Articles tagged “SpaceX”
25 articles · ← all articles
Grok 4.5 vs GPT-5.6: Benchmarks & Pricing
SpaceXAI shipped Grok 4.5 on July 9 and OpenAI followed with GPT-5.6 within 24 hours. Here's how the numbers actually compare.
SpaceX Joins Nasdaq 100 July 7 With $27B Buy
SpaceX officially enters the Nasdaq 100 on July 7. Passive funds face up to $27B in forced buys against a 3–5% public float — and history warns the inclusion may not be bullish.
SpaceX IPO: Wall Street Sets $300 Price Target
Morgan Stanley leads Wall Street with a $300 SpaceX price target as 22 underwriters resume coverage after the post-IPO quiet period ends.
SpaceX Plans Starlink Mobile to Rival AT&T
SpaceX wants to sell mobile service directly to U.S. consumers — no carrier middleman. Here's what was disclosed at the IPO roadshow and what it would take to get there.
SpaceX Deploys Dozens of Engineers to Grok AI
Elon Musk says SpaceX moved dozens of top Starlink and Starship engineers to Grok development, while Cursor staff pitch in after SpaceX's $60B acquisition of the AI coding startup.
SpaceX Vets Raise $50M for Data Center Optics
Three SpaceX engineers who built Starlink's optical comms links just closed a $50M Series A to bring American-made optical transceivers to AI data centers.
SpaceX IPO Triggers 50% Crash in Space Stocks
SpaceX's blockbuster June 2026 IPO sent rival space stocks into freefall. Rocket Lab dropped 40%, Firefly fell 50%, and Intuitive Machines cratered 51% month-to-date.
OpenAI May Delay IPO to 2027, Eyes $1T Valuation
OpenAI submitted a confidential S-1 to the SEC but may push its public debut to 2027. CEO Sam Altman is holding firm on a $1 trillion valuation target.
SpaceX Plans Direct US Mobile Service Push
SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell told investors the company plans to sell mobile contracts directly to US consumers — putting Starlink in direct competition with AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon.
SpaceX Lands $6.3B Compute Deal With Reflection
Reflection AI will pay SpaceX $150 million a month starting July 1, 2026, for Nvidia GB300 chips at Colossus 2 — the third major compute deal SpaceX has signed this year.
OpenAI May Delay IPO to 2027, Eyes $1T Valuation
OpenAI may push its IPO to 2027 after Sam Altman rejected any valuation below $1 trillion. The company posted a $38.5B net loss last year and already filed a confidential S-1 with the SEC.
SpaceX SPCX Drops 22% From $225 Record High
SpaceX's post-IPO rally reversed sharply. SPCX dropped from $225.64 to $174.90 in two days, erasing ~$620B in market cap.
SpaceX Eyes $20B Bond Sale Ahead of 2026 IPO
SpaceX is working with bankers on a potential $20 billion bond offering, with reports also pointing to a record $75 billion IPO target for 2026.
Sen. Warren Demands SEC Halt SpaceX IPO
Sen. Warren sent the SEC a 12-page letter demanding it delay SpaceX's Friday IPO, citing Elon Musk's unchecked power, xAI valuation risks, and index-inclusion dangers for passive investors.
SpaceX Stock Surges Past Amazon After Record IPO
SpaceX closed at $201.80 on Tuesday, briefly topping Amazon and Microsoft in market cap. The company raised $85.7B total after its record June 12 IPO priced at $135 per share.
SpaceX Secures $60B Option to Acquire Cursor
SpaceX announced a deal giving it the right to acquire Cursor, the AI coding startup behind Anysphere, for $60 billion — or pay $10 billion for their joint work together.
SpaceX Overtakes Amazon Four Days After IPO
SpaceX rose 10.1% on Tuesday to $211.80, topping Amazon's market cap four days after the largest IPO in history raised $75 billion at $135 a share.
SpaceX IPO Closes at $85.7B After Greenshoe
SpaceX closed its IPO at $85.7B on June 15, 2026, after underwriters led by Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley exercised their full greenshoe overallotment option.
Jefferies Warns AI Rally Faces Correction Risk
Jefferies' Christopher Wood flags elevated correction risk for AI stocks as SpaceX's $1.77 trillion IPO, rising bond yields, and concentrated positioning in Nvidia and TSMC test investor appetite.
SpaceX IPO Makes Musk World's First Trillionaire
SpaceX priced its IPO at $135 a share and opened at $150 on Nasdaq June 12, 2026. The stock surged past $172 intraday, pushing Elon Musk's combined net worth above $1 trillion.
SpaceX IPO: $135 Price, $1.77T Valuation
SpaceX priced its IPO at $135 per share, targeting a $1.77 trillion valuation and $75 billion raise — and is set to create more than 4,400 employee millionaires.
OpenAI Files Confidential IPO Paperwork With SEC
OpenAI filed confidential IPO paperwork with the SEC, joining Anthropic and SpaceX in a push toward public listings. No timeline has been set.
SpaceX Sets $135 IPO Price, Eyes 30% Retail Slice
SpaceX priced its IPO at a fixed $135 per share, targeting a $1.77 trillion valuation and an unusually large 30% retail allocation worth roughly $22.5 billion.
SpaceX Starlink 10-43 Launches After Weather Scrub
SpaceX's Starlink 10-43 mission lifted off June 4 at 6:26 a.m. EDT, adding 29 satellites to a constellation now exceeding 10,000 spacecraft after a weather-forced 24-hour delay.
Elon Musk by Ashlee Vance: The 3 Lessons I Took From It
I invested in Tesla back in 2009 when it was nowhere near what it is today. This book explains exactly the kind of person it takes to build something like that.