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Bloomberg
• Kara Carlson, Mark Chediak
SpaceX Aims to Build 10-Gigawatt Solar Factory Near Austin
By Bloomberg: SpaceX is planning to build a massive, 10-gigawatt solar manufacturing facility near Austin as part of Elon Musk’s ambition to power artificial intelligence data centers in space.
SpaceNews.com
• Sandra Erwin
Space Force on path to double active-duty force by 2030
By SpaceNews.com: WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force plans to add 2,800 active-duty personnel and 2,000 civilian employees in fiscal year 2027 as it looks to nearly double the size of the service by the end of the decade, the service’s top officer told lawmakers this week.
CNBC
• Annie Palmer, Lora Kolodny
SpaceX is heavily reliant on Starlink for growth and profit as it marches toward Nasdaq listing
By CNBC: SpaceX's IPO prospectus underscores the importance of Starlink to the company's operations.
Bloomberg
What to Know About the SpaceX IPO
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Space Policy & International Cooperation
Space Defense & Militarization
Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact
Space Intel Report
• Peter B. de Selding
Spain boosts investment in sovereign satcom alongside Europe's Iris2, says Ukraine dependence on Starlink is 'servitude'
By Space Intel Report: LA PLATA, Maryland — Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said his government is creating a fund dedicated to building a secure satellite communications network that would be compatible with Europe’s Iris2 multi-orbit constellation but focused on Spanish military requirements.
CNBC
• Leslie Picker
SpaceX insiders will get to sell shares earlier than usual after the IPO
By CNBC: SpaceX is taking an unusual approach that could allow pre-IPO investors to sell sooner.
Space.com
• Brett Tingley
Lunar Outpost has big plans for the moon. The new Pegasus lunar rover is just the start
By Space.com: "We're a lunar infrastructure company, and the infrastructure of the moon base won't be built by astronauts alone.".
Universe Today
• David Dickinson
Study Shows How Sunspot Activity Speeds Up Reentries
By Universe Today: It’s getting crowded up there. Over the past few years, the advent of SpaceX’s Starlink and other players in the mega-satellite constellation game are adding an exponential load of satellites and orbital debris to the low Earth orbit environment.
