Barracuda can carry payloads of up to 40 kilograms to altitudes reaching 120 kilometres.

Barracuda has a 200-millimetre-diameter booster and a 1000-millimetre payload compartment.

Maritime Launch Services owns Spaceport Nova Scotia.

The extended mission of Tianwen-2 will also test China’s deep space communications infrastructure ahead of the Tianwen-4 mission to Jupiter.

The Tianwen-2 sample return capsule is expected to land near the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, which is used for Shenzhou crew returns.

Tianwen-2 will begin an extended mission after releasing its sample return capsule.

Tianwen-2 is expected to release its sample return capsule during an Earth flyby in November 2027.

The leaked schedule has Tianwen-2 collecting between 200 and 1,000 grams of samples from Kamoʻoalewa using touch-and-go and anchor-and-attach methods.

Tianwen-2 was healthy in deep space at a United Nations presentation in February and at a press conference in April.

A leaked schedule has Tianwen-2 rendezvousing with Kamoʻoalewa around June 7.

Tianwen-2’s extended mission will take it into the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter to focus primarily on asteroid 311P/PanSTARRS before the end of 2034.

Tianwen-2 carries instruments for surface and subsurface composition analysis, thermal and magnetic measurements, and asteroid environment monitoring.

The Tianwen-2 primary and extended mission is providing insight into how to approach and survey asteroids for a deflection test expected to begin in late 2027.

Tianwen-2 is expected to depart Kamoʻoalewa before the end of April 2027.

SpaceX has four Falcon Heavy side boosters in inventory: B1072, B1075, B1102, and B1104.

SpaceX has four Falcon Heavy center cores in inventory: B1091, B1099, B1105, and B1106.

Expendable center core B1106 rolled to the test stand at McGregor.

ViaSat-3 F3 launched on a Falcon Heavy in April 2026.

Astrobotic's Griffin Mission One is expected to launch on Falcon Heavy no earlier than November 2026.

The Roman Space Telescope will be the second of up to four Falcon Heavy launches in 2026.

SpaceX is stocking up hardware for several upcoming Falcon Heavy launches.

A National Security mission is expected to launch on Falcon Heavy later in 2026.

The Long March 12B made its maiden flight from Jiuquan at 08:40 UTC on June 1, 2026, carrying SpaceSail Group 10 into orbit.

The Long March 12B has a diameter of 4.37 meters.

The Long March 12B uses nine YF-102V kerolox engines in its first stage and one YF-102V engine in its second stage.

Airbus Defence & Space is exploring integration of German automotive industry infrastructure and personnel to expand production of satellites and spacecraft electronics.

Airbus Defence & Space is considering factories across Germany as potential production sites for satellite and spacecraft electronics.

The Bundeswehr plans to invest €35 billion in space security and large-scale satellite constellations.

Berlin considers establishing a robust national value chain for critical defense assets a strategic priority.

KNDS Deutschland acquired a railcar plant to produce armored vehicles.

Volkswagen is willing to manufacture military equipment for the armed forces.

SpaceX is seeking to raise up to $75 billion in its 2026 IPO.

Elon Musk will serve as SpaceX’s CEO, chief technology officer, and chairman of the board.

A Texas shareholder must own 3% of SpaceX’s outstanding stock to file a lawsuit against the company.

SpaceX plans to use IPO proceeds to expand its artificial intelligence computing infrastructure, enhance its launch vehicles and infrastructure, and increase the scale and capacity of its satellite constellations.

Tesla invested $2.0 billion in xAI before SpaceX absorbed xAI weeks later.

SpaceX reincorporated from Delaware to Texas in 2024.

SpaceX is reserving up to 30% of its IPO stock for everyday investors.

Morningstar estimated SpaceX’s fair value at about $780 billion.

SpaceX’s bylaws require shareholders to accept mandatory binding arbitration and waive jury trials and class-action lawsuits.

SpaceX generated $18.67 billion in revenue in 2025 and posted a net loss of $4.94 billion.

Elon Musk holds 85.1% of SpaceX’s total corporate voting power.

Starlink generated over $4.4 billion in operating profit in 2025.

In January 2026, SpaceX’s board approved a compensation package that gives Elon Musk a $54,080 base salary and awards 60.4 million super-voting Class B restricted shares if SpaceX reaches a $6.6 trillion valuation and deploys orbital data centres capable of generating 100 terawatts of computing power.

SpaceX plans a targeted June 12, 2026 debut as a dual-listed company on Nasdaq and Nasdaq Texas under the ticker SPCX.

SpaceX reported $4.69 billion in revenue and a $4.28 billion net loss in the first quarter of 2026.

SpaceX will issue Class A common stock with one vote per share and Class B common stock with 10 votes per share.

SpaceX is targeting an IPO valuation between $1.75 trillion and $2.0 trillion.

The same compensation package allows up to 200 million shares to unlock if SpaceX reaches a $7.5 trillion valuation and establishes a permanent human settlement on Mars with at least one million people.

SpaceX filed a preliminary prospectus with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on May 20, 2026.