{"id":59672,"date":"2025-08-11T17:29:12","date_gmt":"2025-08-11T17:29:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/59672\/"},"modified":"2025-08-11T17:29:12","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T17:29:12","slug":"japanese-space-companies-embrace-ipos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/59672\/","title":{"rendered":"Japanese space companies embrace IPOs"},"content":{"rendered":"

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 used to support its proposed Starlab commercial space station. A few weeks later, Firefly Aerospace announced its intent to conduct an IPO, one that could raise more than $630 million for the launch and spacecraft developer.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJeff Foust writes about space policy, commercial space, and related topics for SpaceNews.
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