Blue Origin seeks FAA approval for up to 50 New Glenn launches and 50 booster landings per year. A Falcon […]
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Rocket Report: Era of cheap launch is over? Astra sets early 2027 target for return
“The customer got comfortable with a high reliability and a low price.” SpaceX has stacked the Starship vehicle in advance […]
Rocket Report: China wants a Raptor 3 engine; SpaceX set for big Starship test
“I can tell you SpaceX has already gone captive.” Avio’s Vega C rocket launches this week. Credit: ESA/S. Corvaja Avio’s […]
Rocket Report: Europe joins the commercial launch club; a Ravn X sighting?
Commercial cargo redux … The launch deal follows the award of a service contract to The Exploration Company by the […]
Rocket Report: Engines installed for Artemis III; Long March 6C breakup in LEO
Two of Europe’s leading launch startups announced new fundraising this week. Technicians complete installation of all four RS-25 rocket engines on […]
Rocket Report: Europe splashes some cash on launch startups; Pallas-1 nears debut
All the news that’s fit to lift “From here on, Starlink missions out of Florida will fly on Starship.” European […]
Rocket Report: SpaceX makes its mark on the Moon; ULA names new boss
Taiwan’s effort to develop its own satellite launcher hit a setback this week. NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter captured this view […]
Rocket Report: Rocket Lab shows off its flexibility; Blue Origin’s two-pad plan
All the news that’s fit to lift “We’ve never seen launch capacity so constrained.” A render of LC-36B with LC-36A […]
Rocket Report: New launch rule may limit environmental regulations, Falcon 9 to hit Moon
All the news that’s fit to lift “America won the first Space Race, and we can do it again.” Stoke […]
Rocket Report: Lightning strikes in China; Starship launch on deck
Relativity Space announced plans to build a second rocket factory near Cape Canaveral, Florida. A Long March 3B rocket carrying […]