Opinion & Speculation
This tag contains all articles that contain opinionated and speculative content, such as why one rocket is better than another or how much certain missions may cost. This tag helps ensure the reader knows the article they are about to read is more persuasive and argumentative than others.
![A render of Zhuque-3 headed to orbit after fairing separation. ©LandSpace](/content/images/size/w300/2024/06/640-2-big-1.jpeg)
Disclaimer: This article contains the opinion and speculation of the writer and not Cosmic Nxws as a whole. LandSpace, a commercial launch provider in China, and Hongqing Technology have recently filed with the International Telecommunications Union for a mega constellation via a joint venture called Shanghai LandSpace Hongqing Technology Co
Jun 4, 2024
5 mins![A render of New Glenn during first-stage flight. ©Blue Origin](/content/images/size/w300/2024/02/2002433424.jpeg)
Disclaimer: This article contains the opinion of the writer and not Cosmic Nxws as a whole. SpaceX has continually proven to be an immovable industry leader with its Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy launch vehicles, which has been landing for over seven years. However, Blue Origin, which is backed by
Feb 12, 2024
8 mins![Relativity Space: An Upcoming Industry Titan](/content/images/size/w300/2023/12/IMG_0058.webp)
The space industry is booming like never before and the next 10 years look very promising. In the next decade we will see humanities (inevitable) return to the Moon, more partially reusable rockets, more science missions, more launch providers, tech demos and more ambitious goals. And one launch provider may
Dec 28, 2023
10 mins![A render of Pallas-1 during first-stage flight. ©Galactic Energy](/content/images/size/w300/2024/01/c179df13471cd23943631b83d881a50.jpg)
Disclaimer: This article contains the opinion of the writer and not Cosmic Nxws as a whole. Additional Disclaimer: This article contains the header image within the article in order to host the image in its full resolution as intended by Galactic Energy. With SpaceX proving the ability to lower costs
Dec 28, 2023
7 mins![SpaceX's Super Heavy booser (left) and the N1 rocket (right).](/content/images/size/w300/2023/12/SH-N1.png)
Disclaimer: This article may contain the opinion of the writer and not Cosmic Nxws as a whole in some parts of the article. With the recent success of Super Heavy booster 9 during Starship-Super Heavy's second integrated flight test, the conversation around the Soviet N1 rocket has begun
Dec 9, 2023
6 minsDisclaimer: This article contains the opinion of the writer and not Cosmic Nxws as a whole. Additional Disclaimer: Information on some variants may have been released after the publication of this article due to the national security nature of the F-15. Some necessary information may also not be available. The
Nov 28, 2023
6 mins![A Long March 7 on its launch pad at Wenchang Satellite Launch Center.](/content/images/size/w300/2023/11/image.psd-11-.png)
Disclaimer: This article contains the opinion of the writer and not Cosmic Nxws as a whole. Recently private spaceflight efforts in China have been ramping up from almost a dozen companies. This article will cover four companies I believe stand a good chance of becoming China's equivalent of
Nov 3, 2023
3 mins![Five Promising American Aerospace Startups](/content/images/size/w300/2023/09/2023-03-22_Terran-1-GLHF_Kraus_Res-Full_1076.jpg)
It is no secret that the aerospace industry is experiencing a boom. From new launch providers, to in space services, the aerospace industry is rapidly growing. Since there are a plethora of new aerospace startups out there, following all of them can be quite hard. So, I decided to create
Oct 9, 2023
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