Ars Technica
NASA's Orion heat shield, which once shed char like a bad sunburn, performed nearly flawlessly on Artemis II - and the safety panel is so impressed they're using words like 'stunning.'
Ars Technica
SpaceX's Starship, after a surprise intact splashdown, gets a 24-day ocean tow to Christmas Island, proving that even rockets need a good sea story.
Ars Technica
Starship's ceramic tiles survived another flight, but experts warn they're a dead end for rapid reuse - like a space shuttle with better PR.
Ars Technica
SpaceX is launching Starship for the 13th time, this time with real Starlink satellites, a grumpy booster, and a heat shield that still can't make up its mind about being reusable.
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