The Debrief

Astra is Poised to Rewrite the ‘Commercial’ Rocket Equation with its 2027 Rocket 4 Launch

Astra Space appears poised to rewrite the economics of the commercial space launch rocket equation with its pending 2027 Rocket 4 debut.
TechCrunch

Venus Aerospace raises $90M Series B to build a new kind of rocket engine

Build a new kind of rocket engine and the world will beat a path to your door. Or at least that’s how it’s worked out for Venus Aerospace and its Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine (RDRE), an ...
Ars Technica

Rocket Report: Engines installed for Artemis III; Long March 6C breakup in LEO

Welcome to Edition 9.09 of the Rocket Report! This edition includes an update from Blue Origin on the groundbreaking of a new Payload Processing Facility in Florida. It has been about a month since ...
Ars Technica

Rocket Report: China tests Falcon 9 lookalike; NASA’s Moon rocket fully stacked

Welcome to Edition 8.16 of the Rocket Report! The 10th anniversary of SpaceX’s first Falcon 9 rocket landing is coming up at the end of this year. We’re still waiting for a second company to bring ...