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SpaceX's Trillion-Dollar IPO Is Turning the Space Sector Into the Trade of 2026 -- Here Are Five Names Already Moving on ItMay 21, 2026 12:07 PM
PR Newswire (Canada) Issued on behalf of Starfighters Space, Inc.CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., May 21, 2026 /CNW/ -- Equity Insider News Commentary — The looming SpaceX IPO has done something that almost no other capital markets event in a decade has managed: it has made the space sector mainstream investible. A Yahoo Finance segment that ran yesterday with ETF.com president Dave Nadig laid out the case directly, walking through the ETFs and broader public space exposure that stand to benefit from what is shaping up to be the largest IPO in history. Multiple ETF issuers are already gearing up. [1] SpaceX confidentially filed its S-1 with the SEC on April 1, 2026, and its public registration is expected to land on EDGAR between May 18 and May 22. The targeted June Nasdaq listing aims to raise as much as US$75 billion at a US$1.75 trillion valuation. [2] That alone reshapes the comparable set for every publicly traded space name in the market today.The sector backdrop is more than just one IPO. NASA announced a new Moon Base initiative in March. The Trump administration's Golden Dome missile defense program is in full procurement. The Department of War has expanded its hypersonic test budget. Commercial space stations, lunar landers, and microgravity research platforms — work that until recently lived inside a small handful of government programs — are now being executed by publicly traded companies posting record backlogs. Against that wave, one NYSE American–listed operator at Cape Canaveral made a move yesterday that drops it directly into a federal procurement opening.A NASA RFI, a Falcon 50, and a Capability the U.S. Has Gone WithoutStarfighters Space, Inc. (NYSE American: FJET) — the operator of what its own filings describe as the world's fastest fleet of commercial supersonic aircraft — announced a signed Memorandum of Understanding with Mu-G Technologies, LLC and a joint response to a NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center Request for Information for Parabolic Flight Services. The RFI targets companies that can rebuild the country's commercial microgravity capability — a capability the U.S. has gone without since the last domestic operator exited the market. [3]Under the MOU, Starfighters will host Mu-G's Dassault Falcon 50 at the Midland International Air & Space Port in Texas, where the aircraft will be modified to conduct parabolic test flights and worked through FAA certification. Starfighters provides ground support, chase plane and data collection, expert pilot integration, and safety and regulatory alignment. [3]The combined offering covers four flight environments at one site: microgravity from the Falcon 50, reduced gravity and hyper-gravity from the same parabolic profiles, and the supersonic regime from Starfighters' F-104s. The NASA RFI specifically asks for "novel or non-traditional flight platforms." [3]Microgravity research is increasingly where real commercial work happens. Pharma and biotech companies use the absence of gravity-driven sedimentation to grow purer protein crystals and study drug mechanisms. Materials scientists use reduced gravity to study how alloys solidify without convection currents. Defense and aerospace engineers use parabolic profiles to test sensors, fluid systems, and components before committing to a launch. U.S. researchers who need that environment today have to look overseas or wait — exactly the gap NASA is asking industry to fill.Starfighters CEO Tim Franta and Mu-G founder Robert S. Ward have known each other for nearly thirty years through the Space Coast aerospace community. Franta took over as CEO in February 2026. [4] Starfighters already flies revenue missions for Lockheed Martin, Space Florida, and the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory. [5] On May 7, it added two senior Blue Origin engineers to lead STARLAUNCH operations. [6]Four