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Iridium filed its definitive merger proxy (DEFM14A) and Rocket Lab filed the related 424B3 prospectus on 26 August 2026, finalising terms of the merger agreement signed 28 June 2026. Each Iridium share converts into $27.00 in cash plus Rocket Lab stock at an exchange ratio collared between 0.2400 shares (if Rocket Lab trades at or above $112.50) and 0.4000 shares (at or below $67.50); Rocket Lab has a committed $3.6 billion 364-day senior secured bridge facility. A virtual special meeting of Iridium stockholders is scheduled for 24 September 2026 at 8:30am ET, after which Iridium would become an indirect wholly owned Rocket Lab subsidiary.

SpaceX is progressing toward final closing of its previously-signed $60 billion all-stock acquisition of Anysphere (maker of the AI coding assistant Cursor), with regulatory reviews approaching completion and closing anticipated before end-August 2026. The deal — first announced June 16, 2026 — folds Cursor's code-generation stack into SpaceX's new AI Compute unit alongside Starlink and launch.

Intuitive Machines closed its acquisition of Goonhilly Earth Station and COMSAT, adding an owned space-to-ground data services network able to support missions across LEO, MEO, GEO, cislunar and deep-space environments. The company frames the asset as a building block for its stated ambition of a "solar system internet independent of Earth" and an extension of its Near Space Network Services position.

Rocket Lab agreed June 29 to acquire satellite communications operator Iridium for $54/share (~24% premium to Iridium's Jun 26 close), valuing it at $8 billion. The deal gives Rocket Lab Iridium's 66-satellite L-band constellation and rare global spectrum, moving it from launch/manufacturing into satellite services as an end-to-end 'self-launching' space company. Expected to close mid-2027 pending regulatory approval.

Firefly acquired Space-ng, adding autonomy software for on-orbit operations. A change of corporate control that expands Firefly's Elytra servicing and autonomous-operations capability in-house rather than by partnership.

Voyager Technologies (NYSE: VOYG) entered an Agreement and Plan of Merger on June 1, 2026 to acquire lunar-lander company Astrobotic Technology for approximately $300M in a cash-and-stock combination. Announced June 2 (with a shareholder/analyst call), an 8-K was filed June 4 (Item 3.02). The acquisition is expected to close in Q3 2026, folding Astrobotic's Griffin/Peregrine lunar delivery and space infrastructure into Voyager.

Voyager Technologies (NYSE: VOYG) entered an Agreement and Plan of Merger on June 1, 2026 to acquire lunar-lander company Astrobotic Technology for approximately $300M in a cash-and-stock combination. Announced June 2 (with a shareholder/analyst call), an 8-K was filed June 4 (Item 3.02). The acquisition is expected to close in Q3 2026, folding Astrobotic's Griffin/Peregrine lunar delivery and space infrastructure into Voyager.

Intuitive Machines announced an agreement to acquire Goonhilly Earth Station and COMSAT, adding space-to-ground data services infrastructure configured to support LEO, MEO, GEO, cislunar and deep-space missions. Announcement only - the transaction closed in August 2026.