rocket

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SpaceX delayed the next test flight of its massive Starship rocket, pushing off the highly anticipated mission by at least another month.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

SpaceX delayed the next test flight of its Starship rocket until early to mid-May, after previously aiming for early March and April.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

Suppliers like Sphere have growth rates that “in theory should be faster, and are faster, than the launch companies,” Khodjamirian told MarketWatch, adding that their “risk levels are lower” than rocket makers.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

To simplify it, it is a case of round pegs and round holes, but it is hardly rocket science anyway.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

We needed to know where and when the rocket had to be launched in order to put it on the right trajectory.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson