Middle East   Commercial Space   Space Policy & International Cooperation   Space Defense & Militarization   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact  
Space Intel Report

4 takeaways: Middle East shifts from aspirant to active player in global space

Steve Bochinger argues the Middle East has moved beyond setting ambitions to actively shaping the global space landscape, driven by new national strategies, increased capital flows and expanding international partnerships that compel established space actors to reassess industrial relationships, procurement and multilateral governance.

2026-02-17T15:56:02.532980-08:00
AI   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Commercial Space  
Bloomberg • Yazhou Sun

Powerlaw files for New York listing to sell shares in fund holding stakes in SpaceX, Anthropic and Anduril

By Bloomberg: Powerlaw Corp., a fund that owns stakes in Anduril Industries Inc., SpaceX, OpenAI and Anthropic PBC, is filing to sell shares in New York, giving retail investors a shot at profiting from some of the biggest private companies in artificial intelligence, defense and space.

Also: Seeking Alpha
2026-02-17T12:05:15.214652-08:00
Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation   Space Exploration & Science Missions   Commercial Space   NASA  
Universe Today • Alan Boyle

Elon Musk Eyes a Lunar City Before Mars — Expert Reality Check

By Universe Today: SpaceX founder Elon Musk now says he wants to build a city on the moon before building a city on Mars. Is either scenario realistic? In the latest episode of the Fiction Science podcast, biologist Scott Solomon, the author of a new book titled.

Also: cosmiclog.com
2026-02-17T10:30:24.401814-08:00