Ars TechnicaEric Berger

Rocket Lab intentionally destroys engines in 'very nasty' development tests

Rocket Lab says it is intentionally destroying engines during ground testing as part of development, conducting 'very nasty' stress tests to expose failure modes and harden designs. The CEO described the destructive regime as a deliberate step to validate hardware before flight qualification.

2026-02-11T14:14:18.612730-08:00
Business Wire

AST SpaceMobile Completes Deployment of BlueBird-6 — Largest Commercial LEO Array for Direct-to-Cellular Broadband

By Business Wire: AST SpaceMobile, Inc. (“AST SpaceMobile”) (NASDAQ: ASTS), the company building the first and only space-based cellular broadband network accessible directly ...

2026-02-10T21:21:16.437566-08:00
SpaceNews.comAndrew Jones

China tests crewed spacecraft abort and rocket recovery in major lunar milestone

By SpaceNews.com: China tests crewed spacecraft abort and rocket recovery in major lunar milestone China took a major step forward in its lunar and human spaceflight programs late Tuesday with successful in-flight abort and rocket recovery tests.

2026-02-11T02:34:54.065105-08:00