Mission Brief · Vol. 01, Issue 01

The modern space race is well underway.

A weekly dispatch from the people building, launching, and watching the next era of spaceflight. News, launches, and the human stories behind them.

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STARSHIP · IFT-13

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ISSUE 009 AUG 11, 2026

Issue 009

A Chinese rocket exploded, and SpaceX opened its books.

Plus Voyager 2 gets another year, a meteorite full of the stuff of life, and Rocket Lab's big bet on a rocket that hasn't flown.

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