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Bloomberg • Carmen Reinicke

SpaceX clears first post-IPO lockup expiry as shares rally toward $150 and valuation reaches $500 billion

SpaceX’s first lockup expiration since its June public offering passed without the feared flood of insider selling, while the company’s stock rebounded sharply from its August low and moved toward its $150 opening trade. The rally pushed SpaceX’s market value to roughly $500 billion.

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2026-08-13T02:21:27.418634-07:00

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Payload • Jacqueline Feldscher

Astranis Unveils Perceptor, an SDA Product for GEO

By Payload: Astranis found problems with existing SDA tech while operating in GEO—so it built a tool to fix it.

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2026-08-13T02:32:17.771666-07:00

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SpaceNews.com • Jeff Foust

Paragon lays off 70 workers after NASA halts work on lunar Gateway module

By SpaceNews.com: A subcontractor for a module that was being developed for NASA’s lunar Gateway has laid off 70 people after NASA halted work on the program.

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2026-08-13T03:15:37.701132-07:00

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SpaceNews.com • Jeff Foust

Virgin Galactic delays resumption of commercial flights to 2027

By SpaceNews.com: Virgin Galactic says it will not start commercial flights of its new suborbital spaceplane until early 2027, a delay of a few months.

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2026-08-12T19:35:30.496953-07:00

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SpaceNews.com • Sandra Erwin

Space Command identifies capabilities it needs for the next space war

By SpaceNews.com: Stephen Whiting, commander of U.S. Space Command, speaks at the 2026 Space & Missile Defense Symposium Aug. 12. HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — U.S. Space Command has ranked offensive space capabilities and systems for countering proliferated low Earth orbit constellations as its two highest priority needs for fiscal years 2029 through 2033, signaling where the combatant command sees some of the biggest gaps in preparing for a future conflict in space.

Also: Air & Space Forces Mag

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2026-08-12T16:10:36.967322-07:00

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Bloomberg • Loren Grush, Sana Pashankar

Virgin Galactic Delays Debut of Upgraded Spaceplane, Shares Fall

By Bloomberg: Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc. is delaying the debut of its Delta-class spaceplane, pushing the first expected full-power flight of the upgraded tourism vehicle until February of 2027.

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Virgin Galactic Raises Price of Seats on Suborbital Spaceflights

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2026-08-12T13:51:01.776355-07:00

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NASA Spaceflight • Martin Smith

Amid failure, Wenchang celebrates milestone as China launches AI satellites and prepares for lunar south pole mission

By NASA Spaceflight: China’s Wenchang Space Launch Site reached its milestone 50th launch at the end of July, but this week also experienced a third launch failure; while China’s other launch sites have all been active as the nation increasingly deploys more AI-powered and in-space computing technology into orbit.

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2026-08-12T12:36:29.909064-07:00

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Associated Press • Marcia Dunn

SpaceX clears first post-IPO lockup expiry as shares rally toward $150 and valuation reaches $500 billion

Astranis Unveils Perceptor, an SDA Product for GEO

Paragon lays off 70 workers after NASA halts work on lunar Gateway module

Virgin Galactic delays resumption of commercial flights to 2027

Space Command identifies capabilities it needs for the next space war

Virgin Galactic Delays Debut of Upgraded Spaceplane, Shares Fall

Virgin Galactic wants your help naming its new Delta-class SpaceShip

Virgin Galactic Raises Price of Seats on Suborbital Spaceflights

Amid failure, Wenchang celebrates milestone as China launches AI satellites and prepares for lunar south pole mission

Radiation vest tested on NASA moonshot can cut astronauts' exposure in solar storms, study suggests

Radiation-shielding vest aced Artemis I lunar test, could protect astronauts on moon and Mars missions

A vest tested on the Artemis I mission blocked some radiation exposure

Paragon lays off 70 workers after NASA halts work on lunar Gateway module

Astranis Unveils Perceptor, an SDA Product for GEO

SpaceX Passes First Lockup Expiry Test With $500 Billion Rally

Virgin Galactic delays resumption of commercial flights to 2027

Space Command identifies capabilities it needs for the next space war

Virgin Galactic Delays Debut of Upgraded Spaceplane, Shares Fall

AST SpaceMobile: Beta D2D commercial service in US should start this year for half-day coverage, continuous service in 2027

Poland Reignites Dispute With Musk Over Exclusion From Starlink Roaming Zone

These 13 Environmental Laws Could be Waived to Speed Up Airport-to-Spaceport Conversions

China’s iSpace raises first batch of series E funding for reusable rocketry

Rocket Lab’s Neutron debut faces schedule risk as company unveils GHOST deployable launch system

Long March 7A fails shortly after liftoff during communications-satellite launch

Vietnam’s VinSpace signs SpaceX launch deal for first satellites in 2027

SpaceX shares rebound after $7.8 billion Q2 revenue beat as satellite and Starship ambitions raise commercial-space stakes

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