Global Scans · SpaceX · Weekly Summary

• [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
• [New] Potential IPOs from SpaceX, OpenAI, and Anthropic could make 2026 a record year for U.S. IPO proceeds. Russell Investments
• [New] 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
• [New] 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
• [New] IPOs from SpaceX, OpenAI, and Anthropic could generate $2.5 trillion in exit value - more than all VC-backed IPOs in this century combined. OriginBrief
• [New] If SpaceX can get a NASA-sponsored lunar lander variant of Starship ready on time, the space agency 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] The pending exits for open AI, Anthropic and SpaceX are projected to generate roughly $4 trillion in value. LinkedIn
• [New] Musk confirmed that SpaceX plans to release 'completely new models trained from scratch' every month through the end of the year, a development cycle faster than any other frontier lab has publicly committed to. Build Fast with AI
• If SpaceX achieves that goal, it could become the most powerful and cost effective launch vehicle ever built. ScienceDaily
• Raymond James projects SpaceX will grow from approximately $38.5 billion in revenue and $17.7 billion in EBITDA today to more than $837 billion in revenue and $696 billion in EBITDA by 2031. NextBigFuture.com
• SpaceX will implement advanced optical inter-satellite links on the Gen3 system to provide seamless network management and continuity of service while minimizing the spectrum footprint of the system overall and facilitating spectrum sharing with other space-based and terrestrial systems. NextBigFuture.com
• The 80% population map + 144k already-deployed radios + matching spectrum ownership is the single highest-leverage asset SpaceX could acquire right now for its mobile ambitions. NextBigFuture.com

Last updated: 27 July 2026