2025 • Oct 18
Rocket Report: China launches with no advance warning; Europe’s drone ship
Starlink, Kuiper, and the US military all saw additions to their mega-constellations this week. ...
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2025 • Oct 11
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. ...
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2025 • Oct 04
Rocket Report: Alpha explodes on test stand; Europe wants a mini Starship
"We are trying to find a partner that is willing to invest." ...
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2025 • Sep 27
Rocket Report: Keeping up with Kuiper; New Glenn’s second flight slips
Amazon plans to conduct two launches of Kuiper broadband satellites just days apart. ...
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2025 • Sep 21
Rocket Report: European rocket reuse test delayed; NASA tweaks SLS for Artemis II
"There’s a lot of interest because of the fear that there’s just not a lot of capacity." ...
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2025 • Sep 14
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. ...
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2025 • Sep 06
Rocket Report: Neutron’s pad opens for business; SpaceX gets Falcon 9 green light
"Nobody’s waving the white flag here until the last hour of the last day." ...
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2025 • Aug 30
Rocket Report: SpaceX achieved daily launch this week; ULA recovers booster
Firefly Aerospace reveals why its Alpha booster exploded after launch in April. ...
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2025 • Aug 23
Rocket Report: Pivotal Starship test on tap, Firefly wants to be big in Japan
Starship returns to the launch pad for the first time in three months. ...
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2025 • Aug 16
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? ...
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2025 • Aug 08
Rocket Report: Firefly lights the markets up; SpaceX starts selling trips to Mars
"Get on board! We are going to Mars!" ...
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2025 • Aug 01
Rocket Report: NASA finally working on depots, Air Force tests new ICBM
"I didn't expect that we would get to orbit." ...
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