rocket

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Electrospray thrusters are tiny rocket engines, roughly the size of a dime.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

“Most of the interest is emotional, which is the honest truth,” said Jeff Judge, a financial planner in Forest Hill, Md. “People want to own a piece of Elon Musk’s rocket company.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

AST’s launch scheduled for this month became critically important for the company after Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket exploded during testing in Cape Canaveral.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

AST shares were north of $133 before a Blue Origin New Glenn rocket exploded on the pad, badly damaging launch infrastructure.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

Mr. Keeney blasted off like one of the rocket ships in his Star Wars novels.

From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein