rocket

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Artemis III changed from being an historic, crewed Moon landing to a technology test in Earth orbit because of delays to Elon Musk's SpaceX's Starship rocket.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

AST shares were north of $133 before a Blue Origin New Glenn rocket exploded on the pad, badly damaging launch infrastructure.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

Some schools have a tenth or more of their endowments in Elon Musk’s rocket company.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

It has tested its Mengzhou capsule and Lanyue lander, and is preparing a new heavy-lift rocket called the Long March 10.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Using cutting-edge cameras in the bellies of the planes, the pilots photographed Soviet factories, military bases, rocket launch sites.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin