rocket

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The two companies will form a joint venture, which should be established during the second half of this year, focused on advanced cruise missiles and ballistic rocket artillery, Rheinmetall said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

And carrying that amount of mass requires enormous amounts of propellant, far more than can be launched in a single rocket.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

In the time it took to work on SLS, SpaceX essentially perfected its partially reusable Falcon 9 rocket, which has launched roughly 650 times, and dramatically lowered the cost to reach space.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

NASA’s powerful Launch Abort System, designed to outrun an exploding rocket, is the result of years of work from scientists and engineers across the country, including in Southern California’s Mojave Desert.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

The plane’s canopy shot off and a rocket blasted his seat into the air, the sudden rush of wind nearly knocking him unconscious.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin