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CNBC • Harvey Stober

SpaceX and Anduril supplier offers investors exposure to commercial space and defense growth

Although the company’s recent IPO is trading below its offer price, its supplier relationships with SpaceX and Anduril provide exposure to two of aerospace’s most consequential growth markets: launch services and defense technology. Those relationships could support future revenue growth as rocket use and warfare continue to evolve.

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2026-10-02T09:35:29.224062-07:00

Europe Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation

SpaceNews.com • Andrew Parsonson

Nordic launch race heats up as Sweden secures 2028 orbital launch at Esrange

By SpaceNews.com: rten, DLR. JOHANNESBURG — Sweden’s Esrange Space Center is preparing for a busy period of launch activity as political scrutiny grows over efforts to establish an orbital launch capability at the site.

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2026-10-02T08:25:41.430287-07:00

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FlightGlobal • Murdo Morrison

UAE Space Agency Unveils Probe for Ambitious Asteroid Mission

By FlightGlobal: MRB Explorer will be nation's most ambitious mission yet. The United Arab Emirates has shown publicly for the first time the probe for its asteroid mission, hailing the project a “significant turning point” in its ambition to become a leading spacefaring nation.

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2026-10-02T09:04:56.506957-07:00

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Ars Technica • Stephen Clark

Blue Origin Seeks FAA Approval for Up to 50 New Glenn Launches and Booster Landings Annually

By Ars Technica: Blue Origin seeks FAA approval for up to 50 New Glenn launches and 50 booster landings per year.

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2026-10-02T07:04:57.876105-07:00

Europe Commercial Space Space Policy & International Cooperation Industry Leader Profiles & Interviews

SpaceWatch Global • Torsten Kriening

Mission-K 2026: Inside Germany’s Space Innovation Gateway

By SpaceWatch Global: Lt. Col. Michael Frick on the Space Innovation Gateway, Germany's front door for space startups, and why innovation should be measured by impact.

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2026-10-02T03:35:37.612978-07:00

Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation Space Exploration & Science Missions Commercial Space

SpaceNews.com • Jeff Foust

SpaceX, Analysts Broadly Satisfied With Starship’s Latest Orbital Test Despite Technical Issues

By SpaceNews.com: Both SpaceX and outside analysts appear largely satisfied with the first orbital flight of Starship despite some technical issues during the mission.

Bloomberg

Goldman Sachs Reaps Windfall From SpaceX IPO and Early Client Investments

Scientific American

Google launches Project Suncatcher orbital AI data-center test aboard SpaceX rocket

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2026-10-02T03:36:56.928315-07:00

Europe M&A Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation Commercial Space

SpaceWatch Global • Joshua Faleti

Omnidea Acquires Orbex Assets to Expand UK Launcher Capabilities

By SpaceWatch Global: Portugual's Omnidea has acquired Orbex’s assets and technology, raising its UK presence as it develops a new launcher roadmap.

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2026-10-02T02:55:53.024590-07:00

Satellite Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation Commercial Space

SpaceNews.com • Jeff Foust

SpaceX launches Transporter-18 rideshare mission

By SpaceNews.com: SpaceX launched its latest rideshare mission Oct. 1, carrying a wide variety of spacecraft as the industry deals with the impending end of such missions.

SpaceWatch Global

SpaceX Launches 130 Payloads On Transporter-18 Rideshare Mission

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2026-10-01T17:16:54.642227-07:00

SpaceX and Anduril supplier offers investors exposure to commercial space and defense growth

Nordic launch race heats up as Sweden secures 2028 orbital launch at Esrange

UAE Space Agency Unveils Probe for Ambitious Asteroid Mission

Blue Origin Seeks FAA Approval for Up to 50 New Glenn Launches and Booster Landings Annually

Mission-K 2026: Inside Germany’s Space Innovation Gateway

SpaceX, Analysts Broadly Satisfied With Starship’s Latest Orbital Test Despite Technical Issues

Goldman Sachs Reaps Windfall From SpaceX IPO and Early Client Investments

Google launches Project Suncatcher orbital AI data-center test aboard SpaceX rocket

Omnidea Acquires Orbex Assets to Expand UK Launcher Capabilities

SpaceX launches Transporter-18 rideshare mission

SpaceX Launches 130 Payloads On Transporter-18 Rideshare Mission

This SpaceX supplier has a front-row seat to major shifts in warfare and rocket use

UAE Space Agency Unveils Probe for Ambitious Asteroid Mission

Nordic launch race heats up as Sweden secures 2028 orbital launch at Esrange

Blue Origin Seeks FAA Approval for Up to 50 New Glenn Launches and Booster Landings Annually

Mission-K 2026: Inside Germany’s Space Innovation Gateway

SpaceX, Analysts Broadly Satisfied With Starship’s Latest Orbital Test Despite Technical Issues

Skyrora Shifts Orbital Launch Timeline to 2030

Can AI Run in Space? Google Is About to Find Out

SpaceX Set to Launch New Crew for NASA on Retiring Dragon Craft

Contracts signal growing interest in space-based solar power

SpaceX lines up Falcon Heavy NROL-97 launch amid Transporter 18 and Crew-13 missions

NASA and SpaceX target Oct. 1 launch of four-astronaut Crew-13 mission to ISS after delays

SpaceX’s Starship Flight 14 reaches orbit and deploys 26 Starlink V3 satellites

Rocket Lab signs largest Electron contract with Synspective for 20 launches

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