CNBC
• Ari Levy, Lora Kolodny
SpaceX has taken control of xAI and Elon Musk says he is rebuilding the AI unit after a wave of senior departures. A Bloomberg-cited FTC filing indicates Tesla will convert its xAI investment into a SpaceX stake, tightening links across Musk’s companies as SpaceX eyes a possible IPO.
Space.com
• Elizabeth Howell
By Space.com: The Venera-D mission would send a balloon, lander and orbiter to Venus.
Wall Street Journal
• Jason Zweig
By Wall Street Journal: With offerings from SpaceX and OpenAI on the horizon, Nasdaq is considering a rules change that goes too far.
Business Wire
By Business Wire: Regulatory News: Eutelsat (ISIN: FR0010221234 - Euronext Paris / London Stock Exchange: ETL) announces the termination of its contracts for capacity on the R...
Space.com
• Elizabeth Howell
By Space.com: "This milestone essentially marks the birth of our flight system.".
Ars Technica
• Stephen Clark
By Ars Technica: SpaceX has started commissioning a second launch pad at the company's Starbase facility in Texas.
European Spaceflight
• Andrew Parsonson
By European Spaceflight: Tokyo-headquartered Astroscale has selected Isar Aerospace to launch its ELSA-M orbital debris removal demonstrator no earlier than 2028.
SpaceNews.com
• Askar Sinchev, H E Zhaslan Madiyev, Olaf J Groth
By SpaceNews.com: Kazakhstan must choose: be Eurasia’s tech broker or become a pawn in the new global space race.
SpaceWatch Global
• Joshua Faleti
SpaceNews.com
• Jeff Foust
