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Rocket Report: FAA eyes more Starbase traffic; India's Skyroot snares US customer
First reported Source: Ars Technica Space + 1 moreLast editorial activity
What happened
The pioneering reusable upper stage for Stoke Space's Nova rocket ships out for testing. MMX is one of the marquee space science missions launching this year, and it's set to leave Earth as soon as Monday (US time) aboard a Japanese H3 rocket.
California-based Reflect Orbital, the startup attempting to offer sunlight on-demand with in-space mirrors, announced the purchase of two launches Wednesday from Indian launcher Skyroot Aerospace, Payload Space reports . One of the launches will use Skyroot's Vikram-1 rocket, which became the first privately developed Indian rocket to reach orbit in July.
The other will fly on an upgraded rocket called the Vikram-1U. Reflect Orbital looks to India for launch capacity .
Sources & evidence
- Ars Technica Space Reporting source
Rocket Report: FAA eyes more Starbase traffic; India's Skyroot snares US customer ↗
https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/10/rocket-report-faa-eyes-more-starbase-traffic-indias-skyroot-snares-us-customer/ - Ars Technica Reporting source
Rocket Report: FAA eyes more Starbase traffic; India's Skyroot snares US customer ↗
https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/10/rocket-report-faa-eyes-more-starbase-traffic-indias-skyroot-snares-us-customer/