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Bloomberg Law • Dylan Sloan

Valor Equity Partners Returns $8.5 Billion in SpaceX Shares to Investors

Valor Equity Partners, one of SpaceX’s largest institutional backers, has returned approximately $8.5 billion worth of shares in the rocket and artificial-intelligence company to its investors. The transaction highlights the scale of private-market liquidity available to major commercial space investors.

Also: Bloomberg and Seeking Alpha
2026-09-16T09:51:41.332279-07:00
FCC   Viasat   Satellite   M&A   Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation   Commercial Space   Policy & Regulation   Asia-Pacific (APAC)  
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SpaceNews.com • Vivek Prasad

India’s satcom market is ready for scale as regulation, pricing and use cases align

By SpaceNews.com: India is entering a decisive decade for satellite communications. The market has long been shaped by enterprises, government and broadcast demand, but constrained by limited capacity, high service costs and narrow deployment models.

Also: Seeking Alpha and exterrajsc.com
2026-09-16T06:16:40.475551-07:00
FCC   Viasat   Satellite   M&A   Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation   Commercial Space   Policy & Regulation   Asia-Pacific (APAC)  
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Bloomberg • Paula Doenecke, Sana Pashankar

Satellite Firms Pursue Deals to Compete With SpaceX in Direct-to-Device Connectivity

By Bloomberg: Satellite firms are hoping to forge deals -- here on Earth -- to sell satellite-based cell service Expand Residents pass shops in central Paris.

Also: Seeking Alpha and exterrajsc.com
2026-09-16T07:21:20.015201-07:00
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Wall Street Journal • WSJ Leadership Institute

Jared Isaacman on NASA’s New Era

By Wall Street Journal: NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman discusses the agency’s numerous leadership and organizational reforms, a strategic shift to building a permanent base on the moon and the urgency created by China and Russia’s South Pole strategy.

Also: Wall Street Journal and Wall Street Journal
2026-09-15T13:50:40.327642-07:00
ISS   Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation   Human Spaceflight & Space Stations  
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Space.com • Mike Wall

Russia launches Progress 96 with 3 tons of cargo to the space station (video)

By Space.com: Russia launched the Progress 96 cargo mission to the International Space Station today (Sept. 16), delivering the freighter to orbit for a three-day journey to rendezvous.

2026-09-16T03:05:03.929224-07:00
Satellite   Europe   M&A   Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation   Commercial Space  
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SpaceNews.com • Jeff Foust

Isar Aerospace ready to begin commercial Spectrum launches

By SpaceNews.com: German launch startup Isar Aerospace will begin commercial launches of its Spectrum rocket after a successful test flight earlier this month.

2026-09-16T01:36:48.515875-07:00