Space industry
Investing in Space: The U.S.-China space race is getting tighter
CNBC’s Investing in Space newsletter offers a view into the business of space exploration and privatization, delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up to receive future editions. A Long March-12 rocket carrying a group of internet satellites blasts off from the Hainan commercial spacecraft launch site on Aug. 4, 2025 in Wenchang, Hainan. China News Service | […]
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Musk’s Starlink suffers apparent outage as SpaceX launches more satellites
Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images Satellite internet service Starlink, which is owned and operated by Elon Musk’s SpaceX, appeared to suffer a brief network outage on Monday, with thousands of reports of service interruptions on Downdetector, a site that logs tech issues. The outage marked the second in two weeks for Starlink. SpaceX did not […]
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Investing in Space: All aboard the SpaceX Mars express
CNBC’s Investing in Space newsletter offers a view into the business of space exploration and privatization, delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up to receive future editions. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the Crew Dragon capsule Endeavour carrying the Crew-11 mission lifts off from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Aug. […]
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Transportation Sec. Duffy on upgrades to air traffic control, enabling commercial space competition
ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email Transportation Secretary and Acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy joins ‘Squawk Box’ to discuss upgrades to air traffic control system, increasing the number of air traffic controllers, his thoughts on the job performance of his predecessor, enabling competition in the commercial space industry, […]
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Trump orders easing of commercial spaceflight regulations, in boon to Musk’s SpaceX
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during an event at the Kennedy Center on August 13, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump announced the first nominees of the annual Kennedy Center Honors since taking control of the center’s board earlier this year. Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday […]
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SpaceX rival AST SpaceMobile prepares to deploy nearly five dozen satellites
Jaque Silva | Lightrocket | Getty Images Satellite designer AST SpaceMobile said it’s preparing to deploy nearly five dozen satellites to power cellular-based broadband networks, a move that establishes the company as a rival to Elon Musk’s dominant SpaceX. The company, based in Texas, released its second-quarter earnings after the bell on Monday, reporting that […]
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Amazon tops 100 satellites after weather-delayed Kuiper launch
After four previous scrubs or delays in a row since August 7th SpaceX launches Amazon KF-02 Kuipeer Satellites after the 5th attempt August 11th 2025 at 8:35 AM SLC-40 Cape Canaveral, Brevard County, Florida USA. Scott Schilke| SipaUSA |AP Amazon shipped another batch of internet-beaming satellites into orbit on Monday atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 […]
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Investing in Space: Space IPOs are rearing their heads again
CNBC’s Investing in Space newsletter offers a view into the business of space exploration and privatization, delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up to receive future editions. Stock market information at the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York, US, on Wednesday, July 9, 2025. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Overview: Space IPOs are rearing their heads again […]
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Rocket maker Firefly Aerospace pops more than 50% to open at $70 in Nasdaq debut
Firefly Aerospace rings the opening bell at the Nasdaq on Aug. 7th, 2025. The Nasdaq Firefly Aerospace jumped more than 50% in its Nasdaq debut on Thursday after pricing shares above its expected range. Shares started trading at $70 each under the ticker symbol FLY. The initial price values the company at close to $10 […]
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Firefly Aerospace prices shares at $45, above the expected range
The Blue Ghost Mission Operations Engineer, Jaxon Liebeck, showcases the Blue Ghost moon lander at Firefly Aerospace headquarters on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024 in Cedar Park. Houston Chronicle/hearst Newspapers | Hearst Newspapers | Getty Images Firefly Aerospace priced shares in its IPO at $45 on Wednesday, above its expected range. The Texas-based rocket maker will […]
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