Welcome to Edition 8.31 of the Rocket Report! We have some late-breaking news this week with an update Thursday afternoon ...

The Neutron rocket was expected to have its debut last year. Now, it’s projected to launch at the end of 2026.

On February 21, 2026, SpaceX made history with the launch of two Falcon 9 rockets, setting a new record for rocket reusability. One of the rockets achieved its 33rd successful re-flight, a testament ...

China is preparing to fly a reusable, Long March 10–derived rocket in the first half of 2026, a milestone that would pull its state space program deeper into the global race to cut launch costs and ...

It took a while, but a consensus has emerged in Europe that the continent’s space industry needs to develop reusable rockets. How to do it and how much to spend on it remain unresolved questions. Much ...

We can’t rely on Space X The European Commission has revealed a new three year project to develop technologies needed for two proposed reusable launch vehicles so that it does… We can’t rely on Space ...

Reusable launch vehicles — such as SpaceX’s Starship and Blue Origin’s New Glenn, Stoke Space’s Nova, Rocket Lab’s Neutron and Relativity Space’s Terran R — are revolutionizing the cost and frequency ...

In 1969, the United States landed a man on the moon, beating the Soviet Union to become the first to set foot on lunar soil after years of what was known as the space race. The research and innovation ...