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Trump’s Efforts to Simplify Environmental Reviews for Rocket Launches
In mid-2025, the Trump administration circulated a draft executive order that would sharply curtail ...
Rocket Report: Europe Boosts Launch Autonomy, SpaceX Changes Plans
All the news that's fit to lift — Edition 8.03, updated with recent developments ...
Gov. Abbott Blocks Release of Emails with Elon Musk
Introduction Texas Governor Greg Abbott has refused to hand over months of email communications ...
Rocket Report: SpaceX Plans, China’s Launch Pad, Global Updates
Next week marks the 50th anniversary of NASA’s Apollo–Soyuz Test Project, the first joint ...
Pentagon Turns to SpaceX for Next-Gen Sensor Network
By Jane Doe, Tech News Correspondent • Updated Aug 15, 2025 Overview The Department ...
Evaluating Amazon’s Launch Providers for Project Kuiper
Project Kuiper's Ongoing Launch Campaigns For the second time in two months, United Launch ...
Rocket Report: Asian Reuse Milestones & SpaceX at Vandenberg
Welcome to our expanded edition of the Rocket Report, covering two major reusable rocket ...
SpaceX Starship Prototype Fails Ground Test at Starbase
Test Stand Explosion Overview Late Wednesday night at Starbase in South Texas, SpaceX’s latest ...
FAA Proposes Fees for Commercial Rocket Payloads
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is poised to introduce a new fee structure for ...
Rocket Report: Themis Delays and SpaceX Expansion at SLC-37
Summary Edition 7.48 brings updates on Europe’s reusable Themis booster slipping to 2026, Canada’s ...
NASA’s Next Frontier in a Changing Political Landscape
Recap of the Discussion In our first Ars Live event of 2025, senior space ...
SpaceX Plans to Repurpose ULA’s SLC-37 for Starship
The U.S. Air Force has moved a step closer to granting SpaceX control of ...
Rocket Report: SpaceX’s 500th Falcon & Reaction Engines’ SABRE Review
Standing Up – Musk vs. Trump and the Future of Space Funding In early ...
Impact of Trump Cutting Musk’s Federal Contracts: A Comprehensive Analysis
On June 5, 2025, an intense online exchange unfolded between President Donald Trump and ...
Trump Withdraws Isaacman Nomination for NASA Administrator
The White House has officially rescinded the nomination of private astronaut and billionaire entrepreneur ...
Debating NASA’s Mars Ambitions: Four Journalists Discuss
Join us at 2:30 pm Eastern on the livestream and ask questions about the ...
Starship’s Ninth Flight: Successes and Future Upgrades
By Stephen Clark – May 28, 2025 Overview On Tuesday evening, SpaceX launched the ...
Musk Predicts 80% Fix Chance for Starship Engine Issues
By expanding on SpaceX’s latest developments and technical challenges, we explore how the company ...
Falcon 9 Sonic Booms: Seismic Wave Analysis
When SpaceX’s Falcon 9 boosters accelerate beyond Mach 1, the resulting sonic booms don’t ...
Rocket Report: SpaceX Expansion and Global Launch Insights
By Stephen Clark • May 23, 2025 Introduction Welcome to Edition 7.45 of the ...
FAA Expands Hazard Zones for SpaceX Starship Flight 9
Overview The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has granted SpaceX authorization to conduct its ninth ...
FCC Could Revoke EchoStar’s AWS-4 Licenses Amid SpaceX Spectrum Issue
Regulatory Clash Over Underutilized Spectrum On May 9, 2025, Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman ...
Starlink’s Free Dish: Purchase vs. 12-Month Commitment Costs and Specs
Introduction In May 2025, SpaceX’s Starlink unveiled a promotion: a free user terminal (‘‘dish’’) ...
FAA Approves Biweekly Starship Launches from Starbase
In a landmark decision on May 6, 2025, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued ...
Amos-6 Revisited: SpaceX’s Sniper Theory and Aftermath
Introduction On the morning of September 1, 2016, SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket lay prone ...
NASA’s High Launch Costs Despite Reusable Rockets
Launch Cost Trends and Market Dynamics Over the past three decades, the nominal price ...
Chun Wang’s Crypto-Funded Space Mission and Earth Connectivity
For over 25 years, I've tracked human spaceflight missions with unwavering fascination—ranging from NASA's ...
Rocket Report: Navigating Space Strategies
Welcome to Edition 7.39 of the Rocket Report! As the pace of rocket launches ...
SpaceX’s Recent Military Launch Triumph: The Technical and Strategic Edge
In a decisive move that has reshaped the competitive landscape for national security space ...
Switching Launch Providers: A Military Satellite’s Journey from ULA to SpaceX
Assured Access to Space In a significant move that highlights the evolving landscape of ...