Topic: rocket report newsletter
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Falcon Heavy returns, Russia’s Soyuz-5 rocket finally launches
The US Space Force has selected 12 contractors, including SpaceX, Lockheed Martin, and Northrop Grumman, to develop Space-Based Interceptors (SBIs) for the Pentagon's Golden Dome defense initiative, with initial agreements capped at $3.2 billion. The success of Blue Origin's first Blue Moon lunar...
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Russia Reopens ISS Access; Cape Canaveral Tests Missile
NASA has announced a major strategic shift, pausing development of the Gateway lunar space station to focus resources on establishing a permanent lunar surface base and advancing a nuclear-powered rocket program for Mars. The agency is repurposing the nearly-ready Power and Propulsion Element fro...
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China Rocket Struck by Lightning; Starship Launch Imminent
SpaceX’s 13th Starship test flight, delayed by a last-second abort on July 16 for engine swaps, is now set for liftoff Friday evening, with success potentially paving the way for an orbital flight later this year. India’s first private rocket, Skyroot Aerospace’s Vikram-1, successfully reached or...
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Rocket Report: Nova tests progress; SpaceX IPO launches Friday
Despite the New Glenn rocket failure and LC-36A pad destruction, NASA still nominally plans to use Blue Origin's lander for Artemis III but acknowledges other vehicles like Vulcan and Falcon Heavy could suffice. German startup Isar Aerospace raised a 270 million euro Series D to scale production ...
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China Nears Booster Landing Test; Rocket Lab Executes Rapid Response
The debut of several new American rockets, including Rocket Lab's Neutron and Stoke Space's Nova, remains uncertain for 2026, with an estimated over/under of 0.5 launches for the year. Rocket Lab successfully completed the rapid-response Victus Haze mission for the US Space Force, launching a sat...
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Blue Origin explosion probe continues; Impulse secures new funding
Blue Origin faces a difficult recovery after the New Glenn rocket's catastrophic failure, with doubts that it can resume launches by year's end as stated. Speculation grows that Jeff Bezos may turn to SpaceX for help launching the Blue Moon lunar lander, a move that would shift commercial space d...
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Blue Origin setback; Pentagon eyes new launch site
Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket explosion has largely destroyed its only orbital-class launch pad at Cape Canaveral, leading to an extended grounding of the rocket and shaping spaceflight discussions for years to come. The incident's full consequences remain unclear until daylight reveals the dama...
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Rocket Lab shows flexibility; Blue Origin plans two pads
Rocket Lab unveiled GHOST, a portable launch platform for its Electron and HASTE vehicles, enabling launch-anywhere missions to better serve time-sensitive defense and national security customers. The system was developed after a direct customer request for more mobility, and complements the comp...
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Artemis III rocket preps as SpaceX pivots to AI
Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket achieved a successful first-stage landing on its third flight, but the mission was marred by an upper stage malfunction that caused the loss of the AST SpaceMobile satellite payload. Industry speculation suggests a valve issue may have caused the upper stage failure...
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Rocket Report: New launch rule may curb green regs, Falcon 9 Moon-bound
Rocket Lab secured its largest launch agreement to date, a $266 million multi-launch contract with the US Space Force covering 12 suborbital missions, with an option for six more flights starting no earlier than late 2026. Both Rocket Lab and SpaceX locked in significant military launch contracts...
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