America succeeds in space when American companies compete, innovate, and grow. I'm encouraged to see Congress taking meaningful steps to strengthen the industrial base that underpins both our civil and national security space missions.
"You absolutely have to have a plan to compete with SpaceX on price." Welcome to Edition 8.29 of the Rocket Report! We have a stuffed report this week with news from across the launch spectrum. Long-term, probably the most significant development this week was a subscale version of the Long March 10 rocket successfully launching and then executing a picture-perfect ocean landing. China is catching up rapidly to the United States when it comes to reusable launch.