SpaceX Runs Rapid Series of Launches as Stock Climbs

Overview

• Starship reached Earth orbit and deployed 26 Starlink V3 satellites despite an upper‑stage engine failing during ascent, with the mission completing its planned deliveries.
• SpaceX launched NASA’s Crew‑13 to the International Space Station on a Falcon 9 and returned the booster for reuse, carrying four astronauts for a six‑month expedition.
• A Transporter‑18 rideshare carried Google’s Project Suncatcher to test TPU‑based AI hardware in orbit while a Falcon Heavy delivered a classified payload for the National Reconnaissance Office.
• Markets reacted positively, sending SpaceX shares up roughly 6–7% after the concentrated operational activity across Starship, Falcon 9, Falcon Heavy and Dragon.
• Company finances show Starlink as a profitable core while the AI compute unit posts large losses and heavy capital spending, leaving engine reliability, data‑center fixes and on‑time compute delivery as the key risks to turning launches into sustained revenue.