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Transport & Logistics

SpaceX Starship explodes on Texas launch pad

A Long March 8A rocket, carrying a group of low-Earth orbit satellites, takes off for its maiden flight from the Wenchang Space Launch Center in Hainan province, China February 11, 2025. cnsphoto via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. CHINA OUT.
Telcos, Media & Tech

China launches new rocket crucial to challenging Musk’s Starlink

For Toyota, the deal with Interstellar deal is one small step for many companies looking to take advantage of booming demand for spacecrafts able to carry satellites to orbit.
Startups

Toyota invests in Japanese rocket startup as SpaceX races ahead

SpaceX's Starship is the largest and most powerful rocket ever developed.
Startups & Tech

SpaceX catches Starship booster in crucial test flight

Rocket Lab launched 10 times in 2023, putting it second in frequency to SpaceX among US providers.
Companies & Markets

Rocket Lab satellite launch puts SpaceX challenger back on track

An Electron rocket lifts off for its "As the Crow Flies" mission from Rocket Lab's Launch Complex 1 in Mahia, New Zealand, October 17, 2019. Picture taken October 17, 2019. Rocket Lab/Handout via REUTERS.
Telcos, Media & Tech

US plans to award US$23.9 million to Rocket Lab to boost chips for satellites, spacecraft

In April 2023, Space Pioneer launched a kerosene-oxygen rocket, the Tianlong-2, or “Sky Dragon”, becoming the first private Chinese firm to send a liquid-propellant rocket into space.
Telcos, Media & Tech

China’s Space Pioneer raises 1.5 billion yuan to fund development of reusable rockets

Firefly's small-launch vehicle, Alpha, will fly Lockheed’s spacecraft and payload into low-Earth orbit from its facilities on west and east coasts.
Transport & Logistics

Lockheed Martin to buy up to 25 rocket launches from Firefly Aerospace

The H3 rocket, built by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries for Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), takes off at Tanegashima Space Centre, Japan, Feb 17, 2024.
Transport & Logistics

Japan successfully launches new H3 rocket after failure last year

A rocket is fired by Palestinian militants into Israel, in Gaza City, Oct 7, 2023.
International

Rocket barrages from Gaza hit Israel, killing at least one

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