By Akash Sriram and Joey Roulette April 1 (Reuters) - NASA's Artemis II mission is shaping up to be more than just the next step in returning humans to the moon — it is a key test of whether the agency's traditional contractor-built systems can remain viable in a rapidly shifting space industry.

Elon Musk’s space exploration company has filed preliminary paperwork to sell shares to the public, according to two sources familiar with the filing, a blockbuster offering that is likely to rank as the biggest ever and make its founder the world’s first trillionaire.

NASA includes a 10% exposure to SpaceX via an SPV provided by Charles Schwab’s Forge unit. ・Other key holdings include AST SpaceMobile, Rocket Lab, Planet Labs, EchoStar, Filtronic, 5N Plus, OHB SE, Firefly Aerospace,

By Echo Wang, Manya Saini and Joey Roulette April 1 (Reuters) - Elon Musk's SpaceX has confidentially filed for a U.S. initial public offering, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters on Wednesday,

NASA started the countdown clock for Artemis II while SpaceX lined up another launch with a record-setting booster.

The reassurance from SpaceX comes just days before the planned April 1 launch of Artemis II, NASA’s first crewed mission to the Moon in decades.

NASA astronaut Mike Fincke prompted the first medical evacuation earlier this year from the International Space Station. He’s doing fine today and sharing details of what happened.

The race to Mars is no longer just about NASA and SpaceX. China is rapidly developing its own roadmap, with plans for sample return missions and a potential crewed mission as early as 2033. While the approach is more streamlined,