rockets

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Military campaigns planned for months reached a crescendo in a symphony of mouse clicks as rockets were fired for hours at a time.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

Larger rockets like SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy, which can put almost 64 metric tons into low-Earth-orbit, can keep the cost per kilogram of cargo at about $1,500.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

That valuation is largely based on faith that Musk can deliver on his ambitions to vastly expand his Starlink satellite business, put data centers into space using SpaceX rockets, as well as begin colonizing Mars.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

SpaceX, which builds space exploration rockets and infrastructure but also owns xAI and Starlink, revealing its estimated share price more than a week before its public debut is unusual.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 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