Rocket Report: SpaceX says no thanks to military launches; Spanish rocket nearly ready

Ars Technica
By Eric BergerOct 23, 2026, 7:00 am112 pts
Welcome to Edition 9.16 of the Rocket Report! Lots of SpaceX-related news this week including a couple of Thursday shockers. In one story, the company told the US Space Force thanks, but no thanks after being offered three military launch contracts. Then, on the civil space side of things, SpaceX's Starship may…

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