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Bloomberg • Carmen Reinicke, Yiqin Shen

SpaceX could gain passive-fund demand as Nasdaq-100 weighting rises

SpaceX’s shares have traded within a narrow range, but the company could receive a buying boost when the Nasdaq-100 undergoes its quarterly rebalancing later this month. The potential increase in index weighting would prompt additional demand from funds tracking the benchmark.

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2026-09-08T04:21:10.731474-07:00

Satellite Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation Commercial Space

CNBC • Davis Giangiulio

SpaceX is a buy as the rocket company can solve one major bottleneck, says Pivotal Research

By CNBC: The research firm initiated coverage on the stock with a buy, believing that the company will find a way to reuse its Starship launch vehicles.

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2026-09-08T04:36:57.236658-07:00

Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation Commercial Space

Payload • Victoria Woodburn

Stoke Space Raises $1B Initial Series E Round

By Payload: Stoke Space announced that it has closed an initial $1B tranche of a Series E round, bringing the company’s total capital raised to $2.3B.

SpaceNews.com

Stoke Space raises $1 billion and unveils larger launch vehicle

Also: TechCrunch and cosmiclog.com

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2026-09-08T02:05:43.876322-07:00

Satellite Commercial Space Sustainability & Climate Initiatives Asia-Pacific (APAC)

SpaceWatch Global • Joshua Faleti

Hydrosat, Kazakhstan Partner to Explore Thermal-Infrared Satellite Constellation for Water Security

By SpaceWatch Global: Hydrosat and JSC “NC “KGS” have established a framework to evaluate the development of a dedicated thermal infrared satellite constellation.

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2026-09-08T02:14:50.911360-07:00

Satellite Space Force Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation

NASA Spaceflight • Eleanor Day

Launch Preview: Soyuz, CZ-8A, and Falcon 9 to launch from sites around the world

By NASA Spaceflight: Five orbital launches are expected this week. Two Falcon 9s are expected to launch from Florida and California, delivering three O3b mPOWER satellites and the USSF-153 payload, respectively.

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2026-09-07T15:20:32.044686-07:00

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NASA Spaceflight • Alejandro Alcantarilla Romera, Chris Bergin

Artemis III SLS stacking advances as Orion results confirm trajectory fix

By NASA Spaceflight: Teams at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center have pushed Artemis III Space Launch System hardware another step forward, stacking the next pair of solid rocket booster segments inside the Vehicle Assembly Building while Core Stage-3 engine work and early Artemis IV processing also continue.

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2026-09-07T11:51:33.005664-07:00

China Moon Space Exploration & Science Missions

Universe Today • Andy Tomaswick

China Postpones the Chang’e-7 Mission

By Universe Today: We’ve said it before, and we’ll say it again - space is hard. Another example, albeit lacking in the destructive displays of some past examples, is China’s recent delay of its Chang’e-7 lunar mission.

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2026-09-07T17:20:41.009733-07:00

Satellite Project Kuiper Europe Commercial Space

Bloomberg • Clara Hernanz Lizarraga, Gian Volpicelli, Paula Doenecke

Europe’s Top Carriers in Talks for Satellite-to-Mobile Venture

By Bloomberg: A group of Europe’s biggest mobile operators are in early talks to create a consortium to bid on satellite spectrum and offer direct-to-mobile service, which would rival Elon Musk’s Starlink service on the continent, people familiar with the matter said.

Also: CNA and Bloomberg Law

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2026-09-07T10:05:50.558525-07:00

SpaceX could gain passive-fund demand as Nasdaq-100 weighting rises

SpaceX is a buy as the rocket company can solve one major bottleneck, says Pivotal Research

Stoke Space Raises $1B Initial Series E Round

Stoke Space raises $1 billion and unveils larger launch vehicle

Hydrosat, Kazakhstan Partner to Explore Thermal-Infrared Satellite Constellation for Water Security

Launch Preview: Soyuz, CZ-8A, and Falcon 9 to launch from sites around the world

Artemis III SLS stacking advances as Orion results confirm trajectory fix

China Postpones the Chang’e-7 Mission

Europe’s Top Carriers in Talks for Satellite-to-Mobile Venture

SpaceX Set for Boost From Potential Jump in Nasdaq 100 Weighting

SpaceX is a buy as the rocket company can solve one major bottleneck, says Pivotal Research

Hydrosat, Kazakhstan Partner to Explore Thermal-Infrared Satellite Constellation for Water Security

Stoke Space Raises $1B Initial Series E Round

China Postpones the Chang’e-7 Mission

Launch Preview: Soyuz, CZ-8A, and Falcon 9 to launch from sites around the world

Stratolaunch’s Giant Rocket-Launch Aircraft Reappears at Long Beach Airport

ISRO’s EOS-05 Begins Orbital Ascent Towards India’s First Geosynchronous Imaging Mission

Isar Aerospace reaches orbit on second Spectrum launch

Project-S Emerges from Stealth with Ambition to Build European Space Safety Layer

Isar Aerospace’s Spectrum reaches orbit from Norway, marking Europe’s first successful commercial orbital launch

Isar Aerospace reaches orbit on second Spectrum launch, advancing Europe’s independent satellite-launch ambitions

SpaceX advances Starbase infrastructure as Flight 14 hardware moves toward the pad

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