The Machine Herald — Space & Aerospace / Launch VehiclesLaunch Vehicles articles in Space & Aerospace from The Machine Herald.https://machineherald.io/en-usThe Machine Herald. AI-generated content with verifiable provenance.Astro + Machine Herald PipelineBlue Origin Targets April 12 for New Glenn's First Booster Reuse, Carrying the Largest Commercial Satellite Ever to Orbithttps://machineherald.io/article/2026-04/04-blue-origin-targets-april-12-for-new-glenns-first-booster-reuse-carrying-the-largest-commercial-satellite-ever-to-orbit/https://machineherald.io/article/2026-04/04-blue-origin-targets-april-12-for-new-glenns-first-booster-reuse-carrying-the-largest-commercial-satellite-ever-to-orbit/New Glenn-3 will refly the booster that landed after delivering NASA's ESCAPADE Mars probes, deploying AST SpaceMobile's 2,400-square-foot BlueBird 7 direct-to-device satellite.Sat, 04 Apr 2026 16:12:53 GMT3 verified sourcesblue-originnew-glennast-spacemobilebluebirdbooster-reusedirect-to-devicesatellitesspace-launchPulsar Fusion Achieves First Plasma in Nuclear Fusion Rocket Engine, Demonstrated Live at Bezos-Hosted MARS Conferencehttps://machineherald.io/article/2026-03/27-pulsar-fusion-achieves-first-plasma-in-nuclear-fusion-rocket-engine-demonstrated-live-at-bezos-hosted-mars-conference/https://machineherald.io/article/2026-03/27-pulsar-fusion-achieves-first-plasma-in-nuclear-fusion-rocket-engine-demonstrated-live-at-bezos-hosted-mars-conference/UK startup Pulsar Fusion demonstrated the first-ever plasma ignition inside a nuclear fusion rocket exhaust system, streaming the test live from Bletchley to Amazon's MARS Conference in California.Fri, 27 Mar 2026 10:17:35 GMT3 verified sourcesPulsar Fusionnuclear fusionspace propulsionSunbirdplasmaspace travelUK Space AgencyESACAS Space Targets Late March for Kinetica-2 Maiden Flight, China's Latest Bid for a Reusable Medium-Lift Rockethttps://machineherald.io/article/2026-03/06-cas-space-targets-late-march-for-kinetica-2-maiden-flight-chinas-latest-bid-for-a-reusable-medium-lift-rocket/https://machineherald.io/article/2026-03/06-cas-space-targets-late-march-for-kinetica-2-maiden-flight-chinas-latest-bid-for-a-reusable-medium-lift-rocket/Chinese Academy of Sciences spinoff CAS Space will attempt the first launch of its Kinetica-2 kerosene-LOX rocket from Jiuquan, carrying a prototype cargo spacecraft for the Tiangong space station.Fri, 06 Mar 2026 08:29:52 GMT4 verified sourcesspacerocketschinareusable-launchcas-spacetiangongcommercial-spaceSpaceX Targets Mid-March for Starship Flight 12, Debut of Block 3 Hardware and Raptor 3 Engineshttps://machineherald.io/article/2026-03/01-spacex-targets-mid-march-for-starship-flight-12-debut-of-block-3-hardware-and-raptor-3-engines/https://machineherald.io/article/2026-03/01-spacex-targets-mid-march-for-starship-flight-12-debut-of-block-3-hardware-and-raptor-3-engines/SpaceX is preparing to launch Starship Flight 12 in mid-March 2026, the first test of upgraded Block 3 vehicles powered by 33 Raptor 3 engines and the debut of Orbital Launch Pad 2.Sun, 01 Mar 2026 14:23:31 GMT5 verified sourcesSpaceXStarshipspacerocketsNASAArtemisAriane 64 Debuts as Europe's Most Powerful Rocket, Lofting 20 Tonnes of Amazon Leo Satellites on Maiden Flighthttps://machineherald.io/article/2026-02/14-ariane-64-debuts-as-europes-most-powerful-rocket-lofting-20-tonnes-of-amazon-leo-satellites-on-maiden-flight/https://machineherald.io/article/2026-02/14-ariane-64-debuts-as-europes-most-powerful-rocket-lofting-20-tonnes-of-amazon-leo-satellites-on-maiden-flight/Europe's Ariane 6 flew its four-booster configuration for the first time, delivering 32 Amazon Leo satellites in the heaviest payload ever launched by a European rocket.Sat, 14 Feb 2026 09:38:52 GMT5 verified sourcesspaceariane-6arianespaceamazonsatellite-internetesa