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Bloomberg
• Kara Carlson, Mark Chediak
SpaceX Aims to Build 10-Gigawatt Solar Factory Near Austin
By Bloomberg: SpaceX is planning to build a massive, 10-gigawatt solar manufacturing facility near Austin as part of Elon Musk’s ambition to power artificial intelligence data centers in space.
CNBC
• Annie Palmer, Lora Kolodny
SpaceX is heavily reliant on Starlink for growth and profit as it marches toward Nasdaq listing
By CNBC: SpaceX's IPO prospectus underscores the importance of Starlink to the company's operations.
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Europe
ESA
Space Policy & International Cooperation
Space Defense & Militarization
Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact
Space Intel Report
• Peter B. de Selding
Spain boosts investment in sovereign satcom alongside Europe's Iris2, says Ukraine dependence on Starlink is 'servitude'
By Space Intel Report: LA PLATA, Maryland — Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said his government is creating a fund dedicated to building a secure satellite communications network that would be compatible with Europe’s Iris2 multi-orbit constellation but focused on Spanish military requirements.
CNBC
• Leslie Picker
SpaceX insiders will get to sell shares earlier than usual after the IPO
By CNBC: SpaceX is taking an unusual approach that could allow pre-IPO investors to sell sooner.
Space.com
• Brett Tingley
Lunar Outpost has big plans for the moon. The new Pegasus lunar rover is just the start
By Space.com: "We're a lunar infrastructure company, and the infrastructure of the moon base won't be built by astronauts alone.".
Universe Today
• David Dickinson
Study Shows How Sunspot Activity Speeds Up Reentries
By Universe Today: It’s getting crowded up there. Over the past few years, the advent of SpaceX’s Starlink and other players in the mega-satellite constellation game are adding an exponential load of satellites and orbital debris to the low Earth orbit environment.
Space.com
• Robert Lea
NASA exoplanet-hunting spacecraft TESS reveals its most complete look at the night sky yet
By Space.com: NASA's exoplanet-hunting spacecraft, TESS, has released its most complete view of the sky over Earth, revealing the location of 6,000 potential worlds beyond the solar system.
