Starlink, Kuiper, and the US military all saw additions to their mega-constellations this week. SpaceX’s Starship descends toward the Indian […]
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Rocket Report: Bezos’ firm will package satellites for launch; Starship on deck
The long, winding road for Franklin Chang-Diaz’s plasma rocket engine takes another turn. Blue Origin’s second New Glenn booster left […]
Rocket Report: Russia’s rocket engine predicament; 300th launch to the ISS
North Korea test-fired a powerful new solid rocket motor for its next-generation ICBM. A Soyuz-2.1a rocket is propelled by kerosene-fueled […]
Rocket Report: SpaceX achieved daily launch this week; ULA recovers booster
Firefly Aerospace reveals why its Alpha booster exploded after launch in April. Starship and its Super Heavy booster ascend through […]
Rocket Report: Pivotal Starship test on tap, Firefly wants to be big in Japan
All the news that’s fit to lift Starship returns to the launch pad for the first time in three months. […]
Rocket Report: Ariane 6 beats Vulcan to third launch; China’s first drone ship
Why is China’s heavy-lift Long March 5B able to launch only 10 Guowang satellites at a time? Wearing their orange […]
Rocket Report: Firefly lights the markets up; SpaceX starts selling trips to Mars
All the news that’s fit to lift “Get on board! We are going to Mars!” The Vulcan rocket for ULA’s […]
Rocket Report: NASA finally working on depots, Air Force tests new ICBM
“I didn’t expect that we would get to orbit.” Gilmour Space’s Eris rocket lifts off from Bowen Orbital Spaceport in […]
Rocket Report: Channeling the future at Wallops; SpaceX recovers rocket wreckage
China’s Space Pioneer seems to be back on track a year after an accidental launch. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket […]
Rocket Report: SpaceX won’t land at Johnston Atoll; new North Sea launch site
All the news that’s fit to lift “Europe is seizing the opportunity to lead.” NASA astronauts Mike Fincke (left) and […]