Space Exploration Technologies (SPCX) news and analysis

SpaceX (SPCX) and Nvidia (NVDA) aim to launch AI data centers into orbit in 2027
SpaceXAI is putting Nvidia's new Vera CPU behind Grok and says a space-optimized Vera Rubin NVL72 will reach orbit by late 2027. Here is what's confirmed and what's still a projection, for SPCX and NVDA.

Anthropic could file for its IPO within days. Investors are discussing $2 trillion, twice the valuation it set in May.
Bloomberg reported on Aug. 20, 2026, that Anthropic may make its IPO filing public by the end of August. The company is considering an offering large enough to equal or top the record raise set by SpaceX (SPCX). For a potential October market debut, investors have floated a $2 trillion valuation, more than double the $965 billion figure Anthropic established in May.

Twenty hedge funds disclosed $35 billion of SpaceX (SPCX). D1 Capital put 62% of its portfolio into it
D1 Capital put 62% of its portfolio into SpaceX. Glade Brook put 99%. Across 20 funds the disclosed total reached $35.43 billion.

Saudi Arabia's wealth fund now holds $26 billion of SpaceX (SPCX). That's 70% of its US stock book.
Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund now holds more SpaceX than any other US stock, a $26 billion position that surfaced in a 13F this week. A 13F only tells part of the story, though.

Cathie Wood bought nearly $20 million of SpaceX (SPCX) as it crashed 13.6%. She hasn't sold a share since June.
Cathie Wood's ARK Invest bought 181,830 SpaceX shares on Aug. 5, about $20 million, the day the stock fell 13.6% to $108.27, and funded it by trimming Roblox, Palantir and Shopify. ARK has put over $475 million into SPCX since June and hasn't reported selling a share.

SpaceX's 911 million share unlock landed today. The stock rose, and the rest of the space trade rallied harder.
SpaceX's 911.5 million share unlock landed today and the stock rose anyway. Fourteen other space stocks rallied harder, from Rocket Lab's new Space Force deal to Voyager's raised guidance.

SpaceX (SPCX) beat on every line. The 911 million share unlock Thursday took the whole rally back
SpaceX beat on revenue, EPS and every segment in its first quarter as a public company. The stock rose 9.4%, then handed the whole move back. The reason is Thursday, when 911.5 million shares unlock against a float of about 646 million.

EchoStar (ECHO) just reported $24.12 in earnings per share. Almost all of it came from bankruptcy.
EchoStar reported net income of $8.46 billion for the second quarter. About $9.73 billion of it was a non-cash gain booked when DISH DBS filed a prepackaged Chapter 11 on the final day of the quarter.

SpaceX (SPCX) took every space stock down with it, and it started the day it filed, not the day it listed. Rocket Lab (RKLB) is the one I'd own
SpaceX filed its S-1 on May 20 and space stocks went vertical, then broke. Every name in the group now trades below its pre-filing price. Why Rocket Lab (RKLB) is the one I'd buy out of it.

Rep. Jared Moskowitz bought SpaceX on its first day of trading. The disclosure landed 44 days later, with the stock down 29%.
Rep. Jared Moskowitz disclosed a $1,001 to $15,000 purchase of SpaceX (SPCX) dated June 12, 2026, the stock's first day of trading. It has fallen about 29 percent since, and the one stock he sold that week is the best performer in the filing.

SpaceX briefly fell below its IPO price today, and the revenue never supported a $2 trillion valuation
SpaceX dipped as low as around $132 on Wednesday, briefly trading below its $135 IPO price for the first time, before closing at $135.27, just pennies above it. With about $18.7 billion in revenue last year, a $2 trillion valuation was always a stretch, and Morningstar said as much before the IPO even priced.

Space stocks had their day Monday, June 29: Rocket Lab (RKLB), AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) and Iridium (IRDM) soar
A Rocket Lab takeover of Iridium, an analyst upgrade, and the SpaceX index story all hit at once. Here is what actually moved space stocks on June 29.

SpaceX (SPCX) is joining the Nasdaq-100 just two weeks after its IPO, at less than 1% weight
SpaceX is joining the Nasdaq-100 barely a month after the largest IPO in history, under a brand-new fast-entry rule. Here is why a $2 trillion company comes in at under 1% weight, how it compares with the other recent additions, and whether the forced buying is actually bullish.