🔬 Science Apr 17, 2026 · Stephen Clark

Rocket Report: Starship V3 test-fired; ESA's tentative step toward crew launch

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Rocket Report: Starship V3 test-fired; ESA's tentative step toward crew launch
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Welcome to Edition 8.37 of the Rocket Report! NASA is still climbing down from the high of the Artemis II mission, the first flight by humans to the Moon since 1972. What a mission it was! Now, attention turns to completing development of a lander to get astronauts down to the Moon's surface. Among other things, we chronicle the latest progress of NASA's two lunar lander contractors, SpaceX and Blue Origin, in this week's Rocket Report.
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