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The US space enterprise is desperately waiting for Starship—will it finally deliver?

Via Ars Technica AI
Monday, May 18, 2026 · 11:00AM
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These days, one would be forgiven for forgetting that SpaceX is, at its core, a rocket company. Consider the company's mega deals over the last year. SpaceX paid $17 billion—more than it has spent developing every one of its rockets—to EchoStar for wireless spectrum to boost its Starlink network. It

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