rockets

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The company’s prospects brightened at the end of that year when it completed its first-ever controlled landing of a Falcon 9 rocket, paving the way for reusable rockets.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

SpaceX, of course, pioneered reusable rockets, but only the lower stage of the Falcon 9 is reused.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

Meanwhile, its balance sheet shows it has $102bn in assets, such as rockets and other equipment, but also carries $60.5bn of debt.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

Army Air Forces in World War II, wanted to know how rockets, satellites, jet engines and nuclear weapons might change warfare in the postwar world.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

We launched water rockets, tested gravity in a drop tower, and controlled a robotic arm.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas