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SpaceX aborts major test launch of giant Starship rocket

This screen grab from a SpaceX live webcast shows the Starship rocket just as the launch from Starbase was aborted in South Padre Island, Texas, on July 16.

SpaceX to launch giant starship rocket in first flight since IPO

The launch marks the second flight of the latest iteration of the rocket, dubbed Version 3 or V3.

Space start-up funding holds near record highs as SpaceX IPO draws new investors

Space companies raised about US$7.5 billion across 141 venture funding deals in the second quarter.

While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, July 16, 2026

SpaceX shares slide below IPO price for the first time as blistering rally unravels

Shares of Elon Musk’s SpaceX slid 1.5 per cent to US$134 on July 15, falling below the US$135 IPO price.

I passed on SpaceX and the market made me feel foolish, but only briefly

The problem was not that SpaceX could not become a dominant player in its field, but that the price already assumed it would do so.

‘Utterly false’: Elon Musk denies WSJ report that SpaceX showed AI handset prototype before IPO

FILE PHOTO: Founder, CEO, Chairman and Chief Engineer of SpaceX, Elon Musk, speaks via videolink on the day of SpaceX's initial public offering (IPO) at the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York City, U.S., June 12, 2026. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo

Planned 1.7 million satellites ‘devastating’ for astronomy: Study

A SpaceX rocket lifting off at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on June 8. The mission will deploy 29 Starlink satellites into orbit.

AI’s next frontier? China and the US look to space in the computing race

A view of Earth, partially hidden behind the Moon, from the Orion spacecraft on April 6. As AI creates demand for more of Earth’s resources, companies and governments are considering options for AI infrastructure in space.

SpaceX set to join Nasdaq 100, paving way for wave of passive buying

SpaceX, which made its Nasdaq debut on June 12, has swung between sharp losses and small profits over the past three years.

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