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NASDAQ:SPCE 16 June 2025 - 1 June 2026

Virgin Galactic Shares Spike on 5% Stake News and Delta Flight Update

Virgin Galactic Shares Spike on 5% Stake News and Delta Flight Update

Virgin Galactic shares soared nearly 28% Monday after RichRich Capital disclosed a 5.26% stake and management reaffirmed Q3 flight tests and Q4 commercial launches. Stock hit $8.23 before settling at $7.91 on heavy volume. Virgin Galactic posted a $65M Q1 net loss, negative $93M free cash flow, and expects another negative quarter. Court approved a $2.75M shareholder settlement. Market cap stands at $629M.
1 June 2026
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Virgin Galactic Shares Jump 36% With Traders Eyeing Test Flight

Virgin Galactic Shares Jump 36% With Traders Eyeing Test Flight

Virgin Galactic shares surged 36.42% to $6.18 on record volume after announcing VSS Unity glide flights in New Mexico. The company raised $11 million this quarter through an at-the-market share sale and reported $251 million in cash at March 31. A federal court gave initial approval to settle shareholder lawsuits for $2.75 million. Virgin Galactic plans new spaceship tests in Q3 and a research flight in 2027.
30 May 2026
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Virgin Galactic climbs as SpaceX IPO speculation sparks interest in space stocks

Virgin Galactic climbs as SpaceX IPO speculation sparks interest in space stocks

Virgin Galactic shares climbed about 18% to $3.25 Friday, with trading volume nearly triple the average, as investors bought space stocks after reports of a possible SpaceX IPO. The stock extended Thursday’s 11% gain. Virgin Galactic continues to face significant cash-burn and financing risk while preparing for flight testing later this year. First-quarter results showed a $65 million net loss and negative free cash flow.
22 May 2026
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Virgin Galactic Stock Surges 17% Before Earnings: Why SPCE’s Next Test Matters

Virgin Galactic Stock Surges 17% Before Earnings: Why SPCE’s Next Test Matters

Virgin Galactic shares surged 17.1% to $2.94 Friday, trading over 16 million shares ahead of its first-quarter earnings report due May 14. The rally followed a 5.6% drop Thursday and left the stock still down over 55% from its 52-week high. Analysts expect a quarterly loss of 79 cents per share on $200,000 revenue. Virgin Galactic ended 2025 with $338 million in cash and a $279 million net loss.
9 May 2026
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Space and Defense Stocks: Rocket Lab, Lockheed, Northrop, RTX in Focus as China Sanctions and Space Force Awards Shape 2026

Space and Defense Stocks: Rocket Lab, Lockheed, Northrop, RTX in Focus as China Sanctions and Space Force Awards Shape 2026

China announced sanctions late Friday against 20 U.S. defense firms, including Boeing’s St. Louis branch, Northrop Grumman Systems, and L3Harris Maritime Services, over arms sales to Taiwan. The move freezes assets in China and blocks business with Chinese entities. U.S. markets closed Friday nearly flat in light post-holiday trading. Investors are watching space and defense stocks ahead of Monday’s open.
27 December 2025
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Record-Setting Black Hole Flash Dazzles Astronomers: “One-In-A-Million” Flare Blasts Light = 10 Trillion Suns

Record-Setting Black Hole Flash Dazzles Astronomers: “One-In-A-Million” Flare Blasts Light = 10 Trillion Suns

Astronomers observed the brightest black hole flare ever recorded, outshining 10 trillion Suns. The event, caused by a supermassive black hole shredding a giant star, occurred in a galaxy about 10–11 billion light-years away. Detected in 2018 by Caltech’s Zwicky Transient Facility, the flare peaked over months and is now fading. Findings led by Matthew Graham were published Nov. 4, 2025, in Nature Astronomy.
5 November 2025
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Space Race in 48 Hours: Starship Roars, Moon Mission Nears & Space Tourism Soars

Space Race in 48 Hours: Starship Roars, Moon Mission Nears & Space Tourism Soars

SpaceX launched NASA’s IMAP probe and two rideshare satellites on Sept. 24 to study the solar heliosphere. NASA set Artemis II’s crewed lunar flyby for April 2026, pending tests. SpaceX fired Starship’s upper stage on Sept. 22 ahead of its next test flight. NASA’s Psyche probe beamed data 218 million miles by laser, surpassing radio speeds.
24 September 2025
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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

Virgin Galactic began flying commercial space tourists in 2023 after its SpaceShipTwo carried a full crew above 80 km in 2021. Blue Origin’s New Shepard flights cross 100 km, with seats auctioned up to $28 million and routine prices in the hundreds of thousands. SpaceX’s Inspiration4 sent an all-civilian crew to orbit in 2021. Axiom’s Ax-1 mission in 2022 charged $55 million per seat for a 10-day ISS stay.
14 August 2025
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State of Space and Satellite Technologies in 2025 (Updated: June 27th, 2025)

