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Technology Oct 16

Tesla Opens Roadster Reservations at $50,000 With SpaceX Thruster Package

Tesla is taking $50,000 reservations for its second-generation Roadster, which CEO Elon Musk says will include SpaceX thrusters and a sub-two-second zero-to-60 time.

2 min read TechCrunch

Technology Oct 9

SpaceX Buys 800 MHz Spectrum From Grain Management, Pressuring AT&T and Verizon Shares

SpaceX's purchase of Grain Management's 800 MHz spectrum portfolio escalates its push into mobile service and sent AT&T and Verizon shares lower as investors weigh the threat to incumbent carriers.

2 min read MarketWatch

Politics Oct 8

Trump Discloses Up to $25 Million Meta Stock Purchase Among 517 August Trades

Trump reported 517 securities transactions in August worth as much as $273.3 million combined, led by a purchase of up to $25 million in Meta shares.

2 min read CNBC Top

Technology Oct 8

SpaceX Weighs $40 Billion Debt Raise to Buy Nvidia Chips for AI Push

SpaceX is reportedly considering raising $40 billion in debt to buy advanced Nvidia GPUs, a bet that would tie the rocket company's finances to the volatile AI hardware market.

2 min read MarketWatch

Technology Oct 2

SpaceX Launches Three Rockets in Four Days as Rocket Lab Signs 20-Mission Deal

SpaceX completed three Falcon 9 launches in a four-day stretch, while Rocket Lab locked in its largest Electron contract ever — a 20-launch deal a company official called a "massive vote of confidence.

2 min read Ars Technica

Technology Oct 2

SpaceX Flew Replacement Part to Launch Pad by Drone After Crew-13 Hardware Failure

A failed component forced SpaceX to fly a replacement part to the launch pad by drone hours before Crew-13 lifted off, the same mission that made Jessica Watkins the first Black woman to lead a spaceflight.

2 min read Ars Technica

Science Oct 2

Google: SpaceX Must Launch Starship 1,800 Times Before Orbital Data Centers Work

Google researchers calculate SpaceX would need 1,800 Starship launches to deploy a viable orbital data center network, raising questions about the economics of space-based computing.

2 min read TechCrunch

Science Oct 2

SpaceX Launches Four Astronauts to International Space Station From Florida

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carried four astronauts toward the International Space Station on Friday, beginning a six-month science mission aboard the orbiting laboratory.

2 min read NPR News

Science Oct 1

SpaceX Launches Four Astronauts to Space Station From Kennedy Space Center

A SpaceX Falcon 9 carrying four astronauts lifted off from Florida on a Crew Dragon capsule, beginning a six-month rotation aboard the International Space Station.

2 min read NPR News

Science Sep 29

Citi Says SpaceX Could Hit $12 Trillion Valuation After Starship Test

A Citi analyst says SpaceX's latest Starship launch advances key priorities that could push the company's valuation to $12 trillion and its stock to $900.

2 min read MarketWatch

Technology Sep 29

SpaceX Starship Reaches Orbit, Deploys First Next-Gen Starlink Satellites

SpaceX's Starship completed its first full orbital flight and released a batch of upgraded Starlink satellites, a major step toward the rocket's operational future.

2 min read Ars Technica