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Stories on space business, including company updates, funding announcements, and contract awards.
Analysts Debate SpaceX’s $1.75T Valuation Ahead of IPO
Analysts are split over whether that’s the right number, and how the stock will perform in the short term—but everyone agrees the space industry is booming.
Quantum Space To Go Public Via SPAC
“We need to scale, and to do that we need capital, but it’s also important to have access to public markets for other things we want to do. But the key right now is speed.”
Recapping Planet’s Q1 With CFO and President Ashley Johnson
“That’s one of the ways that I think we’re differentiated from companies that are going to have much more binary outcomes,” she said. “If you’re selling hardware, you recognize revenue when you’ve delivered that hardware. If it fails, that’s the end of the story.”
The Exploration Company Completes Nyx Drop Test
The test, which was completed on May 19, used a dedicated drop-test vehicle to help engineers evaluate how well parachutes and vehicle dynamics brought the capsule to a controlled stop on Earth.
Muon Space Unveils New, Larger Satellite Bus
Condor-Ultra is three times larger than its Condor-XL satellite bus, and geared toward the nascent orbital-data-center market.
Voyager Will Acquire Astrobotic
“With Astrobotic, Voyager is now a lunar platform that will have capability at every infrastructure layer needed to put Americans on the lunar surface and keep them there.”
Aitech Upgrades its Space Supercomputer
By integrating NVIDIA’s IGX Thor platform into the S-A2300 COTS AI Supercomputer, Aitech officials say the company is drastically expanding customers’ ability to process data in orbit.
SpaceX Reveals Financial Data Ahead of IPO
SpaceX generated $18.67B in revenue in 2025, according to paperwork filed today with the Securities and Exchange Commission ahead of the company’s IPO, expected next month.
Vast Launches Satellite Bus Business Line
The commercial space station company announced this morning that it would start selling satellite buses, specifically targeting the low-cost, high-volume, high-power niche for missions from comms, to EO, to national-security programs.
Intuitive Machines Bets on Lunar Comms with Goonhilly Buy
Intuitive Machines is going all-in on lunar comms. Yesterday, Intuitive Machines announced a definitive agreement to acquire UK-based Goonhilly Earth Station, as well as Goonhilly’s US subsidiary COMSAT, to expand the lunar company’s offering in deep-space comms and PNT. “Customers have been clear that they want a single, integrated, and resilient solution for their communications…
Iridium Boosts Air Safety Offering With Aireon Acquisition
By acquiring Aireon, Iridium hopes to leverage this capability into a more powerful offering: space-based VHF communications.
Exobiosphere, Voyager Partner on ISS Mission
Exobiosphere has designed an Orbital High-Throughput Screening Device—an automated mini lab that fits into standard mid-deck lockers, aboard crewed or uncrewed space stations.
