SpaceX’s Starship Rocket Is Essential for America’s Space Ambitions

SpaceX’s Starship Rocket Is Essential for America’s Space Ambitions

Legal and regulatory concerns surrounding Starship’s recent test launch challenge the U.S. private sector’s efforts to compete with China over next-generation super-heavy-lift rocketry.

 

Alex Dubin is an Endless Frontier Fellow at the Foundation for American Innovation focusing on space policy.

Image: SpaceX.