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SpaceX to launch Starship again as next Artemis moon mission looms
SpaceX is launching Starship Flight 13 on 16 July as its first test since a $1.75 trillion IPO in June, with NASA contract pressure to have a lunar lander variant ready for Artemis III in 2027.
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The Wire takeaway
SpaceX now has $1.75 trillion in market value and a hard 2027 deadline to deliver a working lunar lander to NASA—which means every supplier in power, propulsion, thermal management, and docking systems has a real customer with real money and a real clock. If you make components for orbital refuelling or landing legs, SpaceX is now buying at scale.
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Topics: Space Tech · starship-artemis · lunar-infrastructure · spacex-nasa · in-orbit-refueling · human-landing-system