German rocket maker Isar Aerospace successfully reached orbit for the first time over the weekend, marking a milestone for Europe’s commercial space industry as the company looks to ramp up launches to meet what it says is booming demand. The Munich-based company’s Spectrum rocket reached orbit on Saturday and successfully deployed its payloads in low…
This image provided by NASA-TV shows the SpaceX Dragon commercial cargo craft taken from Canadarm2’s video camera as Dragon approaches the International Space Station, Friday, May 25, 2012. In foreground is a portion of Canadarm2. Expedition 31 Flight Engineers Don Pettit and Andre Kuipers will use the Canadarm2 robotic arm to grapple the supply ship…
Ship 40 is stacked atop Booster 20 in preparation for Flight 13 at SpaceX’s South Texas facility in Cameron County, Texas, on July 22, 2026. Reginald Mathalone | Nurphoto | Getty Images Elon Musk is continuing his push into the Southern U.S. with SpaceX, his aerospace and tech conglomerate, planning a $100 billion launch facility…
The race to build data centers is reshaping power grids, construction markets and corporate capital spending on Earth. Now, some of the biggest names in technology and space want to move part of that infrastructure into orbit. This would launch a new frontier for insurers — if they can figure out how to price a…
Elon Musk speaks at Starbase before SpaceX’s IPO in in Starbase, Texas, U.S., June 12, 2026. CNBC Shares of Elon Musk‘s SpaceX rose on Monday, bringing the stock back around its $135 IPO price. The shares briefly hit the benchmark in early trading on Monday, marking a rebound from rocky post-IPO trading that has seen…
This depicts the satellite-filled sky that is now a reality and getting more crowded every week. (Photo by: Alan Dyer/VWPics/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) Vw Pics | Universal Images Group | Getty Images Thousands of satellites are circling the Earth, and when they die, they don’t just disappear. Neither do the rockets that put…
CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Wednesday investors looking at Elon Musk’s SpaceX should stop thinking in quarters and start thinking in decades. “SpaceX could be a 100-year piece of paper,” the “Mad Money” host said, arguing that SpaceX should be viewed much like the century-long railroad investments that ultimately rewarded patient investors. “Maybe you put some…
A live feed shows SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on the day of SpaceX’s initial public offering (IPO) at the Nasdaq MarketSite, in New York City, U.S., June 12, 2026. Jeenah Moon | Reuters SpaceX shares plunged on Wednesday after a surge in AI spending rattled investors and clouded an otherwise expectation-beating quarter. The stock was…
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying Northrop Grumman’s Mission Robotic Vehicle (MRV) and Mission Extension Pods (MEPs) launches from Space Force Station’s Launch Complex 40 in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on July 21, 2026. Chandan Khanna | AFP | Getty Images The Trump administration on Tuesday said it was moving to waive what it called “unnecessary…
SpaceX celebrates their IPO at the Nasdaq on June 12th, 2026. Adam Jeffery | CNBC SpaceX‘s stock gained 5% on Tuesday, attempting to snap a seven-day losing streak after setting its maiden earnings report, which coincides with a major share lock-up expiration. Elon Musk‘s aerospace and defense contractor on Monday announced Aug. 4 as its…
