China Catches Its First Booster and Bets on Long March 10C
Chinarocket Co. achieved China's first-ever booster catch during the Long March 10B's maiden flight. Beijing is now moving fast, designating…
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China Recovers an Orbital Booster with Long March 10B
With the successful recovery of its Long March 10B first stage, China has cleared a major technical hurdle in the race for reusable launch v…
Skyroot's Vikram-I eyes orbit in a packed launch week
Indian launch startup Skyroot Aerospace is counting down to its first orbital attempt with the Vikram-I rocket, targeting July 12. The miles…
Long March 10B, Vikram-I, and a packed Falcon 9 rideshare headline busy week
A SpaceX rideshare carrying 81 payloads to sun-synchronous orbit, China's Long March 10B maiden flight, and India's Vikram-I debut are all c…
Long March 10B and Vikram-I set for landmark debut launches
Six orbital launches are on the books for the same week in July 2026. Two of them are first flights — China's Long March 10B and India's Vik…
China Debuts Long March 12B in Unannounced Launch Carrying Live Satellites
China quietly carried out the debut flight of its Long March 12B rocket, placing operational Qianfan internet satellites into orbit without …
Starship V3 Takes Flight on SpaceX's Twelfth Test Mission
SpaceX flew Starship Version 3 for the first time on May 22, 2026, marking the twelfth flight of the overall program. A scrub less than sixt…
SpaceX keeps Vandenberg busy with back-to-back Falcon 9 launches
SpaceX fired off multiple Falcon 9 rockets from Vandenberg Space Force Base within days of each other in early May 2026, deploying Starlink …