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CNBC • Lora Kolodny

Nvidia discloses $21 billion SpaceX stake through xAI investment

Nvidia reported that its investment in xAI gave the chipmaker an indirect stake in SpaceX worth approximately $21 billion at the end of the second quarter. The disclosure highlights the scale of Nvidia’s financial exposure to one of the commercial space sector’s largest private companies.

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2026-08-14T15:19:55.084337-07:00

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Bloomberg • Janet Lorin

Harvard Endowment Discloses $2.2 Billion SpaceX Stake

By Bloomberg: Harvard Management Co. disclosed a $2.2 billion stake in SpaceX, showing how the university’s endowment has profited from an early bet on Elon Musk’s giant rocket company.

Also: Seeking Alpha

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2026-08-14T14:35:49.267352-07:00

Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation Commercial Space

SpaceNews.com • Jeff Foust

Wallops gears up for an increase in launches

By SpaceNews.com: With a projected surge in launches from Wallops Island, companies and officials say now is the time to invest in infrastructure improvements.

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2026-08-14T15:25:39.505829-07:00

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SpaceNews.com • Debra Werner

Spire and PlanetiQ win NOAA radio-occultation contracts

By SpaceNews.com: SAN FRANCISCO – The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has awarded contracts to Spire Global and PlanetiQ to provide radio occultation data for terrestrial and space weather forecasts.

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2026-08-14T09:36:07.852794-07:00

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Space.com • Tereza Pultarova

Will the new moon race turn Earth's nearest neighbor into a dumping ground?

By Space.com: We need rules to prevent space companies from dumping their old rockets onto the moon's surface in the future, experts say.

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2026-08-14T11:05:02.856380-07:00

Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation Commercial Space

European Spaceflight • Andrew Parsonson

Avio Filings Shed Light on FD1 Rocket Demonstrator Test Flight

By European Spaceflight: Avio filings reveal new details about the FD1 suborbital demonstrator, including its flight profile, test objectives, launch site, and recovery plans.

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2026-08-14T07:50:13.069029-07:00

Commercial Space

Bloomberg • Ainslie Chandler, Anders Melin

Mining Tycoon Gina Rinehart Reveals $1.4 Billion SpaceX Stake

By Bloomberg: Gina Rinehart, Australia’s richest person, bought 8 million shares of Elon Musk’s SpaceX in the second quarter and poured several hundred million dollars more into US equities.

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2026-08-14T08:06:00.310352-07:00

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Space Intel Report • Constellations by Kratos

4 Takeaways: Space Governance Meets the Realities of a New Space Era

By Space Intel Report: Space activity is entering a period of rapid expansion, and nations are now confronting the challenge of applying decades-old treaties to today’s realities – from modern operations and deep-space ambitions to the rise of commercial actors and growing competition in orbit.

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2026-08-14T06:35:20.805519-07:00

Nvidia discloses $21 billion SpaceX stake through xAI investment

Harvard Endowment Discloses $2.2 Billion SpaceX Stake

Wallops gears up for an increase in launches

Spire and PlanetiQ win NOAA radio-occultation contracts

Will the new moon race turn Earth's nearest neighbor into a dumping ground?

Avio Filings Shed Light on FD1 Rocket Demonstrator Test Flight

Mining Tycoon Gina Rinehart Reveals $1.4 Billion SpaceX Stake

4 Takeaways: Space Governance Meets the Realities of a New Space Era

Nvidia discloses $21 billion stake in SpaceX at end of second quarter

Wallops gears up for an increase in launches

Harvard Endowment Discloses $2.2 Billion SpaceX Stake

Will the new moon race turn Earth's nearest neighbor into a dumping ground?

Spire and PlanetiQ win NOAA radio-occultation contracts

Mining Tycoon Gina Rinehart Reveals $1.4 Billion SpaceX Stake

Alphabet's SpaceX bet grows 100-fold over a decade to $94 billion

India-US space ties deepen as NASA invites ISRO to join moon base program

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Intuitive Machines wins contract for three GEO satellites

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Stoke Space seeks $1 billion to accelerate development and production of fully reusable Nova rocket

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