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Reuters • Courtney Rozen

Trump disclosed buying up to $50,000 in SpaceX shares two weeks after its blockbuster IPO

President Donald Trump purchased as much as $50,000 worth of SpaceX shares on June 23, according to a public financial disclosure. The investment came roughly two weeks after Elon Musk’s company completed a record-setting IPO, giving Trump a financial stake in a major government contractor led by his former adviser.

Also: Yahoo Finance, TechCrunch and CNA

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2026-08-24T12:05:49.008793-07:00

Satellite Space Force Commercial Space Space Defense & Militarization

SpaceNews.com • Sandra Erwin

Lux Aeterna takes reusable satellite pitch to the Pentagon

By SpaceNews.com: Lux Aeterna, a startup developing satellites designed to return from orbit and fly again, is turning to the United States military market, pitching reusable spacecraft as a way for the Space Force to deploy, recover and redeploy orbital assets.

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2026-08-24T13:25:48.241957-07:00

Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation Commercial Space

Space.com • Josh Dinner

Goodbye, Falcon 9: SpaceX planning to retire workhorse launcher when Starship is up and running

By Space.com: SpaceX plans to retire its workhorse Falcon 9 once it gets the next-gen Starship megarocket online. But what will removing one of the most-flown rockets in history do to the current launch market?.

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2026-08-24T11:05:04.807615-07:00

Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation Commercial Space

Space.com • Mike Wall

SpaceX will set rocket-reuse record on 100th Falcon 9 launch of the year early Aug. 25: Watch it live

By Space.com: SpaceX will set a new rocket-reuse record early Tuesday morning (Aug. 25), on its 100th Falcon 9 flight of the year. You can watch the action live.

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2026-08-24T10:05:16.774240-07:00

Satellite Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation Commercial Space

SpaceNews.com • Jeff Foust

CesiumAstro plans first Element satellite launch in October

By SpaceNews.com: CesiumAstro plans to launch a satellite in October that will be a precursor to the company’s planned constellation of more than 700 spacecraft.

1 Source

2026-08-24T09:55:45.086291-07:00

Satellite

SpaceNews.com • Debra Werner

‘Decoding’ Earth: Demand signal for hyperspectral emerges

By SpaceNews.com: The appeal of hyperspectral satellites has long been apparent.

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2026-08-24T10:30:43.988727-07:00

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European Spaceflight • Andrew Parsonson

ESA to Adapt Ariane 6 for Nuclear-Powered Argonaut Missions

By European Spaceflight: ESA is planning specific adaptations to Ariane 6 for future Argonaut lunar missions that will carry radioisotope power systems.

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2026-08-24T07:35:06.173944-07:00

Satellite Commercial Space

SpaceNews.com • Jason Rainbow

Kepler starts commercial optical data relay service

By SpaceNews.com: Kepler Communications announced the start of commercial in-orbit optical data relay services Aug. 24, marking the smallsat operator’s expansion beyond the IoT connectivity business it began more than a decade ago.

Also: SpaceWatch Africa and Seeking Alpha

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2026-08-24T07:36:46.824351-07:00

Trump disclosed buying up to $50,000 in SpaceX shares two weeks after its blockbuster IPO

Lux Aeterna takes reusable satellite pitch to the Pentagon

Goodbye, Falcon 9: SpaceX planning to retire workhorse launcher when Starship is up and running

SpaceX will set rocket-reuse record on 100th Falcon 9 launch of the year early Aug. 25: Watch it live

CesiumAstro plans first Element satellite launch in October

‘Decoding’ Earth: Demand signal for hyperspectral emerges

ESA to Adapt Ariane 6 for Nuclear-Powered Argonaut Missions

Kepler starts commercial optical data relay service

Lux Aeterna takes reusable satellite pitch to the Pentagon

Trump bought shares in Elon Musk's SpaceX in June, financial disclosure shows

Goodbye, Falcon 9: SpaceX planning to retire workhorse launcher when Starship is up and running

‘Decoding’ Earth: Demand signal for hyperspectral emerges

CesiumAstro plans first Element satellite launch in October

SpaceX will set rocket-reuse record on 100th Falcon 9 launch of the year early Aug. 25: Watch it live

Synspective Sets 31 August Launch for 11th 'StriX' Constellation Satellite on Rocket Lab Electron

SpaceX Reportedly Acquires xAI in Record $1.25 Trillion Deal

Kongsberg NanoAvionics more than doubles flagship satellite bus mass

Beyond Reach Technologies unveils line of large deployable solar arrays

China postpones Chang’e-7 lunar south-pole mission hours before launch

LandSpace’s Zhuque-3 Lands First Stage After Second Orbital Flight, Then Topples

NASA’s Roman Space Telescope nears Aug. 30 launch after final integration and rehearsal milestones

CNES seeks industrial partner for mass-produced compact optical telescope

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