SpaceX, Starship rocket
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SpaceX’s Starship reached orbit this morning. SpaceX (NASDAQ:SPCX | SPCX Price Prediction) launched the rocket from Starbase, Texas on September 28, 2026, with liftoff at 8:49 a.m. EDT, according to Space.
SpaceX has both the Crew-13 launch and a Falcon Heavy national security launch slated for Thursday with three rocket boosters coming back for landings that could bring sonic booms to Central Florida.
After a quiet month for Florida rocket launches, two SpaceX rocket launches are expected to lift off on the same day this week, and both are expected to bring sonic booms.
Rocket Lab shares have rebounded on ARK Invest's continued buying, shareholder approval of its Iridium acquisition, and SpaceX's planned pullback from rideshare launches, though Neutron's debut remains the key long-term test.
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Rocket Lab puts a Japanese SAR satellite into orbit Recently, the US rocket development company Rocket Lab successfully placed a Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellite operated by the Japanese private company Synspective into orbit.
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