03 Jun 2026
Muon Space Unveils New, Larger Satellite Bus
The space industry is demanding more than ever from its satellites—more power, more capable comms, more compute capacity, and more space to host complex payloads. To meet this increased demand, satellite bus manufacturer Muon Space unveiled a new spacecraft platform today—called Condor-Ultra—which is three times larger than its Condor-XL satellite bus, and geared toward the nascent…
03 Jun 2026
Muon Space unveils Starship-class satellite platform for orbital data centers
A render of Condor-Ultra, Muon's largest and most powerful satellite platform to date. Credit: Muon Space
03 Jun 2026
Muon Space Unveils Condor-Ultra, Starship-Class Spacecraft Platform Built for Scale
Muon Space Unveils Condor-Ultra, Starship-Class Spacecraft Platform Built for Scale
03 Jun 2026
The Raptor 3 was supposed to be the engine that finally ended Starship's reliability problem — instead, on its first flight, several of them quit less than 20 …
SpaceX’s Raptor 3 engine — the powerplant the company has spent the better part of two years marketing as a simpler, more reliable replacement for the troubled Raptor 2 — failed multiple times in its maiden flight during exactly the kind of high-stress maneuver it was designed to handle.
02 Jun 2026
Is there a rocket launch today? How to see SpaceX mission in Arizona
Here's how you can watch the first rocket launch of June from Vandenberg all the way in Arizona. Get ready, Arizona: SpaceX is planning its first West Coast rocket launch of June, and it'll be early.
02 Jun 2026
Another Falcon 9 lookalike joins China's growing roster of rockets
It takes a village There are sound engineering reasons to use the same approach SpaceX uses with the Falcon 9. The first Long March 12B rocket climbs into the sky Monday over the Jiuquan launch base in northwestern China.
02 Jun 2026
Blue Origin regains access to launch pad after New Glenn explosion
Because Blue Origin has nowhere else to launch New Glenn as of now, determining the extent of the damage at the Florida launch site will have enormous implication for NASA and other partners.
02 Jun 2026
Will SpaceX still be a launch company after its historic IPO?
Artist's illustration of several SpaceX Starship upper stages on the moon. (Image credit: SpaceX) On May 20, SpaceX filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) key documentation for an initial public offering (IPO) of stock. An IPO signals that a private company is now selling shares to the public on a stock exchange. SpaceX's long-anticipated move could become the largest IPO in…
01 Jun 2026
Rocket goes boom, satellite cameras zoom: Explosive Blue Origin damage is visible from space
The dust has settled in the aftermath of last week's giant New Glenn rocket explosion, which shook Florida's Space Coast and the space industry itself.