Other Names Riding the Same WaveKarman Holdings Inc. (NYSE: KRMN) — A leader in critical next-generation system solutions for space, hypersonics, and missile defense. On May 12, Karman reported record Q1 2026 revenue of US$151.2 million, up 51.0% year-over-year, with record quarterly adjusted EBITDA of US$44.8 million (29.6% margin) and a record backlog of US$1.0 billion, up 61% year-over-year. The Space and Launch segment led growth at US$43.9 million, with the company introducing a new Maritime Defense Systems end market in the quarter. Management raised full-year 2026 guidance to US$720–US$735 million in revenue and US$208.5–US$219.5 million in adjusted EBITDA. [7][8]MDA Space Ltd. (NYSE: MDA) — A trusted mission partner to the global space industry, dual-listed on the NYSE and TSX. On May 7, MDA Space reported Q1 2026 revenue of CAD$464 million, up 32% year-over-year, with a backlog of CAD$3.7 billion providing visibility into 2026 and beyond. The company ended the quarter with a CAD$299 million net cash position and CAD$1.2 billion in total liquidity. In April, MDA launched MDA MIDNIGHT™, a space-control platform aimed at protecting critical orbital infrastructure, while in March it announced a Canadian Defence Investment Agency contract for three Ground-Based Optical observatories. CEO Mike Greenley cited a CAD$40 billion pipeline across commercial and government customers. [9]EchoStar Corporation (Nasdaq: SATS) — Holds an equity stake in SpaceX acquired through prior spectrum transactions, now widely flagged as one of the most direct public proxies for the SpaceX IPO repricing thesis. On May 11, EchoStar reported Q1 2026 revenue of US$3.67 billion and confirmed that the FCC's Wireless Telecommunications Bureau and Space Bureau approved its approximately US$40 billion sale of wireless spectrum to AT&T and SpaceX, with EchoStar to continue operating Boost Mobile via an MVNO partnership. [10][11] On May 13, New Street Research initiated coverage with a Buy rating and a US$161 price target, calling EchoStar "the SpaceX play, for now." [12]Viasat, Inc. (Nasdaq: VSAT) — A global satellite communications provider with annual revenue of approximately US$4.56 billion. Viasat is one of five companies awarded initial contracts under the U.S. Space Force's Protected Tactical SATCOM-Global (PTS-G) program, which carries a ceiling of US$4 billion in IDIQ value across awardees for resilient, anti-jam tactical communications. [13] On May 7, Viasat announced a cooperation agreement with activist investor Carronade Capital Management, adding two new independent directors to the Board's Strategic Review Committee. On May 13, New Street Research initiated coverage with a Buy rating and a US$100 price target, citing Viasat's defense communications position as a SpaceX-IPO-adjacent beneficiary. [12]The Bottom LineThe Yahoo Finance segment captured what the market has already started pricing: when the anchor of the entire ecosystem is going public at a US$1.75 trillion valuation, every publicly traded company that does real work in the same lane gets re-rated. Starfighters Space, Inc. (NYSE American: FJET) is one of the few publicly traded operators that owns a flying fleet of supersonic aircraft today, has revenue from blue-chip aerospace customers, and is now in the running for a NASA-defined commercial microgravity capability that does not currently exist domestically. The Mu-G MOU is the next concrete step. As always, investors should do their own research and consult a qualified financial advisor before making any decision.For more information on Starfighters Space, Inc., visit: https://equity-insider.com/fjet-landingContact:
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info @therooster-2873Sources:[1] https://finance.yahoo.com/video/spacex-ipo-set-bolster-space-180000761.html
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ViaSat to Acquire WildBlue Communications
Integrates One of the USA’s Fastest Growing Broadband ISPs with the ViaSat-1 Satellite Venture and Positions WildBlue® Satellite Broadband for Accelerated Growth and Expansion

