NASA's Artemis 2 moon rocket arrives back at launch pad
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To fulfill its promise of reaching the Moon and Mars, SpaceX needs a really big rocket. Like, really big. The latest version of Starship is the largest and most powerful megarocket ever built, and it just hit a critical milestone.
Welcome to Edition 8.34 of the Rocket Report! The most important significant news this week, I believe, is the decision by Canada to make a serious investment in launch infrastructure at a spaceport in Nova Scotia.
SpaceX chief Elon Musk said in February that the mighty Starship rocket would embark on its 12th test flight this month, although several more recent reports have suggested that it might not leave the launchpad until early April.
For the first time in months, Firefly Aerospace's Alpha rocket launched in California. Here's a recap of the mission, visible along the West Coast.