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A One-and-Done Rocket in SpaceX’s Reusable World

Launch of the H3 rocket at the Tanegashima Space Center in southern Japan on Feb. 17. — Launch of the H3 rocket at the Tanegashima Space Center in southern Japan on Feb. 17.
Photographer: Daisuke Urakami/Yomiuri Shimbun

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By Bruce Einhorn

June 26, 2024 at 2:00 PM UTC

Greetings from Hong Kong. How does a military-industrial heavyweight that’s been making expendable rockets for decades try to catch up after getting caught flat-footed by innovative newcomers like SpaceX? A launch this week in Japan should help give us an answer. In this week’s newsletter, we also look at the latest twist in the saga of a piece of space junk and wrap up Pride Month with a bit of LGBTQ history from NASA. But first ...

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