Hello, this is Priyanka Salve, writing to you from Singapore. Welcome to the latest edition of “Inside India“ — your one-stop destination for stories and developments from the world’s fastest-growing large economy. On Saturday, Indian space-tech startup Skyroot successfully test-launched a low-orbit rocket carrying a payload of 350 kilograms, marking its entry into the global satellite…
Clearly, there’s money to be made in space. SpaceX’s historic initial public offering minted a $2 trillion company. And even as shares in Elon Musk’s company come down from their IPO high, there remains an underlying boom in the space economy that is creating a new job market for Americans. The space economy is growing…
SpaceX Executives ring the Closing Bell at the Nasdaq on the debut of their IPO on June 12th, 2026. Adam Jeffery | CNBC Following the astronomical success of the SpaceX IPO — raising $85.7 billion, valuing the newly public company in the trillions, and minting Elon Musk as the world’s first trillionaire — what many…
SpaceX Executives ring the Closing Bell at the Nasdaq on the debut of their IPO on June 12th, 2026. Adam Jeffery | CNBC SpaceX’s IPO didn’t just mint the biggest debut in market history — it also triggered a leveraged ETF historic land grab. Within days of SpaceX going public, competing fund firms launched 11…
CEO Gwen Shotwell and SpaceX executives ring the opening bell at the Nasdaq on June 12th, 2026. Adam Jeffery | CNBC SpaceX shares soared on Friday as trading commenced on the Nasdaq, driving the rocket company’s valuation above $2 trillion. The Elon Musk-led space company’s stock was last trading 23% higher in midday trading to…
My top 10 things to watch Friday, June 12 1. Today’s the day. SpaceX. The largest initial public offering of all time, raising $75 billion. We want a 25% to 30% pop at the open. Anything more than that encourages flippers and gives the company a weak shareholder base. Don’t want to see what happened…
Retail investors are rushing into the space investing trade ahead of the SpaceX IPO, and one ETF has cashed in on the excitement. Tema ETFs’ Space Innovators ETF, which launched on March 30 and trades under the ticker symbol NASA, crossed $1 billion in assets in just 37 trading days, and by the end of…
Rocket Lab‘s stock blasted 34%, notching its best day ever, after the space company topped first-quarter revenue estimates and announced its largest launch deal on record. The Long Beach, California-based company reported $136.7 million in revenue for its space systems business and $63.7 million for its launch segment. That topped FactSet estimates of $132.1 million…
A screen displays the Firefly Aerospace logo during the company’s IPO at the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York City, U.S., August 7, 2025. Jeenah Moon | Reuters Space stocks soared Wednesday following a report that Elon Musk’s SpaceX could file to go public as soon as this week. Satellite designer AST SpaceMobile and Rocket Lab…
Europe’s Ariane 6 rocket takes off, in Kourou, French Guiana, July 9, 2024. European Space Agency ESA | Via Reuters A new layer of critical infrastructure is emerging above our heads. Low Earth Orbit (LEO) — which NASA defines as the stretch of space at an altitude of 2,000 km or less — is rapidly evolving from…
