Rocket Report: Keeping up with Kuiper; New Glenn’s second flight slips
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Rocket Report: Keeping up with Kuiper; New Glenn’s second flight slips

Welcome to Edition 8.12 of the Rocket Report! We often hear from satellite operators—from the military to venture-backed startups—about their appetite for more launch capacity. With so many rocket launches happening around the world, some might want to dismiss these statements as a corporate plea for more competition, and therefore lower prices. SpaceX is on...

Father figure pointing out an approaching helicopter to his child on a mountain ridge.
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Console wars death watch: Microsoft Flight Simulator coming to PS5 in December

For decades now, the Microsoft Flight Simulator franchise has been associated with Microsoft’s own DOS/Windows operating systems and, more recently, Xbox consoles (weird exceptions like this 1986 Macintosh port notwithstanding). However, that era seems set to end as Sony announced during this evening’s State of Play livestream that Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 will come to...