It also developed the Falcon Heavy, which combined three Falcon 9 rockets in a first stage, all of which have been safely recovered when launching heavier payloads. The vast majority of successful ...

If we're being frank, which is how we roll in the Rocket Report, some of Orbex's recent activity does not inspire confidence.

Earlier this month SpaceX had a very successful test launch of their new Falcon Heavy rocket. This one has three boosters: two Falcon 9 rockets strapped to a center booster that’s entirely new.

Simply put, it's impossible for any other heavy-launch rocket to compete with SpaceX's Falcon 9 on price, payload, or price-per-kilogram of payload. But what about small rockets? Image source ...

SpaceX launched its Starship mega-rocket for the seventh time. It achieved an epic booster catch, but the ship was lost.