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.

Elon Musk owns 12.3% of SpaceX’s Class A shares and 93.6% of its Class B shares.

Goldman Sachs is the lead underwriter for SpaceX’s IPO, and Morgan Stanley, Bank of America, Citigroup, and JPMorgan Chase are also involved.

CZ-12B has an engine bay.

The Long March 12B carried SpaceSail group 10 into orbit on its maiden flight.

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

The Long March 12B has a 4.37 m diameter.

Archangel Lightworks is supported by the UK Space Agency, the UK Department of Science and Technology, and the UK Ministry of Defense.

The TERRA-M requires no external dome or dedicated facility.

The TERRA-M can be transported by light vehicle or aircraft and deployed on a rooftop.

The TERRA-M used the U.S. Space Development Agency laser communication standard throughout the trials.

Archangel Lightworks built the TERRA-M optical ground station.

The TERRA-M trials transferred data between the ground station and a LEO satellite across multiple passes.

Archangel Lightworks has raised approximately $20 million in total funding.

The TERRA-M optical head stands 3.6 feet tall and 2.3 feet in diameter.

Archangel Lightworks' Series A investors include Santander Alternative Investments, the National Security Strategic Investment Fund, Blackfinch Ventures, Oxford Capital, Lycka Limited, and Oxford Science Enterprises.

The UK Defence Science and Technology Laboratory funded the TERRA-M field trials.

Archangel Lightworks closed an oversubscribed Series A funding round last month raising $13.5 million.

Archangel Lightworks says the TERRA-M is already being purchased and delivered to customers as a ground-station-as-a-service offering.

Field trials of the TERRA-M demonstrated secure, high-speed laser communications between a ground-based terminal and a satellite in low Earth orbit.

Archangel Lightworks holds memoranda of understanding with Starcloud and Omantel.

Europe’s Eagle-1 is a quantum key distribution satellite.

Eagle-1’s backers defend its value versus post-quantum cryptography.