rocket

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Six years after its founding, SpaceX launched its first rocket into orbit after multiple failures, taking off in September 2008 from a remote archipelago in the Pacific Ocean.

From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026

In the years that followed, SpaceX demonstrated the power of rocket reusability with its Falcon 9 vehicles and used them to deploy Starlink, the biggest internet satellite fleet in history.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

His ambitions — from sending rocket ships to Mars to putting AI data centers in space — were a major draw.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 12, 2026

Elon Musk on Friday became the world's first trillionaire after shares in his SpaceX rocket company soared during the biggest-ever stock market debut.

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

Korolev, the Soviet Union’s top rocket scientist, watched his creation roll out—a 112-foot-long rocket on its side, strapped to the platform of a flat train car.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin