Global Scans · SpaceX · Weekly Summary

• [New] If everything goes well, SpaceX will launch the ICARUS 2.0 satellite later this month, enabling the reading of innumerable data across the globe. Reasons to be Cheerful
• [New] Google's Suncatcher project plans to test satellites by 2027, and Elon Musk says SpaceX could begin orbital deployments as soon as 2026. Tech Startups - Startups and Technology news
• [New] Tokenization will enable fully compliant, decentralized trading of tokenized real-world assets, including fractionalized ownership of leading pre-IPO shares such as SpaceX and OpenAI, using crypto as settlement. Hilbert
• SpaceX VP of Launch, Kiko Dontchev, stated Flight 12 of the first V3 Starship could launch as soon as January and that V3 Super Heavy Booster 18 will rollout to Pad 2 for tests in the coming weeks. NextBigFuture.com
• A particularly irksome factor is that the SpaceX project has fallen behind, with the on-orbit cryogenic propellant transfer demonstration delayed until 2026. New Atlas
• The WSJ's report detailed that SpaceX will be tasked with developing up to 600 satellites that can track missiles and aircraft and will be used for President Trump's proposed Golden Dome project. / USA Engadget
• SpaceX will reportedly receive a $2 billion contract to develop satellites for the US government. Engadget

Last updated: 17 November 2025