# Artemis II Lunar Mission Success Fuels Space Tech Boom and Satellite Internet Wars

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Podcast: [Space Technology Industry News](https://stenobird.com/podcast/space-technology-industry-news-7096325)
Published: 2026-04-03T09:33:42+00:00
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In the past 48 hours, the space technology industry has been electrified by NASA's Artemis II mission, marking the first crewed lunar flight since 1972, while market buzz centers on high-stakes acquisition talks.[1][5] Launched Wednesday from Kennedy Space Center, the Orion capsule with astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen cleared Earth orbit Thursday evening via a critical trans-lunar injection burn, reaching 24,500 mph on a free-return trajectory around the moon's far side by Monday.[1][2] This milestone validates NASA's Space Launch System and Orion for deep-space operations, building on uncrewed Artemis I's 1.4 million-mile journey, with crews now testing life-support amid radiation exposure beyond Earth's magnetic field.[3][5] No major regulatory changes or disruptions reported, but human factors like congestion and taste loss in microgravity highlight ongoing challenges.[9] Market movements surged Thursday as Globalstar (GSAT) shares rose 7% amid reports of Amazon negotiating its $8.8 billion acquisition to bolster Project Kuiper against SpaceX's Starlink; SpaceX has also eyed the firm, with talks complicated by Apple's 20% stake.[2][8] Globalstar stock is up 273% over 12 months, signaling investor heat in satellite comms.[2] The spacecraft avionics market, valued at $4.48 billion in 2025, eyes $9.76 billion by 2035, driven by commercial constellations like Telesat's 156-satellite Lightspeed by 2027.[4] Leaders respond aggressively: NASA leans on private partners like SpaceX and Blue Origin for future docking rehearsals next year, while Amazon and SpaceX vie for dominance amid downstream market consolidation forecasts.[5][6] Compared to last week's quieter pre-launch prep, this period shows accelerated momentum, with no supply…

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