Tag: rocket launch

Starship Finally Made Orbit. Now SpaceX Has to Make It Routine.

Starship finally did the thing that every orbital launch vehicle is ultimately built to do. On September 28, SpaceX’s enormous rocket reached Earth orbit for the first time and released 26 operational Starlink V3 satellites, turning its fourteenth integrated flight into something fundamentally different from the thirteen that came before it. It was also an […]

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Can One Rocket Save SpaceX’s Market Story?

For decades, rocket launches were judged by engineers. Did the engines ignite? Did the booster land? Did the payload reach orbit? Today, those questions still matter—but they’re no longer the only scoreboard. SpaceX enters Starship Flight 13 in an unfamiliar position. The company that revolutionized commercial launch services and turned reusable rockets into reality is […]

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FLY, LUNR and RKLB: Why Space Stocks Sold Off After the SpaceX Shock

The private space trade just got a brutal reminder: rockets go up, but stocks do not have to. Firefly Aerospace, Intuitive Machines and Rocket Lab have all become retail-market favorites in the new space economy, riding a wave of enthusiasm around launch services, lunar infrastructure, defense contracts and satellite demand. But yesterday’s sell-off showed the […]

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SpaceX IPO Fever Is Turning Markets Into Star Wars

SpaceX has not just entered the IPO conversation. It has dragged the whole market into hyperspace. The reported SpaceX listing, potentially targeting a valuation around $1.75 trillion, is already being treated as more than a financial event. It is a cultural flare in the sky: Elon Musk, reusable rockets, Starlink, Mars, orbital data centres, AI […]

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