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Acquisition in the space industry: 133 signals in the last 90 days

Signal type: Acquisition · Acquisition, merger, or takeover · latest 29 Oct 2026

133 signals in the space industry carried the tag Acquisition in the last 90 days (acquisition, merger, or takeover), out of 534 in the last thirteen months. October 2026 had 32 signals against an average of 65 for Jul to Sept: down 51%. Named most often: SpaceX (23), Tesla (9), Amazon (5). Below: the count per month, the companies named most, and the latest headlines with outlet and date. Frontier Tech Intelligence reads 100+ sources in eleven languages every day and tags every signal it extracts.

Signals per month

69May
83Jun
71Jul
97Aug
27Sept
32Oct
0Nov

October 2026 had 32 signals against an average of 65 for Jul to Sept: down 51%. The current month is partial.

The latest headlines

  1. Czechoslovak Group acquired a significant stake in MDA Space to expand into the space sector.Space24 · Czechoslovak Group, MDA Space
  2. Rocket Lab announced an agreement to acquire Iridium Communications.Aerocontact.com · Iridium Communications, Rocket Lab
  3. U.S. regulators approved Amazon’s acquisition of Globalstar despite Yippy’s objection.Heise · Amazon, Globalstar
  4. Amazon is pursuing an acquisition of Globalstar despite an objection.Heise · Amazon, Globalstar
  5. Amazon received FCC approval to acquire Globalstar.Via Satellite · Amazon, Globalstar
  6. Bromo’s planned European satellite-industry merger faces EU antitrust scrutiny and opposition from OHB.Heise · OHB
  7. xAI acquired X and entered a half-merger, half-reverse merger with SpaceX.Peter H. Diamandis · SpaceX, X
  8. A SpaceX acquisition of Tesla could require a 30%–40% premium to Tesla shareholders.Peter H. Diamandis · SpaceX, Tesla
  9. Prediction-market odds of a SpaceX–Tesla merger announcement rose to 56%.Moonshots with Peter Diamandis · SpaceX, Tesla
  10. Elon Musk confirmed plans to merge Tesla and SpaceX.Yicai · SpaceX, Tesla

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Questions this page answers

How much acquisition activity was there in the space industry in the last 90 days?

133 acquisition signals in the space industry in the last 90 days, 534 in the last thirteen months. October 2026 had 32 signals against an average of 65 for Jul to Sept: down 51%. Per month: May 69, Jun 83, Jul 71, Aug 97, Sept 27, Oct 32, Nov 0. Frontier Tech Intelligence, from 100+ sources.

Which the space industry companies were named most in acquisition signals recently?

Named most in the last 90 days: SpaceX (23), Tesla (9), Amazon (5), Globalstar (5), Orbex (5).

What are the latest acquisition signals in the space industry?

Czechoslovak Group acquired a significant stake in MDA Space to expand into the space sector. (Space24, 29 Oct 2026) Rocket Lab announced an agreement to acquire Iridium Communications. (Aerocontact.com, 28 Oct 2026) U.S. regulators approved Amazon’s acquisition of Globalstar despite Yippy’s objection. (Heise, 28 Oct 2026)

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