IPO Archives - SpaceNews https://spacenews.com/tag/ipo/ Covering the business and politics of space Fri, 24 Oct 2025 09:34:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/cropped-SN_forza_star-32x32.png IPO Archives - SpaceNews https://spacenews.com/tag/ipo/ 32 32 80681979 Chinese launch firms Space Pioneer and Galactic Energy move toward IPOs https://spacenews.com/chinese-launch-firms-space-pioneer-and-galactic-energy-move-toward-ipos/ https://spacenews.com/chinese-launch-firms-space-pioneer-and-galactic-energy-move-toward-ipos/#respond Fri, 24 Oct 2025 09:34:32 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=557596 Full-scale mockup of Space Pioneer's Tianlong-3 rocket stands vertically on a newly completed launch pad at the Dongfeng Commercial Space Innovation Test Zone, located in the desert landscape of Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. The launch pad is equipped with support towers, fueling infrastructure, and ground facilities visible under clear blue skies.

Launch firms Space Pioneer and Galactic Energy are the latest China’s commercial space companies to move toward IPOs, amid a surge of investment.

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Chinese launch startups CAS Space, Landspace advance plans for IPOs https://spacenews.com/chinese-launch-startups-cas-space-landspace-advance-plans-for-ipos/ https://spacenews.com/chinese-launch-startups-cas-space-landspace-advance-plans-for-ipos/#respond Thu, 14 Aug 2025 22:20:29 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=544127 Aerial view of CAS Space's Kinetica-2 first-stage hot fire test, showing flames and thick smoke rising from a test stand nestled in forested hills.

Launch firm CAS Space has completed IPO counseling with regulators, marking the first formal step toward a listing on Shanghai Stock Exchange’s tech-focused STAR Market.

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Japanese space companies embrace IPOs https://spacenews.com/japanese-space-companies-embrace-ipos/ https://spacenews.com/japanese-space-companies-embrace-ipos/#respond Mon, 11 Aug 2025 12:00:00 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=541207 ADRAS-J illustration

Space companies are going public again. In June, Voyager Technologies conducted an initial public offering (IPO) on the New York Stock Exchange, raising $440 million, much of which will be […]

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Firefly soars in public market debut https://spacenews.com/firefly-soars-in-public-market-debut/ https://spacenews.com/firefly-soars-in-public-market-debut/#respond Fri, 08 Aug 2025 11:53:26 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=541074 Firefly IPO

Shares in Firefly Aerospace rose 34% in the company’s first day of trading on Nasdaq even after the company increased both the price and number of shares in its IPO

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Space company IPOs may be outliers, not a trend https://spacenews.com/space-company-ipos-may-be-outliers-not-a-trend/ https://spacenews.com/space-company-ipos-may-be-outliers-not-a-trend/#respond Thu, 31 Jul 2025 22:02:13 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=538241

While several space companies have or are planning to go public, some in the industry see these initial public offering plans as more of an anomaly than a trend.

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Firefly Aerospace files to go public https://spacenews.com/firefly-aerospace-files-to-go-public/ https://spacenews.com/firefly-aerospace-files-to-go-public/#respond Sun, 13 Jul 2025 00:46:13 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=529780 Blue Ghost 1 shadow

Firefly Aerospace has filed paperwork to go public, seeking to raise an unspecified amount of money as part of a trend of space companies taking traditional approaches to public markets.

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Voyager looks to expanded defense and space opportunities as a public company https://spacenews.com/voyager-looks-to-expanded-defense-and-space-opportunities-as-a-public-company/ https://spacenews.com/voyager-looks-to-expanded-defense-and-space-opportunities-as-a-public-company/#respond Thu, 12 Jun 2025 08:50:44 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=519189 Illustration of Starlab, a commercial space station under development by Voyager Space, which went public in January 2025. Credit: Voyager Space

Shares in Voyager Technologies soared in their public debut June 11 as the company plans to use the proceeds to support work in defense and space.

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Voyager raises $383 million from upsized IPO https://spacenews.com/voyager-raises-383-million-from-upsized-ipo/ https://spacenews.com/voyager-raises-383-million-from-upsized-ipo/#respond Wed, 11 Jun 2025 14:42:47 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=519110

Voyager Technologies debuted on the New York Stock Exchange June 11, raising nearly $383 million in an upsized IPO that investors hope will spur more space-focused companies to go public.

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