Rocket Report: Falcon 9 is back; Starship could be recovered off Australia

SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket returned to flight on July 27 , barely two weeks after an upper stage failure ended a streak of more than 300 consecutive successful launches.

Callisto testbed will not take place until late 2025 or early 2026 , European Spaceflight reports.

MT Aerospace has begun testing a demonstrator of the landing legs that will be used aboard the Themis reusable booster.

The Atlas V rocket is powered by an RD-180 main engine made in Russia .

The Pentagon is moving to end its reliance on the Russian engine.

ULA announced it will no longer permit photographers to set up remote cameras at their launch pads if they sell their images independently.

The new policy was in place for the Atlas V launch from Cape Canaveral on Tuesday .

SpaceX has asked the FAA for permission for up to 25 flights a year from South Texas , as well as the capability to land both the Starship upper stage and Super Heavy booster stage back at the launch site.

The FAA signaled that it is inclined to grant this request.

SpaceX has since launched Starship four times from its launch site in South Texas and is planning a fifth launch within two months .