Rocket Report: SpaceX and China led the way in 2025; Vandenberg has room to grow
International launches… China, which attempted 92 orbital launches in 2025, is second, followed by Russia, with…
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Pentagon contract figures show ULA’s Vulcan rocket is getting more expensive
A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket with NASA’s Psyche spacecraft launches from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in…
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Companies may soon pay a fee for their rockets to share the skies with airplanes
Assuming Falcon 9s continue to launch Starlink satellites in 2033, the fees would rise to approximately $56,000…
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There’s a secret reason the Space Force is delaying the next Atlas V launch
It wouldn’t have been surprising for SpaceX to get priority on the range schedule since it…
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A military satellite waiting to launch with ULA will now fly with SpaceX
For the second time in six months, SpaceX will deploy a US military satellite that was…
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With new contracts, SpaceX will become the US military’s top launch provider
SpaceX will get 28 missions worth approximately $5.9 billion ULA will get 19 missions worth approximately…
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The 20 most-read stories of 2024 on Ars Technica
The Raspberry Pi 5 inside its official case. Credit: Andrew Cunningham The Raspberry Pi 5 inside…
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NASA awards SpaceX a contract for one of the few things it hasn’t done yet
Notably, the Dragonfly launch was one of the first times United Launch Alliance has been eligible…
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ULA is examining debris recovered from Vulcan rocket’s shattered booster nozzle
When the exhaust nozzle on one of the Vulcan rocket’s strap-on boosters failed shortly after liftoff…
