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Starfall?! Most Tesla investors have never heard of it. But this quiet SpaceX project could be one of the biggest tailwinds for TSLA in the 2030s and beyond. It is not just "another capsule." It is a 10 feet diameter, 2.5 feet tall disk-shaped, reentry vehicle designed to bring high-value payloads back from orbit safely and affordably. It weighs about 4,600lbs and is the missing piece for in-space manufacturing at scale. The first FAA-approved launch test is scheduled for June 21st 2026. Starfall’s sole purpose is to be a rapid point-to-point cargo delivery vessel. It unlocks commercial in-space manufacturing by...

SpaceX (SPCX) extended its post-IPO climb on Monday, trading near $178 and lifting its two-day gain to roughly 32% above the $135 price set last week. SPCX began trading on June 12 raising about $75 billion in the largest initial public offering on record. The deal, led by Goldman Sachs, drew roughly $250 billion in orders and closed about three and a half times oversubscribed before pricing. It overshot the prior record, Saudi Aramco's $29.4 billion listing in 2019, by about two and a half times. The stock jumped roughly 19% on Friday to close at $160.95, then climbed to...