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Space Industry 2 October 2025 - 20 October 2025

NASA’s “Astronaut Avatars” – Tiny Organ Chips Poised to Protect Artemis II Crew’s Health

SpaceX’s Moon Mission in Jeopardy as NASA Opens Artemis Contract to Rivals

NASA’s surprise move to reopen the Artemis III lunar lander contract marks a dramatic shift in the U.S. return-to-the-Moon effort. Acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy – who also serves as U.S. Transportation Secretary – revealed on Monday that NASA will no longer rely exclusively on SpaceX for the planned Moon landing mission. “I’m in the process of opening that contract up,” Duffy said, explaining that SpaceX’s development schedule has slipped too muchreuters.com. SpaceX’s Starship rocket was originally slated to carry astronauts from lunar orbit to the surface in late 2025 or 2026, but multiple testing setbacks forced NASA to push the Artemis III landing to 2027reuters.com. Even that timeline now looks tenuous. “We’re going to have a space race in regard to American companies competing to see who can actually get us back to the moon first,” Duffy told Fox News, underscoring that NASA wants competition on the projectreuters.com. His message was clear: SpaceX’s delays cannot hold the Moon program hostage. Duffy stressed the U.S. must get astronauts on the lunar surface “in this President’s term” – i.e. by 2028 – to stay ahead of China’s ambitionsreuters.com. Under the current plan, China’s space agency is aiming to land taikonauts on
20 October 2025
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AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) Stock Skyrockets on Verizon Deal – Is Satellite-to-Phone Broadband the Next Big Thing?

AST SpaceMobile Stock Shoots for the Stars on Verizon Deal – What’s Next for ASTS?

Such meteoric gains have made AST SpaceMobile a market darling of 2025. The company – which went public via SPAC in 2021 – is now valued near $30 billionts2.tech, a staggering figure considering its nascent revenue. Investors have piled into ASTS on the promise that it could revolutionize mobile connectivityts2.techts2.tech. Social media forums show retail traders “extremely bullish” on ASTS, which became a trending ticker on Stocktwits as shares rocketed upwardts2.tech. However, the stock’s volatile swings also hint at speculative fervor: after peaking mid-week, ASTS briefly pulled back by ~6% on profit-takingts2.tech, demonstrating that even high-flyers aren’t immune to turbulence. Company executives on both sides touted the agreement’s potential. “The agreement will extend the scope of Verizon’s 850 MHz premium low-band spectrum into areas that would benefit from the ubiquitous reach of space-based broadband,” AST SpaceMobile CEO Abel Avellan said, calling it a big step toward eliminating dead zonesapnews.com. Verizon’s technology chief likewise said integrating AST’s satellites with Verizon’s terrestrial network paves the way for “a future where everything and everyone can be connected, regardless of geography”apnews.com. Financial terms weren’t disclosed, but the partnership underscores that telecom giants see AST’s satellites as a solution to plug coverage gaps in rural
17 October 2025
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Virgin Galactic SPCE Stock Surges on Lawsuit Settlement and Purdue Mission News

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

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. 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, well underperforming the S&P500. SPCE remains extremely volatile. Financially, Virgin Galactic remains pre‑revenue. Q2 2025 results showed just $406K in sales and a $67.3M net loss ts2.tech. The loss per share was narrower than Wall Street feared; MarketBeat notes VG “reported an EPS of… outperforming analysts’ expectations” Marketbeat, although revenue fell short of forecasts. Capital expenditures rose as VG invests in its Delta‑class fleet ts2.tech. Free cash flow was highly negative but operating expenses are down ~34% from a year ago Edgen. Cash reserves were ~$508M at quarter’s end ts2.tech Edgen, bolstered by a $56M equity raise. With ~100–125M spent per quarter ts2.tech Edgen, management projects ~18 months of runway absent new funding. Management still targets a Delta‑class launch by late 2026, but admits the timeline has repeatedly slipped ts2.tech.
16 October 2025
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SpaceX’s Starship Launch Sends Space Stocks Soaring – Historic Test Closes Block 2 Chapter

SpaceX’s Starship Launch Sends Space Stocks Soaring – Historic Test Closes Block 2 Chapter

On Oct 13 SpaceX executed the 11th test flight of its fully-reusable Starship rocket from its Starbase launch facility. The 400‑ft tall rocket roared to life under 33 Raptor engines, lifting its upper-stage above the pad ts2.tech. Two and a half minutes after liftoff the Super Heavy booster separated and began a carefully controlled descent. SpaceX ran a sophisticated landing burn and the booster made a soft splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico about 8½ minutes after launch ts2.tech. This marked SpaceX’s third successful Super Heavy recovery and only the second reuse of the booster ts2.tech. The orbiter stage continued into space, deployed its payload, then returned. About 20 minutes into the flight Ship 38 opened its bay and released eight flat panels simulating Starlink satellites ts2.tech. It then reignited one Raptor for a de-orbit burn – proving it can relight in space for future missions. During reentry the Ship’s heat shield was tested and the vehicle performed a banking turn to orient itself. Approximately 66½ minutes after launch, Ship 38 hit the ocean off Western Australia right on target ts2.tech. SpaceX’s live webcast erupted in cheers; on-camera announcer Dan Huot shouted “Let ’em hear it, Starbase – what a
16 October 2025
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Momentus (MNTS) Stock Skyrockets on NASA & Solstar Deals – Breakthrough or Bubble?

Momentus (MNTS) Stock Skyrockets on NASA & Solstar Deals – Breakthrough or Bubble?

Momentus shares have been highly volatile. In early October 2025, MNTS popped to $1.93 on Oct 9 before crashing to $1.45 that day stockanalysis.com. By Oct 13 it recovered to $1.43 stocktitan.net. The uptick on Oct 13 coincided with press releases about new NASA and Solstar contracts. In pre-market trading Oct 14, MNTS was trading around $1.82, up roughly +27% on heavy volume stockanalysis.com. Over the past 2 weeks, the stock rose ~6.7%, but year-to-date it is still down ~85% from last year’s highs stockinvest.us. Recent price drivers: Analysts note that the jump on Oct 13-14 came after two major announcements. On Oct 13, Momentus reported the $15M Solstar agreement and reiterated its role in NASA tech demos businesswire.com. These deals provide some short-term business catalysts, but the stock remains extremely small and thinly traded, so swings are exaggerated. Technical chart watchers have pointed out a strong near-term uptrend, but warn of high volatility stockinvest.us.
14 October 2025
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Rocket Lab Rockets to New Heights on Huge Japan Deals – Is the Boom Sustainable?

Rocket Lab Rockets to New Heights on Huge Japan Deals – Is the Boom Sustainable?

Rocket Lab’s dramatic rise reflects both tech execution and a booming small-satellite market. As of early Oct 2025, RKLB trades near $70, compared to the low-$50s in late September stockanalysis.com. The company’s Electron rocket has delivered reliable launches for dozens of customers this year. Founder Sir Peter Beck calls it “the world’s most frequently launched orbital small rocket” globenewswire.com. Investors and partners point to Electron’s track record: iQPS’s CEO noted that four SAR satellites launched in 2025 “reaffirmed our confidence in the rocket’s reliability,” giving them comfort to book 3 more globenewswire.com. Beyond existing rockets, Rocket Lab is betting big on Neutron. The 141-ft Neutron will have a reusable first stage and a unique “Hungry Hippo” fairing that stays attached, enabling rapid reuse ts2.tech. It’s positioned for U.S. government missions ts2.tech. Analysts see Neutron as a long-term game-changer. The Motley Fool observes that RL “has soared over 500% this year, and its upcoming Neutron rocket could send the stock even higher” nasdaq.com. Indeed, with Neutron on the horizon and growing backlog, some investors talk of RL joining SpaceX among launch leaders nasdaq.com.
10 October 2025
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Rocket Lab Soars to New Heights After Mega Launch Deal – What’s Next for the Space Stock?

