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Space News 1 October 2025 - 3 October 2025

AST SpaceMobile Stock Skyrockets on Satellite Breakthroughs and Big-Name Backing

AST SpaceMobile Soars on Satellite Breakthrough: What’s Behind $ASTS’s 16% Rally?

Stock Performance (Oct 1–3, 2025) ASTS has been on a tear. On Oct 1, 2025 the stock surged 16.0% to close at $56.94 (from $49.08 two days prior) stockanalysis.com. On Oct 2, 2025, it again rallied 16.2%, closing at $66.16 stockanalysis.com. These gains came on heavy volume (~30.0 million shares traded on Oct 2) stockanalysis.com stockanalysis.com, far above its three-month average, reflecting strong buyer interest. As of early trading on Oct 3, ASTS was around $65–66 stockanalysis.com. The stock’s market capitalization is roughly $20–24 billion (depending on the share count used) stockanalysis.com reuters.com. For context, ASTS has more than tripled
3 October 2025
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UK Satellites Under Siege: Top Space General Warns of Russia’s “Weekly” Attacks

UK Satellites Under Siege: Top Space General Warns of Russia’s “Weekly” Attacks

Russia’s New Frontier: Satellite Warfare Senior UK officials say the war in Ukraine has spilled into space. In interviews with the BBC, Space Command chief Paul Tedman detailed how Russia regularly monitors and jams British military satellites. These jamming attacks are conducted from the ground by powerful transmitters that drown out the satellites’ signals ontheradar.csis.org portsmouth.co.uk. Crucially, jamming is non-kinetic: it disrupts data links but does not physically destroy the satellite ontheradar.csis.org. Once the interference stops, normal communications can resume. Tedman stressed that since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, these attempts have become “persistent, deliberate, and increasingly aggressive” united24media.com. When pressed on
3 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

Investing in SpaceX: Full Report Can You Invest in SpaceX 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 (like colonizing Mars) 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
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

Recent News & Developments 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 (high-res imagery, on-board AI) 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
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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You Won’t Believe How Easily You Can Spot the ISS – Ultimate International Space Station Viewing Guide

ISS Legacy and the Commercial Space Race: Why 2020s Are Launching Humanity Into Deep Space

ISS: A Launch Pad for Deep Space Exploration When the International Space Station was first assembled in 1998, NASA envisioned it as more than a laboratory. It would be a bridge into the solar system—a place to master living and working in space, develop life‑support systems and test technologies before committing astronauts to long voyages. In 2025, with the ISS still orbiting 400 kilometres above Earth, that vision is clearer than ever. Mastering a New Environment Micro‑gravity is a harsh teacher. On the ISS, astronauts must adapt to drinking in weightlessness, sleeping in vertical sleeping bags and maintaining fitness when bones
2 October 2025
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Space Industry Roars Amid Shutdown Drama: NASA Halts Ops as ESA, SpaceX, Blue Origin, China Make Headlines

Space Industry Roars Amid Shutdown Drama: NASA Halts Ops as ESA, SpaceX, Blue Origin, China Make Headlines

Key Facts: In-Depth Report: NASA and U.S. Space Policy: Shutdown Halts Many Operations On Oct. 1, 2025, the U.S. government lapsed into a funding shutdown as federal appropriations ran out. All NASA civil servants (about 15,000 employees) were furloughed, and many agency offices and web services went offline. NASA’s Science Mission Directorate warned that proposal deadlines and solicitations would be set to “TBD” until funding is restored. SpaceFlight Now reports NASA officials immediately rebutted a critical Senate report – one claiming the agency was “illegally” relying on an unapproved budget blueprint – calling those allegations false. In practice, NASA says
2 October 2025
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Tech Frenzy Oct 1–2, 2025: AI Hits $500B, Apple’s Vision Pivot, Space Milestones & More

Tech Frenzy Oct 1–2, 2025: AI Hits $500B, Apple’s Vision Pivot, Space Milestones & More

Below we dive into each story in detail. Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning OpenAI continued to dominate headlines. Reuters reports that after a share sale to investors (including SoftBank), OpenAI is now valued at roughly $500 billion reuters.com. This latest round far eclipses its previous $300B valuation and highlights continued investor enthusiasm for AI. The infusion of capital will presumably help OpenAI expand data-center capacity (e.g. “Stargate” servers) and accelerate research. Analyst and investor interest remains sky-high. For context, Microsoft’s CEO Satya Nadella framed the industry’s direction as a “tectonic AI platform shift”, restructuring his company so he can focus on
2 October 2025
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Virgin Galactic’s Turbulent Ride: Can Space Tourism Turn $SPCE$ Into a Star or a Falling Satellite?

Virgin Galactic’s Turbulent Ride: Can Space Tourism Turn $SPCE$ Into a Star or a Falling Satellite?

In‑Depth Report 1. Stock Performance Around 1 October 2025 Virgin Galactic shares hovered near multi‑year lows heading into October 2025. On 1 October, SPCE closed at $3.42; after‑hours trading modestly lifted the price to $3.44 Yahoo. The stock had tumbled about 41 % year‑to‑date through late September, extending a five‑year decline of roughly 99 % Yahoo. Volume on 1 October (about 2.2 million shares) trailed the average daily volume of 3.48 million Yahoo, suggesting subdued investor interest. In the days preceding 1 October, SPCE drifted between $3.30 and $3.70, reflecting investor skepticism after the company’s August earnings release. The negative sentiment stems from ongoing cash burn and delayed commercialization, although
2 October 2025
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Breaking Space News (Sept 30 – Oct 1, 2025): Record Launches, Bold Contracts, and Stunning Milestones

Breaking Space News (Sept 30 – Oct 1, 2025): Record Launches, Bold Contracts, and Stunning Milestones

Key Facts Global Space Agencies: Moon Rockets and Modern Operations NASA (USA) focused on its Artemis lunar program. On Sept. 30, NASA announced that the Orion Stage Adapter (which connects the SLS rocket’s upper stage to Orion) was installed for Artemis II nasa.gov. This brings the integrated SLS–Orion stack closer to its no-later-than April 2026 launch. NASA explains that “in the coming weeks” engineers will mate the Orion crew capsule to the rocket nasa.gov. This Artemis II mission will be the first crewed flight of SLS/Orion, carrying astronauts around the Moon. Meanwhile, NASA is also finalizing Europe’s Sentinel-6B satellite (co‑funded
1 October 2025
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Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS: A Visitor from Beyond the Solar System

Mysterious Manhattan-Sized Interstellar Object 3I/ATLAS Sparks Alien Theories Ahead of Halloween

Manhattan-Sized Visitor: Alien Mothership or Giant Comet? Discovery and Orbit Astronomers first spotted 3I/ATLAS on July 1, 2025, when the ATLAS asteroid survey telescope in Chile reported a fast-moving fuzzy object science.nasa.gov science.nasa.gov. Archived images quickly confirmed it follows a steep, open-ended (hyperbolic) path – a clear sign it was not born in our Solar System. NASA confirms that 3I/ATLAS is the third known interstellar visitor (after 1I/ʻOumuamua in 2017 and 2I/Borisov in 2019) science.nasa.gov science.nasa.gov. From its inbound direction near the constellation Sagittarius, it likely originated far from the Sun, perhaps even from the galactic center region science.nasa.gov. This
1 October 2025
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Stock Market Today

Seagate (STX) stock jumps nearly 6% as Citi hikes target — what to watch next week

Seagate (STX) stock jumps nearly 6% as Citi hikes target — what to watch next week

7 February 2026
Seagate shares rose 5.9% to $429.32 Friday after Citigroup raised its price target to $480 and reiterated a buy rating. The gain ended a two-day slide but left the stock 6.6% below its Feb. 3 high. CEO Dave Mosley sold 20,000 shares on Feb. 2 under a pre-arranged plan, SEC filings show. U.S. jobs and inflation data next week are seen as key tests for tech stocks.
Cummins (CMI) stock price rebounds after earnings whipsaw as investors eye data-center power demand

Cummins (CMI) stock price rebounds after earnings whipsaw as investors eye data-center power demand

7 February 2026
Cummins shares jumped 6.8% to $577.73 Friday, recovering from a nearly 9% post-earnings drop the day before. The company reported Q4 revenue up 1% to $8.54 billion, took a $218 million charge tied to its hydrogen business, and guided for 2026 EBITDA of 17–18% of sales. Demand for data center generators offset weakness in North American truck markets. Analyst reaction was mixed; Truist raised its price target.
Corning stock hits first record close since 2000 as jobs, CPI data loom

Corning stock hits first record close since 2000 as jobs, CPI data loom

7 February 2026
Corning shares surged 8.3% to $122.16 Friday, their highest close since the dot-com era, after Meta agreed to buy up to $6 billion in fiber-optic cables. The stock is up 40% since late 2025, fueled by strong first-quarter guidance and AI data-center demand. Insiders sold shares following the rally, SEC filings show. Investors await next week’s U.S. jobs and inflation data for rate signals.
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