Capital-Efficient Transaction Expected to Be Accretive to ViaSat Non-GAAP EPS Immediately after Close

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Source: ViaSat Inc.
On Thursday October 1, 2009, 7:00 am EDT
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CARLSBAD, Calif. & GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ViaSat Inc. (Nasdaq: VSAT - News), a producer of innovative satellite and other wireless communication systems, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire privately-held WildBlue Communications Inc., the premier Ka-band satellite broadband service provider, in a cash and stock transaction valued at $568 million. The combination sets the stage for accelerated growth and expansion of the WildBlue broadband service using ViaSat next generation network technology, featuring the high-capacity ViaSat-1 satellite scheduled to launch in early 2011.

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In acquiring WildBlue, ViaSat gains one of the most successful and fastest growing wholesale and retail broadband service providers in the United States. In less than five years, WildBlue has become one of the top twenty broadband U.S. ISPs with over 400,000 customers (as measured by total subscribers according to data compiled by Leitchman Research and ISP Planet). The WildBlue high-speed, two-way Internet service for residential and small business customers, powered exclusively by the ViaSat SurfBeam® networking system, provides fast, reliable connections regardless of the customer’s location. WildBlue pioneered the use of “unprocessed” Ka-band spot beam technology to increase capacity and lower bandwidth costs, portending the value potential for the technology innovations ViaSat-1 will make possible.

“Our new satellite,” Dankberg continues, “will have nearly all of its capacity aimed at those areas where WildBlue growth is constrained by lack of cost-effective bandwidth. The planned launch of ViaSat-1 in early 2011 is expected to multiply WildBlue total network capacity by more than tenfold, and by a factor of over 20 in those areas with the highest demand at a fraction of its current bandwidth costs. The increased bandwidth coupled with next generation ViaSat network technology is expected to enable WildBlue to increase upstream and downstream user speeds by factors of 3 to 5 times in those high-demand areas at current subscription prices, substantially raising the value to consumers.”

David Leonard, CEO of WildBlue, commented, “Over the past several years, we focused on acquiring and retaining customers, scaling our business and generating cash flow. The combination with ViaSat sets the stage both strategically and financially for the next phase of growth at WildBlue. We believe ViaSat, through its success with WildBlue in the Unites States, Barrett XPlornet® in Canada, and Eutelsat ToowaySM in Europe, has achieved the economies of scale needed to make satellite broadband affordable and competitive. With the addition of ViaSat-1 capacity to our network, we believe we can grow our subscriber base to become a top ten broadband ISP in the U.S. and expand further domestically and internationally.”

In addition to accelerating the growth of WildBlue’s consumer satellite broadband business, the transaction also promotes organic growth opportunities for other ViaSat commercial and defense businesses.

“WildBlue’s satellites accelerate our entrance into new Ka-band broadband applications by over a year. We have been making steady progress pursuing defense and mobile broadband markets in the U.S. and globally,” continued Dankberg. “We are very excited about integrating the WildBlue team into all of our global broadband technology and service initiatives.”

A Combination Rooted in Integration

Since announcing plans to build ViaSat-1 in early 2008, ViaSat has been in discussions with several potential strategic and financial partners.

“WildBlue is in a unique position and was always our first choice as a partner,” said Dankberg. “We have worked together for a decade creating the Ka-band broadband market. We know and complement each other extremely well – creating an integrated technology and services company. The key was structuring a financially attractive transaction that fairly apportions value for all the constituencies; preserves the resources and relationships that are the source of technical, operational and market advantages; and has clear, consistent purpose and governance. We believe we have done that today,” said Dankberg.

Liberty Media to Appoint Representative to ViaSat Board

At closing, WildBlue shareholders are expected to have the right to nominate one representative to the ViaSat board of directors and have agreed to allow Liberty Media, who is expected to become a significant shareholder of ViaSat as part of this transaction, to select the representative.

“Our longstanding investment in WildBlue reflects our keen interest in new broadband access and media delivery networks of all types,” said Mark Carleton of Liberty Media, who also is chairman of WildBlue. “In just a few years, WildBlue established a demand for its service and rapidly grew to over 400,000 subscribers. We believe that combining the service and technology companies, expanding the market applications, and adding the timely quantum leap in network capacity expected by the ViaSat-1 satellite, establishes an even more competitive platform for further growth and value creation for shareholders.”

In addition, Intelsat, Tennenbaum Capital Partners, the National Rural Telecommunications Cooperative, and Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers are also expected to become ViaSat shareholders as a result of the transaction.

