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Archer Aviation holds $2.47 in net assets per share versus Joby's $1.82, but pending acquisitions could erase that edge before either air taxi wins FAA.
Joby Aviation holds $2.3 billion in cash, yet UBS sold 98.7% of its stake, exposing a crisis of confidence in the eVTOL startup's path to profitability.
SpaceX is going all-in on Nvidia, with Elon Musk citing the Vera Rubin architecture and deals worth billions monthly from Anthropic and Google Cloud.
Texas launched the first real-world air taxi flights under the FAA's eVTOL pilot program, signaling air taxis may arrive sooner than expected.
SpaceX's CFO says full Starship reusability could make orbital computing cheaper than Earth data centers within a year, slashing launch costs by 99.
SpaceX's AI satellite bet targets a $26.5 trillion market, but its 204 forward P/E ratio leaves almost no room for execution mistakes by 2027.
Archer Aviation and BETA are building a shared, interoperable air taxi charging network across Texas, a bet that infrastructure will define the future of.
The FAA replaced its 50-year supersonic speed ban with a noise limit, potentially opening U.S. domestic routes to commercial supersonic airlines for the.
SpaceX is building its own chip factory and integrating rockets, solar, and robotics to create a cost moat competitors cannot replicate.
Startup Besxar is using SpaceX's Falcon 9 booster as a flying chip factory, exploiting space's natural vacuum to beat Earth-based clean rooms on cost.
Stoke Space raised $1 billion to build a fully reusable rocket that could rival SpaceX, with its first flight targeting early 2027.
Universities and Joby Aviation are building a 280,000-job air taxi workforce through specialized programs, research skyways, and public-private.
SpaceX is already printing money from AI compute rentals, while Tesla burns $5.79 billion in capex chasing robots and robotaxis that may not pay off for.
Battery energy density remains the single barrier blocking eVTOL air taxis from scaling beyond short hops, and solving it unlocks the entire market.
SpaceX stock surged 7% ahead of Starship test 14, but prediction markets already price in good news, making the unscheduled launch a high-stakes binary.
Archer Aviation's "No Roads" tour is bringing its Midnight air taxi to cities across the US, cutting 90-minute drives to 20-minute flights as commercial.
Archer Aviation is acquiring three Boeing subsidiaries to build pilotless air taxis, defense drones, and the airspace software needed to scale autonomous.
Electric air taxis could reshape luxury travel: SkyMatch Group is building infrastructure to integrate eVTOLs into its helicopter concierge network.
The electric aircraft market is set to nearly triple to $19.5 billion by 2032, driven by eVTOL growth, tighter emissions rules, and a 19.8% annual growth.
Pivotal Aviation's CEO exit signals a pivotal shift for the eVTOL industry, as Archer Aviation and rivals race from prototypes to real-world operations.
Florida landed one of just eight FAA eVTOL pilot program spots, building test facilities and workforce pipelines to make electric air taxis commercially.
SpaceX secured a record $27.5 billion tax deal to build a Louisiana megaport targeting space-based AI, not just Starlink satellites.
Florida's Space Coast rocket launches have dropped from 109 in 2025 to under 60, as SpaceX shifts Starlink missions to California ahead of Starship's.
Archer Aviation is targeting defense contracts and vertiports to lead a market forecast to surge from $5.6 billion to $3,778.9 billion by 2035.
Archer Aviation is burning $500M+ yearly while juggling eVTOL air taxis and military drones, betting a dual strategy will unlock profitability by 2030.
Joby Aviation has logged 50,000 eVTOL test miles and entered the FAA's final certification stage, putting commercial air taxi service within reach.
Archer Aviation's CEO calls the Trump administration a "dream scenario" for eVTOL, as the company pursues air taxis and armed military drones.
SpaceX's Starship 40 is traveling 20,000 kilometers home to Texas for analysis, a key step toward building fully reusable rockets that fly again and again.
Archer Aviation targets 2030 profitability on $300K revenue, while SpaceX earns $18.7B annually; Wall Street sees them as very different aerospace bets.
Eve Air Mobility targets late 2028 for eVTOL commercial launch, with its Brazil plant set to produce up to 480 aircraft per year.
SpaceX's $100 billion Louisiana spaceport could destroy 125,000 acres of vital wetlands, with proposed FAA rules waiving 13 environmental protections.
Deloitte projects the lunar economy could reach $566 billion by 2050, with SpaceX leading the charge through Starship, moon factories, and space-based AI.
REGENT's electric Seaglider is skimming toward commercial reality, with a new 255,000-sq-ft factory, defense contracts, and orders spanning three.
SpaceX hit 100 Falcon 9 launches in 2026, with one booster flying a record 37 times, proving rocket reuse is now the backbone of modern spaceflight.
NASA is funding four university teams with $30 million to solve aviation's hardest problems, from Mach 4 engines to AI safety systems that could unlock.
SpaceX's Falcon 9 booster B1067 will attempt a record 37th flight on August 25, as the rocket nears retirement once Starship flies reliably several times.
Archer Aviation will build a vertiport at L.A. Live for the 2028 Olympics, part of a Southern California eVTOL network worth hundreds of millions of.
SpaceX aims for 30 Starship launches per day by 2030, but current approvals cover only 70 annually; Trump's new space policy could bridge that gap.
Japan's Letara raised $16M to build hybrid rocket engines from plastic and rubber, targeting a propulsion market set to hit $2.6B by 2032.
Archer Aviation is reshaping eVTOL research by sending industry veterans into academia, bridging the gap between startup engineering and the next.
Elon Musk has pushed Starship's upper-stage catch attempt months into the future, casting doubt on SpaceX's full-reusability timeline and investor.
SpaceX hit 100 missions in 2026 and plans to catch Starship's upper stage with mechanical arms within months, a step toward launching 1,000 times yearly.
SpaceX launched its 72nd Starlink mission of 2026 after a weather scrub, with booster B1085 completing its 18th flight to grow a constellation topping.
SpaceX's $80 billion IPO war chest is shifting aerospace investment focus toward beryllium, specialty alloys, and composite suppliers with near-monopoly.
Archer Aviation's Boeing deal adds $200M in annual revenue, yet its stock still fell 7% as macro rotation punishes the entire eVTOL sector equally.
SpaceX's Starlink hit 11,000 satellites, but the Pentagon is spending $60 million to ensure the military never depends solely on one company for space.
Elon Musk denied SpaceX tried to acquire Cognition AI, saying talks only covered integrating Grok into SpaceX's operations.
Joby Aviation's free air taxi flight simulator lets San Jose residents preview its 2027 electric aircraft launch before commercial service begins.
Joby Aviation acquired defense firm Resonant Sciences for over $100M in revenue, signaling a bold pivot beyond flying taxis as FAA certification nears.
SpaceX's Starship washed ashore near Christmas Island, sparking tourism buzz on the remote Australian island while showcasing a rare upper stage rocket.
