Rocket Report: Artemis III rocket getting ready; SpaceX is now an AI company

Rocket Lab launched a JAXA tech-demo mission carrying a deployable antenna satellite aboard Electron.

Astrobotic successfully hot-fired its Chakram rotating detonation engine in a propulsion test with NASA Marshall.

Blue Origin’s New Glenn recovered its booster on the third flight, but an upper-stage failure caused the orbital payload to be lost.

The report also flagged controversy around a planned Canadian spaceport in Nova Scotia, including environmental and community concerns.