State of Space and Satellite Technologies in 2025 (Updated: June 27th, 2025)

NASA’s Artemis I launched November 16, 2022, sending an uncrewed Orion around the Moon on the first SLS flight. By 2024, the global space economy hit $570 billion, with commercial ventures generating 80%. The U.S. led 154 of 259 orbital launches in 2024; SpaceX flew 90. Over 11,000 active satellites orbit Earth as of 2025, with Starlink alone operating about 7,500.
26 June 2025
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Rocketing into the New Space Race: Inside the Global Boom of Private Spaceflight and Payload Companies

Rocketing into the New Space Race: Inside the Global Boom of Private Spaceflight and Payload Companies

The global space economy hit $570 billion in 2023, with private ventures making up 78%. SpaceX launched nearly 100 missions that year, accounting for 95% of U.S. orbital launches. Investors have put $347.9 billion into 2,197 space startups since 2009. Virgin Galactic began commercial suborbital flights in 2023, charging $450,000 per seat.
16 June 2025
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Inside the Billionaire Space Tourist Boom: History, Players, Prices, and the Future of Commercial Spaceflight

Inside the Billionaire Space Tourist Boom: History, Players, Prices, and the Future of Commercial Spaceflight

Dennis Tito became the first space tourist in April 2001, paying about $20 million for a week on the ISS aboard a Russian Soyuz. The U.S. passed the Commercial Space Launch Amendments Act in 2004, setting FAA rules for private launches. By 2025, over 60 private individuals have flown to space as paying passengers or guests, with ticket prices for orbital missions reaching $55 million per seat.
16 June 2025
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Stock Market Today

  • US Stock Futures Slip After Tech Selloff, Oil Prices Rise
    June 8, 2026, 5:03 AM EDT. US stock futures fell following a tech sector selloff on Wall Street, as a strong jobs report heightened expectations for a Federal Reserve interest-rate hike. The tech slump sparked investor caution, pushing equities lower. Meanwhile, oil prices climbed, reflecting mixed market signals. Traders weighed the impact of robust labor data against inflation concerns, anticipating policy tightening by the Fed.

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Nvidia’s $5 Trillion Valuation Gets Put to the Test Monday

Nvidia’s $5 Trillion Valuation Gets Put to the Test Monday

8 June 2026
Nvidia shares hovered near Friday’s 6% drop and $300 billion market cap loss despite new South Korean AI deals, as chip stocks reeled from fears of higher U.S. rates and regulatory risks; investors await Monday’s open to see if fresh partnerships can offset sector volatility and valuation pressure.
Nokia drops after fast AI rally, traders stay focused

Nokia rally stalls as traders sell tech stocks after AI push

8 June 2026
Nokia shares plunged 2.98% in Helsinki to 12.690 euros, extending losses as investors dumped AI-linked tech stocks amid rising oil prices and rate fears; U.S. ADRs dropped 13.48% Friday, while no new operating update was given and Nokia issued 500 million euros in new debt, with the next key earnings test set for July 23.
SpaceX Sets IPO at $135, Retail Buzz Ahead of SPCX Nasdaq Debut

SpaceX Sets IPO at $135, Retail Buzz Ahead of SPCX Nasdaq Debut

8 June 2026
SpaceX’s $75 billion IPO launches June 12 at $135 a share, with retail demand already double the shares on offer and 30% of the deal earmarked for individuals, but 2025 losses of $4.94 billion and a $1.75 trillion target valuation raise questions about post-IPO pricing as index entry and profitability remain uncertain.
Eli Lilly Set for Key Monday After New Weight-Loss Drug Data

Eli Lilly Set for Key Monday After New Weight-Loss Drug Data

8 June 2026
Eli Lilly closed at $1,131.42, up 0.55%, after releasing late-stage data showing its obesity drug retatrutide led to 28.3% weight loss over 80 weeks and reduced sleep apnea and knee pain, fueling hopes its obesity pipeline could expand beyond weight loss as rivals Boehringer Ingelheim and Zealand Pharma unveiled competing data, setting up a key test for Lilly’s trillion-dollar valuation as trading resumes.
SK Hynix Slips Even After Nvidia Deal as Korean AI Shares Slide

SK Hynix Slips Even After Nvidia Deal as Korean AI Shares Slide

8 June 2026
SK Hynix plunged 7.68% to 1,911,000 won despite sealing a multi-year Nvidia memory deal, as fears of a U.S. rate hike and a tech stock rout triggered circuit breakers and an 8.3% KOSPI crash, overshadowing strong AI demand and ongoing HBM supply constraints.
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