market holds vast potential

Space Intel Report

Spain doubles ESA investment, rises to fourth‑largest member ahead of UK and Belgium At the ESA ministerial in Bremen, Spain pledged a twofold increase to its European Space Agency contributions, moving into fourth place among member states ahead of the UK and Belgium. The additional funding is earmarked for launchers, secure communications and low‑Earth‑orbit PNT capabilities.

2025-12-05T08:45:27.791921-08:00

Spain doubles ESA investment, rises to fourth‑largest member ahead of UK and Belgium

SpaceWatch Global

SPACEBEL wins OHB Italia subcontract to deliver onboard flight software for ESA's RAMSES mission to Apophis Belgian systems house Spacebel will develop the onboard flight software for ESA's RAMSES asteroid mission after signing a subcontract with OHB Italia, the spacecraft prime. The contract assigns Spacebel key avionics and mission‑software responsibilities ahead of the planned Apophis flyby.

2025-12-05T04:27:07.213476-08:00

SPACEBEL wins OHB Italia subcontract to deliver onboard flight software for ESA's RAMSES mission to Apophis

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