What the Starship Recovery Reveals About Reusability Challenges
SpaceX’s successful recovery of a flight-tested Starship from the Indian Ocean is valuable because it brings the vehicle, its heat…
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SpaceX Starship Flight 13: Key Insights and Developments
Starship Flight 13 deployed functioning satellites and returned an intact ship to the ocean. The next test—orbit and a tower…
SpaceX’s IPO and Stoke’s Nova Reveal Launch’s New Test
SpaceX entered the public markets while Stoke Space moved Nova through first-stage proto-qualification. Together, they show the new test for…
May 2026 in Space
May 2026 was the month space architecture had to behave like operations. NASA pushed Moon Base surface systems forward, Starship…
Starship’s FAA Review Is a Reliability Test
The FAA's Starship Flight 12 mishap review is less about whether SpaceX can fly spectacular tests and more about whether…
Starship’s Artemis Role Is Bigger Than One Test Flight
Starship's latest V3 flight is a major SpaceX test milestone, but its Artemis meaning is narrower and more important: NASA…
April 2026 in Space: Artemis II Put the Moon Back Within Reach
Artemis II closed the 54-year gap since Apollo 17 and put astronauts back near the Moon. April also showed why…
February 2026 in Space: NASA Shakes Up Artemis as the Moon Race Intensifies
NASA overhauled its entire Artemis roadmap, China nailed a critical lunar capsule abort test, and SpaceX prepped Starship V3 for…