SpaceX
Israeli-media coverage mentioning SpaceX, translated into English and compared across sources. 48 recent stories.
US Prioritizes Anti-Satellite Weapons as Global Satellite Market and Space Warfare Threats Grow
The US is prioritizing the development of anti-satellite weapons amid a booming global satellite market and rising space warfare threats. Key players like the US, Russia, China, a…
Israeli AI Firm Decart Set for $7 Billion Acquisition by Anthropic in AI Race
Israeli AI startup Decart is set to be acquired by US AI leader Anthropic for $7 billion, positioning Israel as a key hub in the race to develop artificial general intelligence. T…
Top Investors Reveal Q2 2026 Portfolios Highlighting Big Bets on Alphabet and SpaceX
Joshua Kushner Buys Los Angeles Lakers for $12.5 Billion, Expanding Into Sports
Joshua Kushner, brother of Jared Kushner, purchased the Los Angeles Lakers for $12.5 billion, expanding his investment portfolio from technology into sports. His firm Thrive Capit…
Anthropic Plans Historic $2 Trillion IPO in October, Surpassing SpaceX Valuation
Anthropic, an AI giant, plans a $2 trillion IPO in October, potentially the largest ever, surpassing SpaceX's valuation. Investors expect annual revenues up to $120 billion. The I…
Anthropic in Talks to Acquire Israeli AI Startup Decart for $6 Billion
Tech and AI Drive Positive Momentum in Israeli and Global Markets Amid Mixed Economic Signals
Israeli and global markets open positively driven by technology and AI sectors, with strong bank earnings and rising US Treasury yields raising economic concerns. SpaceX shifts fo…
Israeli Radiation Shielding Vest Proves Effective in Artemis 1 Lunar Mission Test
Israeli company StemRad’s AstroRad radiation shielding vest was successfully tested during NASA’s Artemis 1 lunar mission, showing significant protection against solar radiation…
Norwegian Sovereign Wealth Fund Posts Record $184 Billion Profit in First Half of 2024
Norway's Sovereign Wealth Fund posted a record $184.3 billion profit in the first half of 2024, driven by gains in Asian tech stocks and new investments including a stake in Space…
OurCrowd Shifts Focus to Mature Companies for Faster Returns Under New CEO
OurCrowd is shifting its investment strategy to focus on fewer, mature companies for faster returns, appointing Tal Tzachil as permanent CEO. The company aims for quicker liquidit…
Elon Musk Denies Reports of Buying Israeli AI Startup Decart
Elon Musk Denies SpaceX Is Buying Israeli AI Startup Decart
Elon Musk has denied reports that SpaceX is negotiating to buy Israeli AI startup Decart for 6 to 7 billion dollars. The denial followed a social media post citing an Israeli news…
Tech Giants and Billionaires Reshape Global Power with Trillion-Dollar Valuations
By mid-2026, 14 companies and Elon Musk briefly surpassed trillion-dollar valuations, signaling a shift in global economic power. Oxfam predicts more trillionaires by 2030, raisin…
SpaceX Rocket Engine Crashes on Moon, Creating New Lunar Crater
A SpaceX rocket engine crashed on the Moon at high speed, creating a new crater but causing no significant damage. Experts say such impacts are rare and pose no threat to Earth du…
Asian Markets Rise on Iran Deal Optimism and Wall Street Rally
Markets in Asia and the U.S. surged on optimism over a potential Iran deal and strong corporate earnings, with Wall Street hitting record highs and key Asian indexes rising. Oil p…
Russia Develops Electronic Warfare System to Disrupt Elon Musk's Starlink Satellites
Russia has developed an electronic warfare system called Volna Kupol Garant to disrupt Elon Musk's Starlink satellite communications by jamming their signals. The system temporari…
Mixed Asian Markets as Oil Prices Drop 4% Amid Global Economic Uncertainty
Asian markets showed mixed performance Monday amid a 4% drop in oil prices and rising US bond yields. Strong US tech earnings, especially from Amazon, boosted optimism, while Japa…
Tesla Considers Selling or Closing Shanghai Factory Amid SpaceX Merger Plans
Tesla is exploring selling or closing its Shanghai factory amid a potential merger with SpaceX, due to regulatory concerns linked to SpaceX's military ties. The Shanghai plant is…
Global Markets React to Middle East Tensions and Strong Tech Earnings Ahead of Tel Aviv Opening
Tel Aviv's stock market opens amid Middle East tensions and US peace announcements, with oil prices falling and tech stocks rallying globally. Asian markets surge led by South Kor…
Half of Israeli Municipalities Seek Significant Property Tax Hikes Amid Political Deadlock
Half of Israel's municipalities have requested substantial property tax increases for 2027 amid a political deadlock with no Interior Minister to regulate them. These hikes come a…
SpaceX Starship Achieves First Soft Ocean Landing, Eyes Orbital Flight Next
SpaceX's Starship achieved its first soft ocean landing during the 13th test flight, remaining afloat without damage. Elon Musk indicated the next flight could attempt an orbital…
Israeli Chipmaker Xsight Labs Raises $300 Million, Valued at $2.8 Billion
Israeli chipmaker Xsight Labs raised $300 million at a $2.8 billion valuation, driven by new strategic clients including SpaceX’s Starlink. The funding will support growth in AI-f…
Intel’s Strong Chip Sales Highlight Benefits of Trump-Era Investments and AI Demand
Intel’s stock has surged 326% since 2025, driven by strong sales of custom and standard chips amid AI demand. The company’s foundry and manufacturing divisions exceeded expectatio…
Tesla Reports $1 Billion Cash Burn and Profit Drop Despite Sales Growth
Tesla exceeded revenue expectations with $28.2 billion in Q2 2024 sales and doubled Israeli deliveries, but its net profit fell 17% to $1.1 billion. The company burned over $1 bil…
Nvidia’s Israeli-Developed Spectrum-6 Switch Rolls Out in Major AI Data Centers
Nvidia’s Israeli-developed Spectrum-6 switch is being deployed in AI data centers of major tech firms, doubling data transfer speeds and enhancing synchronized processor communica…
SpaceX Stock Falls Below IPO Price Amid Launch Cancellation and Market Concerns
SpaceX's stock has fallen below its IPO price amid a canceled Starship launch and broader tech market weakness, reducing its valuation by about $1 trillion from its peak. Despite…
New Astronauts Arrive at ISS as First X-Ray Images Are Taken in Space
Three new astronauts, including American Anil Menon, arrived at the ISS this week for an eight-month mission. Separately, the first X-ray images were taken in space by a private m…
Young Israeli Investor Overcomes Injury to Lead Hedge Fund and Advocate Financial Literacy
SpaceX Cancels Starship Launch Seconds Before Liftoff in Texas
SpaceX's Starship rocket aborted its 13th launch attempt seconds before liftoff in Texas, delaying the mission by at least 24 hours for investigation.
