rocket
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Independent scientists said it appears a SpaceX rocket, about the size of a school bus, has crashed into the moon.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026
SpaceX shares dropped more than broader market indexes Thursday after Elon Musk said a big rocket operation was still months away.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
The rocket stage had previously launched in January 2025 as part of the Firefly Blue Ghost 1 mission.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 20, 2026
SpaceX shares fell 2.6% Wednesday to close at under $140, as the startup LandSpace landed the first stage of its Zhueque-3 rocket on a launchpad, a first for a Chinese company.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026
Keldysh and Sergei Korolev, the chief rocket designer, voted for Valentina.
From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson
Despite its heady valuation, SpaceX is the dominant player in both reusable commercial rockets and global satellite internet.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 24, 2026
The techniques vary: either seeding rockets are burned to release a plume of particles, or the saline solution is sprayed directly into the cloud for greater precision.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
“And there’s a reason for it because, let me tell you, what rockets desperately want to do every flight: They desperately want to blow themselves into tiny pieces.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
The SpaceX earnings call with Elon Musk on Tuesday night was entertaining as always and featured some ambitious plans for rockets and robots, starships and satellites.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026
“And it should have sleds with blaster rockets and ants that have magical powers,” Bryce says.
From "The Benefits of Being an Octopus" by Ann Braden
SpaceX rocketed higher after a record-breaking initial public offering, only to see $1 trillion in value evaporate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
SK hynix rocketed more than 12 percent Thursday after announcing a $29 billion share buyback.
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
She rocketed to stardom with starring roles on “Heroes” and “Nashville,” where she played up-and-coming country star Juliette Barnes opposite Connie Britton.
From Salon ● Aug. 19, 2026
Its shares rocketed higher in 2020 and early 2021 as retail investors turned the company into one of the original meme stocks, but they’re off nearly 80% from their highest point of that era.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 2026
As soon as he was clear of the Customs booth, however, he stomped a tasseled loafer down on the accelerator and the squealing Cadillac rocketed away.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
Nothing will slow the object down, like the atmosphere would do here on Earth - and nothing will prevent the estimated million kilograms in debris from rocketing up into space.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
Strong first-quarter sales growth and a raised forecast sent the retailer’s shares rocketing 47% to their best single-day gain in history, according to FactSet data.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 2026
See more: Space stocks are rocketing as SpaceX keeps making pre-IPO headlines with first Starship launch.
From MarketWatch ● May 27, 2026
On Thursday European and US stock markets had climbed, boosted by a continued tech-fuelled rally with Cisco Systems surging 13.4 percent and chip startup rocketing 68.2 percent on its Nasdaq debut.
From Barron's ● May 15, 2026
Betty’s engine started with a snarl, and suddenly we were rocketing backward.
From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken
