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SpaceX is also flying rudimentary catch fittings on Starship to test their thermal performance on reentry. The ship will fly a more demanding trajectory during descent to probe the structural limits ...

Rocket photography: FLORIDA TODAY's 2025 Space Launch Calendar is here Start the day smarter. Get all the news ... will target roughly one launch every two days through the end of the year.

Rocket Lab CEO Peter Beck poses with Electron The point, of course, is the cost. A launch on Falcon 9 costs the customer around $62 M, while a trip to space on Electron is less than $6 M.