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SpaceX won a $1.6 billion military contract for 18 Falcon 9 launches while Starship 40 floats intact in the Indian Ocean, awaiting an unprecedented.
Archer Aviation has completed Phase 3 of FAA certification for its Midnight eVTOL, becoming the first electric air taxi developer to reach this stage.
Florida is redirecting $200 million in federal EV charging funds toward air taxi landing pads, despite ranking second in EVs but below average in chargers.
The eVTOL market is projected to hit $5 billion by 2035, and Archer Aviation is racing competitors to claim leadership before the industry matures.
Archer Aviation is partnering with Anduril to build an autonomous cargo aircraft called Halo, a defense pivot that arrives as the eVTOL maker posts its.
A SpaceX Falcon 9 upper stage will slam into the moon on August 5 at 5,400 mph, potentially creating a crater up to 98 feet wide.
Joby Aviation's stock has crashed 50% in 2026, but FAA certification progress and Toyota backing suggest the sell-off may be a rare entry point.
Vertical Aerospace is making eVTOL history at Farnborough 2026, flying its Valo prototype publicly for the first time backed by 1,500 pre-orders from.
SpaceX stock has dropped 40% from its high, and experts warn a 911 million share lockup expiration on August 6 could push it even lower.
Archer Aviation's $126 million airport bet on electric air taxis for the 2028 Olympics hinges on solving a mundane but critical problem: charging.
Amazon plans to launch 5,105 satellites to challenge SpaceX's Starlink, targeting smartphones and remote users with direct-to-device connectivity starting.
Electric aircraft completed the first organ transport flight test across state lines, showing eVTOL technology can save lives beyond the air taxi market.
SpaceX's Starship deployed its first V3 Starlinks, but booster engine failures during descent highlight the reusability gap threatening its $2 trillion.
SpaceX's Starship nailed its first post-IPO test flight, but the stock has still dropped 43% as investors question the path to profitability.
SpaceX's Starship Flight 13 rebounded from an engine failure abort to hit key moon mission milestones, with an orbital launch attempt possibly as soon as.
The UK is investing £10M in Vertical Aerospace's eVTOL aircraft, a dual-use flying car designed for both air taxis and military missions, with commercial.
SpaceX is turning away Falcon 9 customers beyond 2028, betting the entire commercial launch market on an unproven Starship rocket still failing key tests.
Archer Aviation unveiled Halo, a hybrid-electric autonomous cargo aircraft, at Farnborough 2026, targeting offshore energy and freight markets with no.
Joby Aviation's Virgin Atlantic deal cuts commercialization risk and pairs with a $2.5B runway, signaling eVTOL air taxis are nearing real-world.
Electric aircraft are filling airshows and flying real cargo missions in 2026, yet none can carry paying passengers because the FAA is still writing the.
Elon Musk hinted at a SpaceX-Tesla merger on an earnings call, pushing Wall Street's confidence the deal happens within years to 90%.
Japan's SkyDrive is partnering with Bangkok Airways to launch electric air taxi routes across Thailand, targeting tourists, expats, and airport commuters.
The FAA is fast-tracking electric air taxis and supersonic jets, with Joby Aviation already flying Manhattan to JFK in seven minutes as rules are.
An IIT Madras startup plans to launch India's first eVTOL air taxi by 2028, targeting emergency medical transport in a market where speed can save lives.
Analysis of 32 million annual U.S. trips reveals a massive air taxi market: journeys too far to drive but too close to traditional airports to fly.
SpaceX's real bet is orbital AI data centers, with Morgan Stanley projecting revenue could reach $3.3 trillion by 2040 if Starmind succeeds.
Joby Aviation stock fell below $10 not due to tech failures, but because investors now demand proof of revenue, not just milestones.
Archer Aviation and Beta are building 250 eVTOL charging sites under a common standard, a move that could lock rival Joby out of key airports.
SpaceX stock has lost $1 trillion from its peak, with engine failures, a scrubbed Starship launch, and looming insider selling piling pressure on shares.
Elon Musk lost $45 billion after SpaceX's Starship aborted its launch, dropping his net worth to $792 billion as shares fell 4.4%.
Electric aircraft makers like Vertical Aerospace and Archer Aviation are pivoting to autonomous flight and defense markets to generate revenue while air.
SpaceX's 2026 IPO is Elon Musk's strategy to use Wall Street capital to accelerate Mars colonization and reusable rocket timelines on his terms.
SpaceX's Starship Flight 13 launches Thursday carrying 20 real Starlink satellites, with cameras scanning the heat shield before reentry over the Indian.
Archer Aviation's Zee is an aviation-specific AI model trained on data from 6,000+ ADS-B receivers, designed to unify airspace intelligence across.
Senra, founded by a SpaceX veteran, raised $65 million to modernize rocket wire harness manufacturing, a Cold War-era process that nearly doomed Boeing's.
Joby Aviation holds 11.7% of a flying car market projected to surge from $5.7 billion to $3.86 trillion by 2035, with commercial launches nearing.
SpaceX's Starlink V5 dish weighs 62% less and uses half the power of V4, though it tops out at 375 Mbps instead of 400 Mbps.
SpaceX's 13th Starship test flight is set for July 16, with Wall Street warning reusability could slash launch costs 99% and unlock orbital AI data.
SpaceX's Starship will launch July 16 with real Starlink satellites aboard, a critical test NASA needs before its 2027 Artemis moon mission.
FAA rules require certified pilots, not robots, to fly eVTOL air taxis, pushing Joby Aviation and others to build simulator training programs from scratch.
Joby Aviation's 52-week low is tightening financing for commercial drone fleets; operators can offset the squeeze by prioritizing pre-owned equipment and.
Goldman Sachs forecasts 5,288 SpaceX Starship AI missions by 2031, a scale that could make memory chip makers the biggest winners in the space AI boom.
On July 10, 2026, electric air taxis entered real federal operations as BETA Technologies flew a pig heart across four airports under an FAA program.
SpaceX's Starship Flight 13 launches July 16 with 20 Starlink V3 satellites, but its $150 stock price bets on AI profits that haven't materialized.
China landed a reusable rocket booster using a net, closing the gap with SpaceX as it plans full reuse by 2026 and eyes cheap launches for global allies.
SpaceX plans to send Tesla Optimus robots to build moon settlements before any humans arrive, backed by a new 100,000-satellite Starlink constellation to.
SpaceX filed for 100,000 Gen3 Starlink satellites promising 10x bandwidth and half the latency, but deploying them will require a rocket bigger than.
3D printing could become a secret weapon for air taxi makers, as the FAA's eVTOL pilot program pushes additive manufacturing from prototyping into full.
Joby Aviation is pursuing defense contracts alongside air taxis, burning $177M quarterly while holding $874M cash to fund its dual-use eVTOL strategy.
Nice Côte d'Azur Airport is set to become Europe's first airport for commercial Joby Aviation eVTOL flights, offering zero-emission, quieter air taxis.
