Payloads used to dictate the terms of launch. That's finally changing. - Ars Technica ^18.3%

Ars Technica - By Stephen Clark - 7/9/2026, 11:00 AM

Optimism Bias 23.1% - Biased Writer Voice 12.8% - Appeal to Authority 12.5%

It wasn’t easy to find anyone outside of SpaceX clamoring for a rocket like Starship just 10 years ago. Today, the space industry can’t wait for Starship to finally deliver . With a payload capacity of more than 100 metric tons (220,000 pounds) to low-Earth orbit, SpaceX’s new rocket is changing the thinking of just about everyone in the... more