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NASDAQ:SPCE News 21 June 2025 - 16 October 2025

Virgin Galactic Rockets 15% on Space Tourism Buzz – Can SPCE Defy Gravity or Crash Back to Earth?

Virgin Galactic SPCE Stock Surges on Lawsuit Settlement and Purdue Mission News

Stock Performance & Financials Virgin Galactic’s share price has been in a prolonged slump, though recent news has sparked a bounce. On Oct. 1, 2025 SPCE closed at $3.42 ts2.tech; by Oct. 16 it had rallied to about $4.89 investing.com (and was up ~6.3% on the day). The stock traded in a rough range of $3.30–$3.70 through early Oct ts2.tech. Over 2025 the stock is still down roughly one-third (Benzinga reports –33% YTD benzinga.com; TS2.Tech data shows ~–42% YTD through Sept ts2.tech), well underperforming the S&P500. SPCE remains extremely volatile (5‑year drawdown ~99% ts2.tech). Financially, Virgin Galactic remains pre‑revenue. Q2
Global Space Industry Soars to New Heights: Inside the $500+ Billion Space Boom (2025 Report)

Global Space Industry Soars to New Heights: Inside the $500+ Billion Space Boom (2025 Report)

Key Facts Historical Overview: From Moon Race to the NewSpace Era In the mid-20th century, government programs completely dominated space exploration. The Cold War space race saw the Soviet Union and United States achieve seminal milestones – from Sputnik (1957) and Yuri Gagarin’s first orbit (1961) to the U.S. Apollo 11 Moon landing in 1969. Over the following decades, government-led endeavors built the foundations of today’s industry: satellites for communications and GPS, the Space Shuttle program (1981–2011), and the International Space Station (assembled 1998–2011). Private companies played a supporting role as contractors to NASA, the Soviet space program, etc., but
2 September 2025
All the Ways You Can Go to Space: Commercial, Government, and Emerging Opportunities

All the Ways You Can Go to Space: Commercial, Government, and Emerging Opportunities

In July 2021, Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo carried a full crew above 80 km. In 2023, Virgin Galactic began commercial service for private space tourists. Blue Origin’s New Shepard suborbital flights cross the Kármán line at about 100 km and last 10–15 minutes. The first Blue Origin seat was auctioned for $28 million, with routine prices in the few hundred-thousand-dollar range. SpaceX’s Inspiration4 mission in September 2021 was the first all-civilian orbital flight, with a four-person crew trained for about six months. Axiom Space’s Ax-1 mission in April 2022 carried three private customers paying about $55 million per seat for a
Galactic Gold Rush: Global Satellite & Space Industry Soars Toward $1 Trillion

Galactic Gold Rush: Global Satellite & Space Industry Soars Toward $1 Trillion

In 2024 the global space economy was valued at roughly $550–600 billion, with projections to approach $1 trillion within 10–15 years. North America, led by the U.S., accounted for about 60% of world space spending in 2024, with American firms building 83% of all commercial satellites launched that year and earning 69% of global satellite manufacturing revenue, while capturing about 65% of commercial launch revenues. 2024 set a record with 259 orbital launches and 2,695 satellites deployed, driven largely by SpaceX’s activity. Global satellite manufacturing revenues in 2024 reached about $20 billion, up 17% from 2023, with the U.S. responsible
100 Space Startups Shaping the New Space Economy Worldwide

100 Space Startups Shaping the New Space Economy Worldwide

SpaceX (USA, founded 2002 by Elon Musk) achieved the first private orbital rocket launch in 2008, performed the first booster landing in 2015, and launched the Starlink mega-constellation. Blue Origin (USA, founded 2000 by Jeff Bezos) completed the first vertical landing of a New Shepard booster in 2015, flew the first crewed suborbital flight in July 2021, and conducted the first orbital New Glenn launch in January 2025. Rocket Lab (New Zealand/USA, founded 2006 by Peter Beck) achieved orbit with its Electron rocket in January 2018, establishing itself as a leading small-launch provider with over 30 Electron missions. Astra (USA,
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