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SpaceX soars 5% after Starship reusable rocket launch date revealed

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Herzlich, T. (2026, September 16). SpaceX soars 5% after Starship reusable rocket launch date revealed. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/09/16/business/spacex-soars-5-after-starship-reusable-rocket-launch-date-revealed/

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SpaceX's stock price rose more than 5% on Wednesday after the company announced a launch date for its Starship reusable rocket, scheduled for next Tuesday. The rocket, standing at over 400 feet tall and capable of carrying 100 metric tons, is set to complete six orbits during a 10-hour mission, deploying advanced Starlink V3 satellites. This test aims to mark the first time the upper stage of the rocket enters stable Earth orbit, aligning with SpaceX’s broader strategy to grow its satellite broadband business and nascent AI initiatives in space.

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Shares of SpaceX surged over 5% on Wednesday following news that Elon Musk's firm set a new launch date for its Starship, the world's largest rocket measuring over 400 feet tall with a capacity to carry 100 metric tons. The 14th test flight, scheduled for the upcoming Tuesday morning, aims to complete six orbits on a 10-hour mission and deploy Starlink V3 satellites, marking the first time the upper stage of Starship will enter stable Earth orbit.

SpaceX's stock reached $150.67 per share, surpassing its initial public offering (IPO) price of $135 from June’s record-breaking market debut. The broadband business, Starlink, has over 12 million subscribers and is a significant part of Musk's satellite enterprise.

The rocket test is crucial for SpaceX’s plans to cut costs by using fully reusable technology and solar power in orbit compared to Earth-based data centers. Additionally, the company owns xAI which aims to develop advanced AI systems powered by satellites in space, although critics find this vision speculative.

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Shares of SpaceX soared over 5% Wednesday on news Elon Musk’s company has a new launch date for Starship — a huge, fully-reusable rocket that’s central to the firm’s business plans. asserted

that → soar → plans

The 14th test for the model was scheduled for next Tuesday morning. asserted

test → schedule → morning

If all goes according to plan, the Starship will complete six orbits on a 10-hour mission and deploy Starlink V3 satellites. uncertain

Starship → go → satellites

The voyage would mark the first time the upper stage of the rocket enters a stable Earth orbit. asserted

stage → mark → orbit

Investors welcomed the launch date, sending the stock to $150.67 a share, above the firm’s $135 IPO price from its record-breaking market debut in June. asserted

Investors → welcome → June

The stock reached highs above $200 a share shortly after the debut, but tumbled over the following weeks. asserted

stock → reach → weeks

The Starship is the world’s largest rocket, measuring over 400 feet tall and able to carry 100 metric tons. asserted

Starship → measure → tons

It’s a critical part of SpaceX’s plans, since it was built to deploy more advanced Starlink satellites – the basis of Musk’s satellite business and the real money-maker across his endeavors. asserted

it → ’ → endeavors

The broadband business has more than 12 million subscribers. asserted

business → have → subscribers

The Starship was also built to help grow the company’s AI business. asserted

Starship → build → business

SpaceX owns xAI, which has developed and released the Grok AI system of chatbots, but the company eventually plans to form a constellation of computers in orbit to power more advanced AI systems — though some critics call the idea far-fetched. Musk’s company has argued that using the sun to power its computers will save on costs compared to other tech firms using data centers on Earth, and that Starship – being fully reusable – will also keep costs down. The rocket’s 13th launch test in July was a success. asserted

test → own → July

The upper stage of the vehicle deployed 20 Starlink V3 satellites, re-lit a rocket engine in space and then splashed down in the Indian Ocean, while the booster stage landed offshore in the Gulf of Mexico. asserted

stage → deploy → Mexico

SpaceX, like many other tech firms, has been on a mission to calm investors who are concerned about an “AI bubble” in the market, similar to the “dot-com bubble” of the early 2000s. asserted

who → calm → 2000s

In early August, SpaceX’s stock fell after it revealed a massive jump in AI spending, spooking investors who feared the company might be overspending on new technology that could ultimately fail to pay off. uncertain

that → fall → technology

Traders feared the company’s jaw-dropping $2 trillion valuation could be overvalued. uncertain

valuation → fear → ?

SpaceX soars 5% after Starship reusable rocket launch date revealed

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