Rocket Report: An old Centaur comes home, Super Heavy construction begins

Enlarge / The Delta IV Heavy rocket lit up the night sky on Wednesday night, but not by launching. (credit: Trevor Mahlmann / Ars Technica)

Welcome to Edition 3.18 of the Rocket Report! I'm thrilled this week to announce that I've written a book about the origins of SpaceX. It focuses on the Falcon 1 rocket, Elon Musk, and the early employees who carried out his vision. I spent oodles of time with Musk, who was expansive about those early years.

But just as importantly, I talked to dozens of the first SpaceX employees about those desperate days. Liftoff tells their story, and it is one hell of a tale. The book will be published by William Morrow on March 2, 2021. You can preorder now.

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