AI   Commercial Space  
Bloomberg • Bailey Lipschultz

SpaceX shares slump: valuation down $1.2T+, stock hits new lows ahead of Aug. 6 lock-up expiry

SpaceX’s listed shares slid to new all-time lows and erased roughly $1.2 trillion in market value since its record IPO, falling about 20% below the IPO price. The selloff intensified as investors priced in risk ahead of an Aug. 6 lock-up expiration releasing up to 911.5 million shares.

2026-07-28T06:57:04.971216-07:00
China   Africa   Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation   Space Exploration & Science Missions   Commercial Space   Space Policy & International Cooperation   Space Debris & Traffic Management  
Space.com • Leonard David

China to carry Africa’s first lunar science probes on Chang’e 8 in 2029

By Space.com: Africa's first space exploration mission aims to send a trio of spherical probes to the lunar south pole aboard China's Chang'e 8 lander in 2029.

2026-07-28T06:41:48.916561-07:00