Rocket Lab Soars to New Heights After Mega Launch Deal – What’s Next for the Space Stock?

Rocket Lab’s shares have been on a tear in 2025, and the momentum hit a fever pitch this week. On October 8, the stock jumped around 7% to roughly $66 in pre-market trading Benzinga – a fresh all-time high – after the company announced an exciting new launch contract. The surge continued a stunning run-up over the past year: Rocket Lab’s stock is up about 700% year-over-year, recently hovering near its 52-week high ts2.tech. Even a mid-September wobble only paused the rally ts2.tech. The overall trend has been sharply upward, with Rocket Lab nearly doubling year-to-date by early October ts2.tech. Investors cheered the latest news driving the stock: on Oct. 7, Rocket Lab disclosed a multi-launch agreement with iQPS, a Japanese Earth-observation company. The deal calls for three dedicated Electron rocket missions starting in 2026 from Rocket Lab’s New Zealand launch site Benzinga. Each mission will loft a synthetic aperture radar satellite for iQPS, using Rocket Lab’s own Motorized Lightband separation system to deploy the spacecraft Benzinga Benzinga. This contract expands Rocket Lab’s partnership with iQPS – which had already flown four Electrons for them – and brings iQPS’s total booked launches to seven Benzinga Benzinga. In other words, iQPS
8 October 2025
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Rocket Lab Stock Skyrockets 700% – Is RKLB Ready for Its Next Giant Leap?

Rocket Lab’s 2025 Blast-Off: 700% Stock Surge, Record Launches, and Mars Mission Milestones

Rocket Lab’s fall 2025 has been marked by significant contract wins and mission milestones. The headline news is the expanded partnership with Synspective, a Japanese Earth-imaging company. On September 29, Rocket Lab announced a second multi-launch contract with Synspective for 10 additional Electron launches, on top of an existing deal for 11 launchesglobenewswire.com. This brought Synspective’s total contracted missions to 21 dedicated Electron flights – the largest single-customer deal in Rocket Lab’s historyglobenewswire.com. All 21 missions are slated to launch from Rocket Lab’s Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand over the coming years, deploying Synspective’s StriX synthetic aperture radar satellites that provide high-resolution Earth observation for disaster response, security and environmental monitoringglobenewswire.comglobenewswire.com. Sir Peter Beck, Rocket Lab’s founder and CEO, emphasized the significance of reliable, flexible launch timing for constellation deployment, saying “regular and reliable launch on a flexible schedule is essential to the build out of Synspective’s constellation… It’s an honor to add another 10 StriX satellites to Electron’s launch manifest and continue our long-standing partnership”globenewswire.com. Synspective’s CEO Dr. Motoyuki Arai likewise praised Rocket Lab’s track record, noting the Electron’s precision and consistent schedule have “enabled us to stay on schedule and achieve our mission objectives… [our] continued collaboration
7 October 2025
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AST SpaceMobile Stock Skyrockets on Satellite Breakthroughs and Big-Name Backing

AST SpaceMobile’s ASTS Stock Rockets on Satellite Breakthroughs – What Investors Need to Know

AST SpaceMobile has been one of 2025’s hottest stocks, more than tripling in value year-to-dateamid excitement around its satellite-phone technologytipranks.com. The stock’s momentum hit a crescendo in early October. On October 1, 2025, ASTS leapt 16% in a single day, breaking out from the $40s to close at $56.94ts2.tech. It then soared another ~16% on October 2, ending at $66.16 per sharets2.tech. These back-to-back rallies – accompanied by heavy trading volume about 3× the three-month average – propelled ASTS to fresh all-time highs, with a market cap roughly $20–24 billion by early Octoberts2.techts2.tech. By October 3, ASTS hovered in the mid-$60s, representing a 5-day surge of nearly 50%ainvest.com. The exuberance was driven by concrete news that validated AST’s space-based cellular network plans. Retail traders on social media took notice – ASTS became a trending ticker on Stocktwits as it hit new peakseconomictimes.indiatimes.com, reflecting “extremely bullish” sentiment among individual investors.
7 October 2025
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AST SpaceMobile Stock Skyrockets on Satellite Breakthroughs and Big-Name Backing

AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) Skyrockets on Satellite Breakthroughs – SpaceX & AT&T Partnerships Fuel Rally

AST SpaceMobile’s stock skyrocketed in early October 2025, making it one of the market’s top performers. Shares climbed from the high-$40s into the mid-$60s within days on massive trading volumests2.tech. In fact, ASTS more than tripled since mid-2025ts2.tech, reflecting growing optimism around the company’s progress. By October 6, the stock was hovering near its 52-week high with a market cap around $24 billionmarketbeat.com. This meteoric rise followed back-to-back rally days: +16% on October 1 and +16% on October 2ts2.tech. Such explosive momentum indicates that investors have eagerly embraced AST SpaceMobile’s recent news and see significant upside – at least in the short term. However, the rapid ascent also raises questions about sustainability. ASTS shares are now far above their 50-day average pricemarketbeat.com, suggesting the rally may have overshot near-term fundamentals. The volatility has been high – the stock dipped notably in early September before this latest surgets2.tech – so investors should brace for potential swings. Still, the overarching trend has been positive, fueled by concrete milestones that the company achieved heading into October.
6 October 2025
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Starlink Soars, Mars Reveals Life Clues & Space Industry Shuffles – Oct 5–6, 2025

Starlink Soars, Mars Reveals Life Clues & Space Industry Shuffles – Oct 5–6, 2025

SpaceX continues to push the envelope on launch cadence. In the early hours of October 6, a Falcon 9 lifted off from Cape Canaveral carrying 24 Starlink satellites to orbit en.wikipedia.org. The mission had been slated for the weekend but was postponed a day by stormy Florida weather news.satnews.com. With its successful flight just after midnight, SpaceX has topped 125 Falcon 9 launches this year space.com – a staggering rate that underscores how routine orbital launches have become for Elon Musk’s company. The Starlink Group 10-59 mission on Oct. 6 adds another batch of satellites to that network, which is increasingly blanketing the globe with internet coverage. Not every launch effort is running so smoothly: Firefly Aerospace had been preparing to resume flights of its Alpha rocket this fall, but a test mishap in late September destroyed an Alpha first stage and forced a stand-down starfightersspace.com starfightersspace.com. Firefly’s CEO Jason Kim acknowledged the setback, saying “we’ll provide a go-forward plan for Alpha” soon starfightersspace.com. In the meantime, Firefly made waves on the business front and emphasized it’s still “full speed ahead” on other projects like its Blue Ghost lunar lander for NASA.
6 October 2025
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Starship Soars, Starlink Swells & SpaceX Dominates: 10 Days of Spectacular SpaceX News (Oct 1–10, 2025)

Starship Soars, Starlink Swells & SpaceX Dominates: 10 Days of Spectacular SpaceX News (Oct 1–10, 2025)

Now, let’s dive into the details of each development from October 1–10, 2025, and what they mean for SpaceX, its competitors, and the future of spaceflight. spaceflightnow.comSpaceX began October with Falcon 9 rockets flying at an unprecedented pace, underscoring the company’s capability to maintain a rapid cadence. On Oct. 3, a Falcon 9 from Vandenberg SFB completed SpaceX’s 125th launch of 2025, lofting 28 Starlink V2 Mini satellites to low Earth orbitspaceflightnow.comspace.com. The booster landed on the Pacific droneship Of Course I Still Love You minutes later, marking SpaceX’s 514th successful booster recovery to datespaceflightnow.comspaceflightnow.com. This mission was notable not just for its payload, but for a quirky bit of launch trivia: it was the third Falcon 9 in a row launched from the West Coast – the first time SpaceX has ever flown three consecutive missions out of Vandenberg without an interleaved Florida launchspaceflightnow.com.
5 October 2025
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Viasat’s 2025 Takeoff: Stock Soars, New Satellites Launch, and a High-Stakes Future

Viasat’s 2025 Takeoff: Stock Soars, New Satellites Launch, and a High-Stakes Future

