Aerospace 26 January 2026 - 3 February 2026

XTIA Stock Jumps Into the Long Weekend as XTI Aerospace’s Drone Bet Gets a Fresh Look

XTIA Stock Jumps Into the Long Weekend as XTI Aerospace’s Drone Bet Gets a Fresh Look

XTI Aerospace shares rose 8.1% to $1.86 in Friday afternoon trading, giving the thinly traded Nasdaq stock a lift before the U.S. Memorial Day break. The stock traded between $1.74 and $1.91 on the day, with a market value near $71.6 million and a 52-week range of $1.22 to $7.43. The move matters because XTIA is still being judged less like a mature aerospace name and more like a small-cap restructuring story with a drone revenue base. The company’s first-quarter release showed revenue of $27.7 million, gross profit of $5.1 million and a gross margin of 18.6%, while management kept a 2026 revenue target of at least $160 million and said it aimed for breakeven cash flow in the third
May 22, 2026
SpaceX halts Falcon 9 launches after Starlink flight hits second-stage snag

SpaceX halts Falcon 9 launches after Starlink flight hits second-stage snag

SpaceX has grounded flights of its Falcon 9 rocket after a problem hit the vehicle's second stage following a Starlink launch on Monday, the company said. The mission deployed 25 satellites, but the upper stage later suffered an “off-nominal condition” while preparing for a planned deorbit, and SpaceX said it was reviewing data “to determine root cause and corrective actions before returning to flight.” Falcon 9 flew 165 times in 2025; SpaceX gave no return-to-flight timetable, and an Federal Aviation Administration spokesman was furloughed amid the U.S. government shutdown, while the rocket’s last failure came in 2024 — its first since 2016 — during another Starlink mission. That pause matters because Falcon 9 has become the backbone of SpaceX’s launch
February 3, 2026