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SpaceX conducted a full duration single-engine static fire test of its Starship spacecraft.

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.

NASA notes that Group D nations in the 2026 FIFA World Cup (Paraguay, Australia, Türkiye, and presumably others) are all involved in lunar exploration through the Artemis Accords or national plans, connecting sports and space exploration.

A NASA inspector general report reveals that canceled Artemis programs, including a $500 million stage adapter, faced massive cost overruns and delays, justifying NASA's decision to streamline lunar exploration architecture.

A discussion of the idea that placing AI compute in space could solve energy problems, leveraging solar power without atmospheric interference, and citing SpaceX's potential to launch massive compute capacity.

SpaceX's mission includes a demo of a new vehicle for affordable, routine access to microgravity for scientific research and in-space manufacturing, with a planned splashdown in the Pacific Ocean.

A NASA Office of Inspector General report warns that Kennedy Space Center's aging infrastructure cannot keep pace with the demands of super heavy rockets like SpaceX's Starship and Blue Origin's New Glenn, citing critical issues with nitrogen supply, power distribution, and road capacity.

The frenzy around SpaceX's potential IPO has sparked a high-stakes race among investors to own a piece of the future of space and AI.

NASA is showcasing how space exploration and research from the International Space Station influence sports science and soccer ball technology during the 2026 FIFA World Cup, including an exhibit in Houston and studies on ball aerodynamics.

The latest Rocket Report covers the rebuild of Blue Origin's launch pad, Relativity Space's Mars mission plans, Starship Flight 13 update, and Isar Aerospace's launch scrub.

NASA and Katalyst Space Technologies are attempting an unprecedented rapid satellite rescue mission to boost the aging Swift observatory's orbit, preventing its loss due to atmospheric drag. The mission was conceived and developed in under a year with a $30 million contract.

Aleksandr Samokutyaev, a Russian cosmonaut and former ISS crew member, has died at age 56, becoming the first former ISS crew member to die. He flew on two missions and performed two spacewalks.

Musk's incentive targets at SpaceX are extremely ambitious, including a company valuation of $7.5 trillion, building a permanent Mars city of 1 million people, and operating data centers in space that consume more than 1000 times the electricity of all data centers on Earth.

Marc Andreessen redefines SpaceX as a civilization infrastructure company that integrates AI, energy, and space, rather than a pure rocket launch company.

Elon Musk tweets about J.P. Morgan's announcement that it served as lead bookrunner on SpaceX's IPO, marking a milestone for the company.

Cosmodial Sky Atlas is a digital atlas product for exploring the cosmos, likely offering astronomical data or visualizations.

Goldman Sachs announces it served as lead left bookrunner for SpaceX's $75B IPO on June 11.

SpaceX goes public in a massive IPO that could make Elon Musk the first trillionaire, with the company's AI datacenter launches central to its valuation.

SpaceX is now publicly traded on Nasdaq, raising $75 billion in a historic IPO. The company is controlled by Elon Musk and has ties to xAI and Tesla.