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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft lifts off on NASA's Crew-12 mission to the International Space Station, carrying NASA astronauts from Launch Complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S. on 13 February 2026. Photo: Steve Nesius/Reuters

SpaceX launches 12th long-duration crew to International Space Station

Elon Musk attends the US-Saudi Investment Forum in Washington, DC, US on November 19, 2025. Photo: Reuters

SpaceX prioritises lunar 'self-growing city' over Mars project: Musk

SpaceX's next-generation Starship spacecraft atop its Super Heavy booster is launched on its ninth test at the company's launch pad in Starbase, Texas, US, May 27, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Joe Skipper

SpaceX generated about $8b in profit last year ahead of IPO: Sources

SpaceX in merger talks with other Musk companies ahead of IPO

SpaceX's Starship lifts off during its fifth flight test, in Boca Chica, Texas, US, October 13, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Kaylee Greenlee Beal/File Photo

SpaceX weighs June 2026 IPO at $1.5 trillion valuation: FT

Just under 11 hours after the astronauts left the International Space Station, SpaceX guided the capsule to splash down in the Pacific Ocean near San Diego. Image: Keegan Barber/NASA/Planet Pix/ZUMA/picture alliance

Astronauts return to Earth after first ever medical evacuation from space station

The Long March-2F Y12 rocket carrying the Shenzhou-12 spacecraft is transferred to the launch pad at Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Gansu province, China June 9, 2021. A three-man crew of astronauts is expected to board the spacecraft to Tianhe, the core module of China's space station. Picture taken June 9, 2021. China Daily via REUTERS

China pushes private space industry to cut launch costs and rival US dominance

Zhuque-3 rocket by China’s private rocket firm LandSpace, takes off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in China on 3 December 2025 in this screengrab taken from handout drone footage provided by LandSpace. File Photo: LandSpace/Reuters

China's LandSpace gears up to take on Elon Musk and SpaceX

SpaceX insider share sale sets $800 billion valuation amid possible IPO: Letter

Starlink signs landmark global direct-to-cell deal with Veon as satellite-to-phone race heats up

A SpaceX Starship spacecraft sits atop a super heavy booster at the launch pad before its scheduled tenth test flight, at the company's complex in Starbase, Texas, US, August 24, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Steve Nesius

SpaceX postpones Starship test flight over ground system issue

The Axiom-4 crew, Pilot Shubhanshu Shukla of India, Mission Specialist Tibor Kapu of Hungary, Commander Peggy Whitson of the US, and Mission Specialist Slawosz Uznanski-Wisniewski of Poland, react as they greet their family members before their mission to the International Space Station, in Cape Canaveral, Florida, US, June 24, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Steve Nesius/File Photo

Astronauts from India, Poland, Hungary depart space station for return flight