Viasat’s stock has been on a tear in 2025, marking a stark reversal of fortune. By late Q3 2025, VSAT shares had climbed roughly +280% year-to-datetrefis.com – a dramatic rebound after plummeting 70% in 2024trefis.com. The rally has accelerated through the year: a fresh surge in August saw the stock jump 25% in six daystrefis.com, as investors reacted to improving financial news and strategic developments. Viasat’s market capitalization now hovers around $4–4.5 billiontrefis.com, up from barely $1 billion at 2024’s trough, yet the stock still trades at a substantial discount to historical valuation multiples. At about 1.5× enterprise value/sales, VSAT is 22% below its 5-year average and at a 66% discount to the broader market’s EV/Sfinimize.com – reflecting lingering profit concerns. For context, peer Iridium Communications commands ~5.8× salesfinimize.com thanks to its solid margins, while Viasat’s depressed multiple suggests skepticism about its earnings path. What ignited Viasat’s 2025 rise? A combination of factors fueled renewed investor optimism. In January 2025, Viasat landed a coveted spot on a $4.8 billion NASA contract to modernize near-Earth communications, signaling its tech leadership and opening a new revenue streamfinimize.comviasat.com. That news, coupled with growing confidence in Viasat’s defense business, helped kick off a rally
5 October 2025
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Planet Labs Stock Skyrockets in 2025: Record Highs, Big Contracts, and Rivalry in the Space Race

Planet Labs Stock Skyrockets in 2025: Record Highs, Big Contracts, and Rivalry in the Space Race

Planet Labs has delivered a thrilling ride for investors in 2025, transforming from a beaten-down SPAC alum into one of the year’s hottest tech stocks. After starting the year in the mid-single digits, PL shares took off on a steep upward trajectory, fueled by improving financial results and a string of high-profile deals. By early October, the stock had more than tripled year-to-date, handily outperforming the broader market. In fact, Planet’s share price soared so much that it blew past its prior record high of $12.15 and kept climbing into the mid-teens Inkl. Several key catalysts underpinned this rally. September 2025 was a game-changer – the stock jumped over 80% in that single month Inkl after Planet released stellar quarterly earnings and raised its outlook, signaling that growth is accelerating. The September surge also coincided with a wave of Wall Street upgrades and bullish buzz around the name. To put the move in perspective, Planet Labs’ stock was roughly $4–$5 in early 2025; by October it hit about $15 Barchart Barchart, marking a ~460% increase from a year prior Barchart. Such explosive momentum naturally grabbed headlines – and prompted the question of whether this satellite imagery pioneer is a long-term
4 October 2025
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Rocket Lab Stock Skyrockets 700% – Is RKLB Ready for Its Next Giant Leap?

Rocket Lab Stock on a Mission in 2025: Is RKLB the Next Space Launch Leader?

Rocket Lab USA Inc. operates two main divisions—Launch Services and Space Systems. Launch Services offers the Electron small‑lift rocket, the HASTE suborbital platform for hypersonic tests, and is developing the Neutron medium‑class, partially reusable launch vehicle. Space Systems supplies complete spacecraft, satellite buses, reaction wheels, star trackers, solar panels and recently the GEOST infrared sensors and Mynaric laser terminals. The company’s 2025 growth has been fueled by both divisions. In Q2 2025, launch revenue reached $66.6 million while space systems revenue grew to $97.9 million, reflecting strong demand for satellite components and government constellations fool.com. The quarter delivered 17.9 % sequential growth and produced GAAP gross margins of 32.1 % and non‑GAAP margins of 36.9 % fool.com. Management expects approximately 20 Electron launches in 2025; five were completed by mid‑year businesswire.com. The backlog of around $1 billion is weighted toward government constellations such as the Space Development Agency’s Tranche 2 satellites, which are expected to convert to revenue in 2025–2026 fool.com.
4 October 2025
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SpaceX’s $400 Billion Moonshot: How to Invest in Elon Musk’s Rocket Empire in 2025

SpaceX’s $400 Billion Moonshot: How to Invest in Elon Musk’s Rocket Empire in 2025

SpaceX is not publicly traded. In 2025, individual investors cannot buy SpaceX stock on any stock exchange – the company remains private and majority-owned by Elon Musk and early backers get.ycharts.com. Unlike Tesla, which went public in 2010, SpaceX has stayed closely held. Musk has long argued that remaining private allows SpaceX to focus on audacious long-term goals without the short-term pressures of quarterly earnings and public market scrutiny investopedia.com. As he put it, taking SpaceX public too soon could “change its fundamental mission to Mars into a mission for profits,” so he prefers to delay an IPO investopedia.com. SpaceX’s President Gwynne Shotwell has even quipped that SpaceX won’t go public until they’re “regularly flying to Mars”, underscoring the leadership’s stance investopedia.com. For everyday investors, this means no direct way to own a piece of SpaceX. The only people who hold actual SpaceX shares are insiders or wealthy private investors who participated in private funding rounds. SpaceX does occasionally facilitate secondary sales – essentially allowing existing shareholders to sell some of their private stock to other pre-approved investors – but these deals are typically limited to large institutions or accredited investors and are not accessible to the general public reuters.com.
3 October 2025
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Space Race Spectacular: SpaceX, Blue Origin & NASA Top Headlines in Early October 2025

Space Race Spectacular: SpaceX, Blue Origin & NASA Top Headlines in Early October 2025

Sources & Commentary: This roundup draws on official releases and news outlets. NASA and industry experts provided insights – for example, Space Force Lt. Col. Amber Johnson called ATLAS “a revolutionary leap forward” for space situational awareness airandspaceforces.com, and Gen. Phillip Garrant stressed the need to “leverage other locations” beyond traditional launch sites airandspaceforces.com. ISRO’s chair V. Narayanan noted NISAR’s broad benefits for the global science community reuters.com. Fact-checks and figures come from Spaceflight Now, Reuters, Space.com, NASA press releases and other vetted sources to ensure accuracy spaceflightnow.com nasa.gov airandspaceforces.com.
3 October 2025
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Planet Labs (PL) Stock Skyrockets on Record Earnings, SpaceX Launch & Major Contracts

Planet Labs (PL) Stock Skyrockets on Record Earnings, SpaceX Launch & Major Contracts

Planet’s strong share-price rally coincides with a string of positive news in late September/early October. On Oct 1, Planet announced that Pelican-5 and Pelican-6 satellites and 36 SuperDove CubeSats arrived at Vandenberg for a SpaceX rideshare launch ainvest.com ainvest.com. CEO Will Marshall noted “incredible demand for high-resolution data” as a driver for growth. The same day, Planet confirmed it will open a new Berlin manufacturing facility – a move to double Pelican production and meet soaring European demand markets.financialcontent.com. These announcements helped PL stock jump ~6.5% on Oct 1 markets.financialcontent.com. Earlier in September, Planet had shipped Pelican-3 and -4 satellites into orbit, completing another constellation upgrade. The Q2 earnings release also highlighted defense and government wins: the U.S. Defense Innovation Unit extended its Hybrid Space Architecture pilot with Planet businesswire.com, and the U.S. NRO expanded its EOCL contract for daily PlanetScope and maritime monitoring businesswire.com. On the commercial side, the UK’s Rural Payments Agency renewed a multi-year land management monitoring deal, and reinsurer Swiss Re leveraged Planet imagery for a new drought-insurance policy businesswire.com.
2 October 2025
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Sky Is No Limit: Global Satcom Market Set to Soar Through 2035

AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) Stock Skyrockets on New Satellite and Carrier Milestones – Record Highs and $60+ Targets

Sources: AST SpaceMobile filings and press releases businesswire.com businesswire.com; Yahoo/BusinessWire news newswire.ca newswire.ca; Investing/Benzinga reports investing.com investing.com; stock market data webull.com stockanalysis.com; Reuters reuters.com reuters.com; and industry media/analyst coverage t-mobile.com webull.com.
2 October 2025
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