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TechCrunch Jun 17, 2026 at 20:32 Startups Rising Hot

Roelof Botha joins SpaceX’s board of directors

The former Sequoia Capital leader is filling an "existing vacancy" on SpaceX's board, days after the company went public in the largest IPO ever.

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Jun 17, 2026 at 20:32 TechCrunch

Roelof Botha joins SpaceX’s board of directors

The former Sequoia Capital leader is filling an "existing vacancy" on SpaceX's board, days after the company went public in the largest I...

Jun 17, 2026 at 15:47 Ars Technica

Towers once planned for California shuttle launches leveled for SpaceX rockets

"Space Launch Complex-6 represents six decades of American innovation."

Jun 17, 2026 at 13:30 TechCrunch

SpaceX alum nabs $22M to turn rocket engines into geothermal power plants

Critical Energy is turning rocket engines into geothermal power plants, and it wants to build 300 GW per year by 2045.

Jun 17, 2026 at 11:33 SecurityLab

Ракеты уходят на второй план. SpaceX покупает Cursor, чтобы потеснить Codex и Claude Code

Триумф на бирже мгновенно превратился в оружие для ИИ-гонки.

Jun 16, 2026 at 20:11 TechCrunch

SpaceX valuation balloons to $2.6T, briefly passes Amazon

SpaceX's valuation has increased by $1 trillion since its shares started trading on Friday.

Jun 16, 2026 at 16:37 Ars Technica

SpaceX to acquire AI coding platform Cursor for $60 billion

Separately, neither could compete. Now they hope they can.

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