rocket

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To make the roundtrip journey to Mars, which takes about three years, Musk and Spacex are counting on their newest rocket under development: Starship.

From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026

The rocket maker, which derives most of its revenue from its satellite internet unit and has a nascent artificial-intelligence business, will trade under the ticker “SPCX.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

It sounded, in 2004, like a man with a grievance and a half-built rocket.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

SpaceX is on the cusp of becoming a public company, more than 24 years after Elon Musk founded the rocket maker.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

Five women were accepted for cosmonaut training—two from flying clubs, two parachutists, and a rocket propulsion engineer.

From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson