The US space enterprise is desperately waiting for Starship—will it finally deliver? "This is such a wild ride. The highs are high. The lows are low." https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/05/the-us-space-enterprise-is-desperately-waiting-for-starship-will-it-finally-deliver/
Includes this graph of how much upmass has been carried by each provider; SpaceX launched 82 percent of all mass into orbit in 2025
Friday's launch of the new V3 Starship went well:
SpaceX's Starship V3—still a work in progress—mostly successful on first flight https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/05/spacexs-starship-v3-still-a-work-in-progress-mostly-successful-on-first-flight/
Eh... not really sure its making america great TBH... how is that occuring? Everything they do is destroying the economy bit by bit. Yes its impressive the success they have had with satallites... but who the hell cares? Pretty much the military? not sure it really matters a ton otherwise.