SpaceX Launches Smaller, More Efficient Starlink V5 Satellite Internet Kit
SpaceX has launched Starlink V5, a smaller, more energy-efficient satellite internet kit offering up to 375 Mbps speeds, initially available in the US, with previous models sold i…
Google Regains Top Brand Status After AI-Powered Comeback
After being challenged by OpenAI's ChatGPT in late 2022, Google spent three years developing its AI capabilities, culminating in the successful launch of Gemini 3 in 2025. By inte…
SpaceX Stock Falls Below IPO Price, Erasing $800 Billion From Market Value
SpaceX's stock has fallen below its IPO price, wiping out $800 billion in market value since its June peak. The decline reflects broader tech market weakness amid interest rate co…
Asaf Rappaport Expands Investment Portfolio After $32B Wiz Cybersecurity Exit
After selling Wiz to Google Cloud for $32 billion, Asaf Rappaport has expanded his investments in cybersecurity, AI startups, venture funds, and media, including talks to buy into…
Astronauts Perform First Diagnostic-Quality X-Rays in Space During Fram2 Mission
During the Fram2 mission in March 2025, astronauts performed the first diagnostic-quality X-rays in space, proving medical imaging can be done far from Earth. This breakthrough su…
SpaceX IPO Creates Paper Millionaires Amid Sharp Stock Volatility and Selling Restrictions
SpaceX's IPO created thousands of paper millionaires among employees as the stock price fluctuated sharply, but selling restrictions and concentration risks limit immediate financ…
Israeli Investment Chief Urges Full Equity Exposure Citing Iran Tensions and Local Market Strength
Lior Vaks, CEO of Infinity Portfolio Management, recommends young investors hold 100% equities, favoring Israeli stocks amid expected benefits from escalating Iran tensions and st…
American Astronaut Dr. Anil Menon Launches First Space Mission from Kazakhstan
American astronaut and emergency physician Dr. Anil Menon launches from Kazakhstan on July 14 for his first space mission aboard Soyuz MS-29. He will join Expedition 74 on the Int…
China and Russia Expand Secret Military Cooperation Including Anti-Starlink Plans
SK Hynix Debuts on Nasdaq, Becomes AI Chip Market Powerhouse
South Korean chipmaker SK Hynix debuted on Nasdaq with a $1.2 trillion valuation, raising $27 billion to expand AI chip production amid soaring global demand. The IPO marks a majo…
SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket Successfully Lands for 36th Time in Ocean
SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket successfully completed its 36th vertical ocean landing after a recent launch, demonstrating the company's ongoing efforts to reuse rocket stages and lower…
China Achieves First Successful Rocket Booster Landing on Sea Platform, Closing Gap with SpaceX
China successfully landed a rocket booster on a sea platform for the first time, advancing its reusable rocket technology and closing the gap with SpaceX.
Japan Advances Reusable Rocket Technology to Challenge SpaceX
Japan's space agency successfully tested the RV-X reusable rocket, marking a key step to reduce launch costs and rival SpaceX. The test, conducted in Noshiro, involved a controlle…
Texas Launches New Stock Exchange to Rival NYSE and Nasdaq Amid US IPO Boom
Texas has launched the Texas Stock Exchange to compete with NYSE and Nasdaq amid a surge in US IPOs, aiming to attract major companies and capitalize on recent corporate relocatio…
Apple Sues OpenAI for Alleged Theft of Trade Secrets to Develop Hardware
Apple has sued OpenAI in Northern California federal court, accusing it of stealing trade secrets to develop hardware. The lawsuit names former Apple employees now at OpenAI and d…
Elon Musk Names Anthropic as Leading AI Model Amid Industry Surprise
Elon Musk has acknowledged Anthropic as the leading AI company, reversing his earlier doubts. Anthropic’s advanced AI models have gained wide acclaim and significant enterprise ad…
IMF Warns of Israeli Real Estate Crisis and Rising Defense Budget Amid Strong Tech Sector Growth
Israel's high-tech sector shows remarkable growth with $7.6 billion raised in early 2026, boosting exports despite regional conflicts. The IMF praises Israel's economic resilience…
China Achieves Historic Breakthrough in Reusable Rocket Launch Technology
China has made a historic breakthrough by successfully launching and recovering the reusable Long March 10B rocket from Hainan Island, challenging SpaceX's dominance in reusable s…
SK Hynix Raises $26.5 Billion in Nasdaq Offering Amid AI Chip Demand Surge
South Korean chipmaker SK Hynix raised $26.5 billion in a Nasdaq ADR offering amid strong demand for its AI memory chips, marking the second-largest IPO ever. The company’s shares…