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

Military campaigns planned for months reached a crescendo in a symphony of mouse clicks as rockets were fired for hours at a time.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 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

SpaceX, which builds space exploration rockets and infrastructure but also owns xAI and Starlink, revealing its estimated share price more than a week before its public debut is unusual.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

People who have made fortunes from technology—Microsoft, PayPal, Amazon, and Google—are taking the vision that led to their successes and translating it into developing rockets and spaceships.

From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson