SpaceX2026-09-27 23:41:47SpaceX sets Starship Flight 14 launch for Sept. 28SpaceX has announced that Starship’s 14th flight is scheduled for Monday, Sept. 28, according to a ChainCatcher newsflash. The company said the launch will take place within a 75-minute launch window. That window is set to open at 20:15 Beijing time on Sept. 28. No additional mission details were provided in the brief update. The item was published by ChainCatcher under its 7x24 newsflash feed.250
Elon Musk2026-09-21 16:17:43Musk Says First Starship Carrying Starlink V3 Satellites Will Reach Orbit in 7 DaysAccording to a ChainCatcher newsflash, Elon Musk said the first Starship carrying Starlink V3 satellites will enter orbit in seven days. He added that the satellites on board are set to be put into actual operation. The update was published as a 7X24 H newsflash by ChainCatcher, with no additional operational details disclosed in the source. The report only states Musk’s timeline for the mission and the intended deployment status of the Starlink V3 satellites after reaching orbit.390
Cathie Wood2026-09-16 02:27:46Cathie Wood says Starship could generate $10 billion in annual revenue at 10,000 flightsARK Invest founder Cathie Wood said a single Starship launch could generate $1 billion in revenue, according to ChainCatcher. She added that if SpaceX reaches Elon Musk’s goal of carrying out 10,000 flights a year by 2030, Starship’s annual revenue could climb to $10 trillion. Wood also said that under that assumption, a SpaceX initial public offering at a $1.75 trillion valuation could later be seen as a high-value investment opportunity. She noted, however, that the projection still carries significant uncertainty. The remarks tie SpaceX’s prospective valuation to an aggressive flight cadence and the revenue assumptions tied to Starship, rather than to any confirmed listing plan or financial disclosure in the report.390
SpaceX2026-09-15 17:23:53SpaceX Starship to begin orbital missions from its 14th flightChainCatcher reported that SpaceX plans to start using Starship for orbital missions beginning with its 14th flight. According to the brief, the mission plan includes deploying Starlink V3 satellites into space along with other payloads. The source did not provide additional details on timing, payload composition, or mission configuration. The update was published as a 7x24 news flash, with the report focused on the stated mission milestone and the intended deployment of Starlink V3 and other cargo.630
Besxar2026-09-13 04:29:12Besxar starts testing space-based semiconductor manufacturing with SpaceX flightsBesxar, a startup founded by former OpenAI employee Ashley Pilipiszyn, has begun validating a space-based semiconductor manufacturing prototype using SpaceX Falcon 9 missions. The company’s thesis is straightforward: instead of spending billions to recreate ultra-clean, near-vacuum conditions on Earth, use the vacuum of space itself as the manufacturing environment. Besxar argues that microgravity also removes thermal convection and buoyancy effects that can disrupt atomic arrangement during crystal growth, a factor it believes could improve compound semiconductor quality. The company signed an agreement with SpaceX in October 2025 to validate its orbital manufacturing concept over about 12 Falcon 9 flights. Its first mission, Mission Asimov, launched on July 5, 2026, carrying two V1 Fabship manufacturing pods on a suborbital Falcon 9 booster flight. The pods returned to Earth after several minutes and carried compound semiconductor wafer samples including GaAs and AlInAsSb from the University of Texas at Austin and the University of Virginia. Post-flight inspection, according to Compound Semiconductor, found the containers intact and the wafers free of cracks, warping, and visible damage. Besxar plans a staged roadmap over the next two years, moving from wafer heating tests to single-material deposition and then to multi-material growth. The company has raised nearly $14 million, including a $9 million seed round co-led by Dauntless Ventures and Overture VC, and says its long-term goal is to produce wafers for advanced power chips used in data centers, robotics, and electric vehicles.890
SpaceX2026-09-11 15:10:54SpaceX eyes first V3 Starlink deployment on Starship test as early as next weekSpaceX is preparing for a key Starship test flight as early as next week, with plans to use the mission to place its first V3 Starlink satellites into orbit, according to Bloomberg as cited by Odaily. The report says the company sees Starship as central not only to its long-term ambitions in deep space, including missions to the Moon and Mars, but also to more immediate commercial goals tied to its Starlink business. Starlink, the company’s communications network, accounted for nearly 55% of SpaceX revenue in the second quarter, making Starship’s performance important for both the company and its shareholders. Beyond refreshing and expanding the Starlink network, SpaceX also needs Starship for a broader slate of satellite launches. Bloomberg’s report adds that one of the company’s most lucrative future concepts could be an orbital data center for artificial intelligence workloads. SpaceX has said such a project could help tap into an AI market valued at $26.5 trillion.820
SpaceX2026-09-10 19:34:42SpaceX Says the Next Starship Flight Will Generate RevenueAccording to a ChainCatcher newsflash, SpaceX said its next Starship flight will generate revenue. The source item was brief and did not include details on the timing of the flight, the size of the expected revenue, or the business arrangement behind it. No additional figures, counterparties, or operational details were provided in the original dispatch.770
space data ce2026-09-07 02:49:56Space data centers face four major hurdles as Musk targets launch by end of 2027A CNBC report published Sept. 7 said SpaceX CEO Elon Musk is aiming to launch a space-based data center by the end of 2027, though several industry participants believe true scale is unlikely before the 2030s. The report identified four main obstacles: cooling systems in space, radiation resistance for chips, the fast replacement cycle of GPUs, and the challenge of moving large volumes of data. Evelyn Chow, a portfolio manager at Neuberger, said the next four to five years will need to bring a large number of satellite launches and matching connectivity infrastructure before orbital data centers can be discussed at meaningful scale. One of the early movers is startup Starcloud, which has raised about $200 million. The company plans to launch its first satellite carrying Nvidia H100 GPUs in November 2025. Its Starcloud 3 vehicle, now in development, is designed as a 200-kilowatt, 3-ton spacecraft planned for launch aboard Starship. Even with launch costs falling and SpaceX having deeper funding, the concept still faces economic challenges.810
