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• [New] SpaceX argues that its launch capabilities and satellite manufacturing expertise could eventually enable the deployment of massive AI compute satellite constellations and says it expects to begin deploying orbital AI-compute satellites as early as 2028. Moneycontrol
• [New] SpaceX is targeting to launch orbital tests of advanced AI computing systems by the end of 2027. The Silicon Review
• [New] SpaceX is planning to launch orbital AI computing tests by the end of 2027, marking a significant step toward autonomous space operations and onboard data processing. The Silicon Review
• [New] SpaceX will attempt to catch the Starship upper stage with the launch tower's mechanical arms on Flight 14, contingent on a clean review of Flight 13's mission data. KeepTrack
• [New] In space, the direct to device race kept accelerating, with AT&T putting a in 2027 timeline on its AST SpaceMobile service and SpaceX preparing the first Starlink V3 satellites, even as SPCX shares touched an all time low. Welcome To The 5Gstore Blog
• [New] SpaceX would pull in $1 tn in yearly revenue by 2030. BBC News
• [New] If SpaceX is the furthest along technically, AST SpaceMobile is arguably the more direct long-term threat to how carriers think about coverage. 5G Training and 5G Certification
• [New] SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5: Starlink Group 17-52 from Space Launch Complex 4 E, Vandenberg Space Force Base, CA, USA A batch of 24 Starlink V2 Mini satellites will be deployed to low Earth orbit. KeepTrack
• [New] During the later SpaceX test, Orion and the much larger Starship will connect nose-to-nose. ScienceDaily
• [New] After Blue Origin completes its rendezvous and docking tests, and after the Artemis III crew launches aboard SLS, SpaceX will send its Starship test article into orbit. ScienceDaily
• [New] SpaceX expects to fly Version 3, the newest Starship design and the foundation for the future Starship HLS. ScienceDaily
• [New] During Artemis III in 2027, Orion astronauts will rendezvous and dock separately with prototype lunar landers from Blue Origin and SpaceX, allowing crews and ground teams to test the complex maneuvers needed for later missions. ScienceDaily
• [New] If SpaceX can get a lunar-lander variant of Starship ready on time, NASA could use it to send humans to the surface of the moon for the first time in more than 50 years as soon as 2028. Scientific American
• [New] Before re-entry, SpaceX plans to deploy 20 Starlink V3 satellites, which will follow the vehicle on its suborbital trajectory, and attempt a relight of a Raptor engine. theregister
• [New] The anticipated SpaceX IPO is expected to be the catalyst for a valuation reset across the entire sector in 2026. tradingkey.com
• [New] SpaceX envisions launching thousands of AI-optimized satellites powered by solar energy and cooled in space, bypassing terrestrial power and land constraints. TESLARATI
• [New] SpaceX Starship HLS is progressing independently, and NASA has stated that lander readiness will determine which provider carries the first Artemis IV crew. Mapshock
• [New] The space agency has hired SpaceX and Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin to build and fly the lunar landers that will return humanity to the surface of the moon after an absence of more than half a century. WHEC.com
• [New] SpaceX will spend about ~ $500M next month and take over the cell tower gear and becomes a full nationwide phone carrier by early 2027. NextBigFuture.com
• Potential IPOs from SpaceX, OpenAI, and Anthropic could make 2026 a record year for U.S. IPO proceeds. Russell Investments
• Cursor, which will be acquired by Elon Musk's SpaceX for $60 billion, built its Composer 2 model using Chinese AI model Kimi, which was developed by Moonshot AI. CNBC
• SpaceX likely will not be the only mega-IPO for long as both OpenAI and Anthropic have confidentially filed paperwork for their own IPOs, with talks of valuations approaching $1 trillion. Aspire Wealth Advisory

Last updated: 03 August 2026