The quiet data transfer hands Musk's company an orbital tracking edge, raising national security and competition alarms.

The next Starship test flight targets a first for orbital launch: catching both the Super Heavy booster and Ship upper stage with the launch tower's chopstick arms.

Musk says the launch tower will try to grab the returning booster, aiming to make history by recovering an entire orbital launch vehicle for the first time.

A Russian military spacecraft closed from hundreds of kilometers to extreme proximity with a commercial satellite, signaling a new orbital threat to private assets.

Trading starts June 12 at $135, but analysts are split over a $72-per-share “option premium” on orbital AI dreams.