Transaction Terms and Highlights

The purchase price is approximately $568 million, or approximately $500 million taking into account WildBlue’s expected amount of cash on hand today. Key factors in the transaction structure include:

•Free cash flow generated by WildBlue is expected to meaningfully exceed the transaction financing costs and, accordingly, WildBlue cash flow is expected to become a source of funds to complete ViaSat-1 and accelerate network build-out.
•For the trailing twelve month period ended June 30, 2009, WildBlue generated revenues of approximately $209 million, adjusted EBITDA of $76 million and $52 million of unlevered free cash flow.
•ViaSat to retain WildBlue cash on hand at closing, the amount of which is expected to change modestly between now and closing due to anticipated free cash flow in WildBlue’s business and certain customary closing adjustments
•ViaSat assessment of the fair value of the net assets acquired as of the estimated transaction close date is expected to approximate the purchase price – resulting in no additional goodwill on the ViaSat balance sheet.

Key terms of the transaction include:

•It is anticipated that the consideration to be delivered at closing to the WildBlue shareholders and creditors will consist of $443 million of cash and $125 million of newly issued ViaSat common stock.
•ViaSat intends to finance the cash portion of the transaction from a combination of WildBlue and ViaSat available cash on hand, and by working with certain of our lenders and others (i.e., JP Morgan, Bank of America, Wells Fargo, and Union Bank) to structure financing which is expected to be implemented prior to close.
•ViaSat has arranged with WildBlue current creditors a $350 million second lien term loan with a four year maturity (following closing). This loan can be used, at ViaSat’s sole election, in whole or in part, in the event third-party debt financing is not raised on satisfactory terms prior to closing.
•The number of ViaSat common shares to be issued at closing will be determined based on the ten-day volume weighted average closing price (“VWAP”) of ViaSat shares shortly prior to closing, subject to a collar mechanism; accordingly, ViaSat will issue at closing not more than approximately 5.685 million shares or not less than approximately 4.262 million shares. In the event the VWAP is equal to $25.73 (i.e., the midpoint of the collar), ViaSat will issue approximately 4.858 million shares.
•ViaSat has the right to substitute additional cash for some or all of the ViaSat common shares to be issued at closing.

Closing

The transaction is subject to customary regulatory and other conditions and is expected to close in the fourth quarter of ViaSat’s 2010 fiscal year, which ends April 2, 2010. The transaction is not subject to a vote of the ViaSat shareholders.

Advisors

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC and Latham & Watkins LLP acted as lead financial and legal advisor, respectively, to ViaSat. Morgan Stanley and Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom acted as financial and legal advisor, respectively, to WildBlue.

Conference Call

ViaSat will host a conference call on Thursday, October 1, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time to discuss this acquisition. The dial-in number is (888) 378-4350 (888) 378-4350 (888) 378-4350 (888) 378-4350 in the U.S. and (719) 457-2705 (719) 457-2705 (719) 457-2705 (719) 457-2705 internationally. Listeners can also access the conference call webcast and other material information discussed on the conference call on the Investor Relations section of our website at investors.viasat.com. The call will be archived and available on that site for approximately one month immediately following the conference call.

A replay of the conference call will be available from 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, October 1, 2009 through midnight Sunday, October 4, 2009 by dialing (888) 203-1112 (888) 203-1112 (888) 203-1112 (888) 203-1112 for U.S. callers and (719) 457-0820 (719) 457-0820 (719) 457-0820 (719) 457-0820 for international callers, and entering the passcode 2147932.

About ViaSat (www.viasat.com)

ViaSat produces innovative satellite and other digital communication products that enable fast, secure, and efficient communications to any location. The company provides networking products and managed network services for enterprise IP applications; is a key supplier of network-centric military communications and encryption technologies and products to the U.S. government; and is the primary technology partner for gateway and customer-premises equipment for consumer and mobile satellite broadband services. ViaSat also offers design capabilities and a number of complementary products including monolithic microwave integrated circuits and modules, DVB-S2 satellite communication components, video data link systems, data acceleration and compression, and mobile satellite antenna systems. ViaSat is based in Carlsbad, CA, has major locations in Duluth, GA, and Germantown, MD (Comsat Laboratories division), and additional field offices and service centers worldwide.

