SpaceX will try to put Starship in orbit for the first time on September 22 TechCrunch By: Sean O'Kane 15 September 2026 at 14:16 Elon Musk's company will also attempt to deploy the first V3 Starlink satellites into its orbital internet constellation.
The Exploration Company nabs $450 million to challenge SpaceX TechCrunch By: Anna Heim 8 September 2026 at 16:47 The Exploration Company (TEC) has raised $450 million to build reusable spacecraft, in what it describes as βthe largest-ever Series C by a European space company.β
Stoke Space raises another billion to rival SpaceX at re-flying rockets TechCrunch By: Tim Fernholz 8 September 2026 at 05:00 Stoke has "completed the initial closing" of a $1B Series E round intended to help it reach orbit and prepare a new, larger rocket for operations.