Rocket Report: China may soon attempt booster landing; Rocket Lab does rapid response - Ars Technica Skip to content Ars Technica home Sections Forum Subscribe Search AI Biz & IT Cars Culture Gaming Health Policy Science Security Space Tech Feature Reviews AI Biz & IT Cars Culture Gaming Health Policy Science Security Space Tech Forum Subscribe Story text Size Small Standard Large Width * Standard Wide Links Standard Orange * Subscribers only    Learn more Pin to story Theme HyperLight Day & Night Dark System Search Sign In Sign in dialog... Sign in All the news that’s fit to lift Rocket Report: China may soon attempt booster landing; Rocket Lab does rapid response Is SpaceX planning to end its Transporter program? Eric Berger – Jun 26, 2026 7:00 am | 129 An Electron rocket launches the Victus Haze mission. Credit: Rocket Lab An Electron rocket launches the Victus Haze mission. Credit: Rocket Lab Text settings Story text Size Small Standard Large Width * Standard Wide Links Standard Orange * Subscribers only    Learn more Minimize to nav Welcome to Edition 8.47 of the Rocket Report! We have now very nearly reached the midpoint of 2026, a year in which several new US rockets were advertised as potentially making their debuts.

But now, we have to wonder whether any of them—Rocket Lab’s Neutron, Stoke Space’s Nova, Relativity Space’s Terran R, and Astra’s Rocket 4—will make it. I’d probably put the over/under at something like 0.5 of these launching. Please share your thoughts in the comments below! As always, we welcome reader submissions , and if you don’t want to miss an issue, please subscribe using the box below (the form will not appear on AMP-enabled versions of the site).

Source: https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/06/rocket-report-china-may-soon-attempt-booster-landing-rocket-lab-does-rapid-response/