About WildBlue (www.wildblue.com)

WildBlue Communications, Inc. was established to provide broadband access to consumers and small offices in areas unserved and underserved by terrestrial broadband internet services. WildBlue high-speed satellite broadband service is easy to use, reliable, always on, and significantly faster than standard dial-up service. It opens up a window to a world of rich content that is largely unavailable through dial-up service and is accessible in areas traditionally underserved by cable modem or DSL service. Service is available in the contiguous United States.

Safe Harbor Statement

This press release contains forward-looking statements that are subject to the safe harbors created under the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. We use words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “goal,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “project,” “seek,” “should,” “target,” “will,” “would,” variations of such words and similar expressions to identify forward-looking statements. In addition, forward-looking statements include, among others, statements that refer to WildBlue’s expected contributions to ViaSat earnings, profits and EPS; projections of earnings, revenue, costs or other financial items of ViaSat, WildBlue and the combined company; the anticipated value of the combined business to customers and partners; the expected performance of WildBlue service, along with the ViaSat-1 satellite; the expected closing of the proposed acquisition; anticipated growth and trends in the business or key markets of ViaSat, WildBlue, and the combined company; and plans, objectives and strategies for future operations. Readers are cautioned that actual results could differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ include: the ability of the parties to consummate the proposed acquisition on the terms described in this release, or at all; the satisfaction of the various closing conditions to the proposed acquisition; the ability of ViaSat to successfully integrate WildBlue operations and employees; the ability to realize anticipated benefits of the proposed acquisition, including the expectation of greater revenue opportunities, operating efficiencies and cost savings; the ability to ensure continued performance and market growth of WildBlue’s business; the ability to have manufactured or successfully launch ViaSat-1, or implement the related satellite service; the ability to realize anticipated increases in capacity, user speeds and quality by combining ViaSat-1 and WildBlue; continued turmoil in global financial markets and economies; the availability and cost of credit; the ability to successfully develop, introduce, and sell new products and enhancements; changes in relationships with key customers, suppliers, distributors, resellers, and others as a result of the acquisition; and other factors affecting the communications industry generally. In addition, please refer to the risk factors contained in ViaSat’s SEC filings available at www.sec.gov, including ViaSat’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date on which they are made. The companies undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements for any reason.

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Information

To supplement ViaSat’s consolidated financial statements presented in accordance with GAAP, ViaSat uses non-GAAP EPS and adjusted EBITDA, measures ViaSat believes are appropriate to enhance an overall understanding of ViaSat’s past financial performance and prospects for the future. Non-GAAP EPS and adjusted EBITDA exclude the effects of acquisition charges (amortization of intangible assets and acquisition related expenses) and non-cash stock-based compensation expenses. We believe the non-GAAP results provide useful information to both management and investors by excluding specific expenses that we believe are not indicative of our core operating results. In addition, since we have historically reported non-GAAP results to the investment community, we believe the inclusion of non-GAAP numbers provides consistency in our financial reporting and facilitates comparisons to the company's historical operating results. Further, these adjusted non-GAAP results are among the primary indicators that management uses as a basis for planning and forecasting in future periods. The presentation of this additional information is not meant to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.

WildBlue is a registered trademark of WildBlue Communications Inc.
Tooway is a service mark of Eutelsat Communications.
Xplornet is a registered trademark of Barrett Xplore Inc.

SurfBeam is a registered trademark of ViaSat Inc.

Comsat Labs and Comsat Laboratories are trade names of ViaSat, Inc. Neither Comsat Labs nor Comsat Laboratories is affiliated with COMSAT Corporation. “Comsat” is a registered trademark of COMSAT Corporation.

Contact:
For ViaSat:Media RelationsBrainerd CommunicatorsJoe LoBello/Scott Cianciulli 212-986-6667 212-986-6667 212-986-6667lobello@braincomm.comcianciulli@braincomm.comorInvestor RelationsViaSat Inc. 760-476-2633 760-476-2633 760-476-2633orFor WildBlue:Dan Turak, WildBlue 720-554-7403 720-554-7403 720-554-7403dturak@wildbluecorp.com