rockets

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Founded two decades ago in New Zealand but now based in California, Rocket Lab has launched 88 small-payload rockets mostly into low-Earth orbit.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Yes, it’s the world’s dominant space company, having leveraged lower costs from reusable rockets to build Starlink, a space-based broadband product with more than 10 million customers.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

The planned flotation of SpaceX, which builds space exploration rockets and infrastructure but also owns xAI and Starlink, could push his net worth to about $1tn.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

Elon Musk’s reusable rockets and Starlink space-based broadband product have shown investors what’s possible in space.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

The word had spread after our last launch that our big new rockets were potentially dangerous to spectators.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam