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SpaceX IPO shows how Wall Street bends to Musk
Rule adjustments being made by index providers are bending long-standing norms to accommodate a single company
Waiting for Artemis – behind the scenes of the long return to the moon
Spotlight on the Artemis II mission reveals the complexity of deep space travel
How does SpaceX justify a $1.75 trillion valuation?
Starlink’s growth may justify optimism – but critics of Elon Musk say the numbers still require heroic assumptions
The Irish Times view on Artemis II: humans are returning to the Moon
The long-dormant dream of establishing a permanent lunar base draws one step closer
AI bubble fears cool but major IPO tests lie ahead
Classic scenario typically sees a rush of companies selling to ravenous public; the AI boom has been more marked by buy-backs
SpaceX IPO faces new questions after Musk’s AI merger
Familiar territory as a cash-generating Musk company props up a riskier venture, with investors left to take it on faith
Musk’s SpaceX acquires xAI, giving company a combined valuation of $1.25tn
SpaceX is requesting permission to launch as many as a million satellites into the Earth’s orbit to speed up its AI plans
SpaceX weighs June IPO timed to planetary alignment and Elon Musk’s birthday
Celestial calendar meets high finance, as billionaire’s personal impulses shape plans to raise $50bn in record listing
The spat between Elon Musk and Michael O’Leary was more than just a spat
Despite being widely considered a bit of a loudmouth in Ireland, the Ryanair boss has been practising self-deprecation for decades
Global IPO market poised for big year after finishing 2025 on ‘strong footing’ – EY
Public listings raised $171.8 billion globally last year, an increase of 39 per cent on 2024
The Irish Times view on Elon Musk’s pay: trillion-dollar messiah
Tesla’s profits have fallen due to a strong consumer backlash against his political activities
Mysterious bright light over Ireland’s skies sparks UFO theories
Social media lit up with theories of what had caused mysterious bright light in the sky
Nasa, we have a problem: Elon Musk spat shows issues facing US agency
The rift with SpaceX is the latest symptom of the disarray engulfing the US agency and its ambitions
Who gets to go to space?
Orthopaedic surgeon and former British paralympian John McFall was chosen for a bold experiment to see whether a lower-limb amputee could meet the demands of space flight
Why you should be glad if your next boss is a young striver
Today’s newest workers have overcome hurdles that would have seemed preposterous to their older colleagues
SpaceX’s Starship rocket for Mars mission completes nearly flawless test flight
Tenth time lucky for Elon Musk’s firm as largely successful mission was likely a relief to both SpaceX and Nasa
SpaceX Starship rocket explodes during testing in setback to Musk’s Mars mission
No injuries after ‘major anomaly’ causes explosion ahead of 10th test flight
How Trump spat threatens Elon Musk’s business empire: ‘Nobody on the right or left is gonna buy a Tesla’
Billionaire Elon Musk faces rare convergence of threats - collapsing brand loyalty, shaky revenues, and mounting legal and regulatory risk
Elon Musk leaves Trump’s club, yet he was never quite part of it
DOGE’s special government employee rides his rocket into the sunset
Trump announces multibillion-dollar ‘Golden Dome’ missile defence system
Trump says Golden Dome will protect US from foreign strikes using ground and space-based weapons
Alphabet’s sales beat estimates on Google search ad business
AI changes to search decimate traffic to independent websites
Katy Perry’s Blue Origin space jaunt is one giant stunt for womankind
Katy Perry, Gayle King, Lauren Sánchez and other celebrities boarding Jeff Bezos’ spaceflight feels like training for billionaires escaping Earth
Which will get to Musk first: Tesla’s falling share price or Trump’s Maga clique?
Tesla’s market value has slumped in recent weeks while he has potentially big enemies among Donald Trump’s Maga clique
How will Elon Musk’s business empire benefit from his relationship with Trump?
The world’s richest man now holds huge sway over its most powerful leader — and the US government
Irish space race: domestic companies pushing the frontiers of AI, space stations and acoustic technology
Ubotica, Skytek and Lios are getting exciting projects off the ground
SpaceX’s Starship explodes in flight test, forcing airlines to divert
Mission control lost contact with the newly upgraded rocket eight minutes after lift-off from Texas
Qantas delays flights to avoid SpaceX rocket parts
Airline warned by US government about risk of debris re-entering atmosphere on Indian Ocean routes
‘We ended up writing off a lot of money but no one regrets it’
With everyone looking for ventilators as Covid hit, Medtronic tore up the corporate playbook
Elon Musk’s Starlink could take wonders of night sky away from us
Alarm raised that sky could be overrun with hundreds of thousands of tiny satellites
Hyper-speed travel could be just around the corner
If Hyperloop becomes reality – and tests are now taking place – passengers will whizz along tubes in pods at nearly supersonic speed
GeoOrbital: Inventing the wheel of fortune
A science-fiction movie inspired the creation of an orbital bicycle wheel with a speed of 30km
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Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
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How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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