Satellite   AI   M&A   Commercial Space  
Bloomberg • Preeti Singh

SpaceX, OpenAI and xAI drive private‑market gains as pre‑IPO share sales and merger activity boost liquidity

Blackstone’s private fund for wealthy clients returned roughly 20% last year, aided by stakes in AI and space names including SpaceX and OpenAI. The performance coincides with rising pre‑IPO secondary sales by employees and the SpaceX–xAI merger reshaping investor access and positioning.

Also: Business Wire and Wall Street Journal
2026-02-13T06:59:11.541978-08:00
ISS   Europe   ESA   Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation   Space Exploration & Science Missions   Commercial Space   NASA  
European Spaceflight • Andrew Parsonson

ESA’s Sophie Adenot Becomes First of 2022 Astronaut Class to Fly to ISS Aboard SpaceX Crew-12

By European Spaceflight: Sophie Adenot has blasted off aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft, becoming the first career astronaut of the agency’s 2022 class to travel to the ISS.

2026-02-13T02:49:44.584235-08:00
Satellite   Europe   Commercial Space   Space Policy & International Cooperation   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact  
Bloomberg • Lionel Laurent

Musk’s SpaceX ‘Subsidies’ Are The Wrong Target

By Bloomberg: To get a sense of where geopolitical power is shifting, look to space, where European leaders are scrambling to throw money and resources at alternatives to Elon Musk’s $1.5 trillion SpaceX empire of satellites, rockets and artificial intelligence.

Also: Space Daily
2026-02-13T01:59:05.580394-08:00