2026.08.16 /Issue 8.16.02026

China's Workhorse Rocket Explodes 85 Seconds After Liftoff in Major Setback

THE STORY A Chinese Long March 7A rocket carrying the ChinaSat-4B communications satellite exploded approximately 85 seconds after liftoff from the

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2026.08.16 /Issue 8.16.02026

Rocket Lab's Monster Week: Portable Spaceports, $397M 'Flatellites,' and a European Beachhead

THE STORY Rocket Lab unleashed a triple salvo of announcements that together signal one of the most ambitious expansion plays in the

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2026.08.16 /Issue 8.16.02026

NASA Wants to Send Rolling, Flying Spherical Drones Into the Caves of Titan

THE STORY NASA has funded an early-stage concept study for spherical robotic explorers — dubbed "Aerobots" — that could one day

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