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SpaceX's Falcon Heavy launched Psyche to a metal-rich asteroid, Europa Clipper to Jupiter's moon, and GOES-U for weather forecasting, while Falcon 9 launched NASA's PACE and SPHEREx missions, highlighting the Falcon family's role in advancing space exploration.

The tweet explains that Starship's core innovation is full and rapid reusability, making mass to orbit a sustainable process and a critical step towards achieving a multiplanetary future.

Elon Musk affirmed a comparison highlighting Starship V3's superior payload capacity over multiple Falcon 1 launches, emphasizing the need for such vehicles to scale orbital AI operations.

This edition of Ars Technica's Rocket Report covers Rocket Lab's new GHOST portable spaceport system, Blue Origin's two-pad plan at LC-36, ArianeGroup's decision to keep MaiaSpace afloat, and other launch industry updates.

This week's Rocket Report covers Rocket Lab's largest launch contract with the US Space Force, a delay for RFA One's debut, Stoke Space's progress on Nova engines, and a new launch rule that may limit environmental regulations, plus a Falcon 9 upper stage on course to hit the Moon.

This edition of the Rocket Report covers a lightning strike on a Chinese Long March 3B rocket, SpaceX's upcoming Starship test flight, India's first private rocket reaching orbit, and other space launch news.

Russia's Amur-LNG reusable rocket project, intended as a Falcon 9 competitor, faces continued delays; Roscosmos official Dmitry Baranov reports they are working on a first-stage demonstrator.

India's Vikram-1 rocket by Skyroot Aerospace is set for its debut flight on July 18, aiming to become the first commercial Indian rocket to reach orbit. Also covered: Japan's JAXA conducts a reusable rocket landing test, and a new suborbital test range opens in Australia.

Rocket Report covers recent space launch developments, including panic over Transporter availability, Isar's Canadian launch plans, RFA's August launch date, final Pegasus rocket mission, and upcoming debuts of Long March 10B and Skyroot's Vikram-1.

ULA's remaining Atlas V rockets are exclusively reserved for Boeing's Starliner missions, while Amazon's Leo satellite constellation faces delays as it relies on Vulcan, New Glenn, Ariane 6, and Falcon 9 for launches, with only Ariane 6 and Falcon 9 currently operational.

Ars Technica recaps a live discussion on the aftermath of Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket explosion, focusing on the implications for NASA's Artemis IV mission and the timeline for new rocket variants.

The latest Rocket Report covers Rocket Lab's record-setting rapid response launch for the US Space Force, China's potential booster landing attempt, and Rocket Factory Augsburg's fundraising for its RFA One rocket.

This blog post reviews recent scientific papers warning that rocket launches and satellite megaconstellations are depleting the ozone layer and polluting the upper atmosphere with metals, with implications for global warming.

Elon Musk shares an inspiring sentiment about rockets and spaceships, quoting SpaceX's launch of 24 Starlink satellites from California.

Weekly space industry roundup covering Blue Origin's Nova rocket test campaign, SpaceX IPO, Artemis III crew announcement, New Glenn explosion aftermath, and FCC deadline reprieve for Amazon's Kuiper satellite constellation.

Weekly roundup of space industry news covering Blue Origin's New Glenn explosion, Impulse Space fundraising, NASA's Artemis III stacking, Canadian spaceport development, and a new Chinese reusable rocket.

Russia's Roscosmos has been granted the right to place advertising on rockets and spacecraft starting January 1, 2026, in an effort to attract private investment and offset losses from Western sanctions, though expected revenue is minimal compared to lost launch contracts.

A roundup of space industry news covering SpaceX's upgraded Starship test flight, NASA's SLS hardware progress, Russia's successful Sarmat ICBM test, and Indian startup Skyroot Aerospace nearing its first orbital launch.

The article highlights upcoming opportunities to capture images of Starship from a deployed payload.