CNBC
• Liz Napolitano
Evercore ISI has an outperform rating on SpaceX and is advising investors to buy the company ahead of its earnings report. The available report summary does not specify a price target, earnings date or the assumptions behind the recommendation.
SpaceNews.com
• Jeff Foust
By SpaceNews.com: NASA’s call for proposals for a commercial space station development program addresses concerns raised by industry, one executive says.
Payload
• Victoria Woodburn
By Payload: RATLOG launched this week—but not from a pad. The heavy-lift rocket startup debuted on Y Combinator as part of the Fall 2026 batch.
Ars Technica
• Eric Berger
By Ars Technica: The infrastructure is designed to support multiple flights per week by the end of the decade.
Bloomberg
• Thomas Black
By Bloomberg: Elon Musk’s decision to wade into US mobile-phone services sets up a challenge distinct from anything he’s previously pursued.
SpaceWatch Global
• Torsten Kriening
By SpaceWatch Global: Meidad Pariente’s The Art of Robust Design: A Guide to Resilient Spacecraft Engineering in the New Space Era argues team culture is a hidden space risk.
Ars Technica
• Stephen Clark
By Ars Technica: The pioneering reusable upper stage for Stoke Space's Nova rocket ships out for testing.
SpaceNews.com
• Andrew Jones
By SpaceNews.com: Three newer Chinese rocket startups have announced rocket series or funding within the space of a week, despite an increasingly crowded launch sector.
The Daily Debrief
One concise daily briefing across aviation, defense and space—key developments, corroborating sources, and the context leaders need to act.
SpaceWatch Global
• Joshua Faleti
FlightGlobal
• Jon Hemmerdinger
Space.com
• Hanneke Weitering, Tariq Malik
Satellite Evolution
• Satellite Evolution Group
Space Intel Report
• Peter B. de Selding
