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An artist's interpretation of SpaceX's Starfall reentry capsule (illustration: SpaceX via FAA).

SpaceX Flies Starfall, Its Secretive Orbital Cargo Capsule

A disc-shaped capsule built to bring cargo back from orbit could open a new business for SpaceX: making things in space and landing them on Earth.

Science  · 23 Jun 2026, 09:27  · Daniel Okafor
Hubble Space Telescope views of Mars showing dust and cloud in the planet's thin atmosphere.

NASA Picks Eric Schmidt's Relativity Space for a Mars Orbiter

The Aeolus orbiter would map Mars's atmosphere daily, but it rides on a rocket Relativity has not yet flown to orbit.

Science  · 18 Jun 2026, 13:22  · Daniel Okafor
Elon Musk, whose SpaceX is acquiring the maker of the Cursor AI coding tool.

SpaceX to Buy AI Coding Startup Cursor for $60 Billion

Days after its $2 trillion listing, Musk's SpaceX is paying $60 billion for the maker of Cursor, a bet on AI coding where his Grok has lagged rivals.

Tech  · 16 Jun 2026, 12:29  · Daniel Okafor
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on the pad; the company's trading debut reshaped how investors priced its listed rivals.

SpaceX's Market Debut Sank Its Listed Space Rivals

The biggest name in the business finally went public. The reaction across the rest of the space sector was a sell-off, not a celebration.

Business  · 14 Jun 2026, 08:18  · Priya Raman
SpaceX's Starship rocket being prepared for a test flight at Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, in a January 2025 file photo. Credit: AP Photo/Eric Gay

SpaceX Tops $2 Trillion After 25% Pop in Record $75 Billion Nasdaq Debut

Shares of Elon Musk's rocket company jumped about 25% in their first Nasdaq session, capping the largest public offering ever priced and setting up a fast track into the index funds that hold ordinary retirement savings.

Business  · 12 Jun 2026, 18:38  · Priya Raman