SpaceX test-fired its Starship V3 rocket Wednesday at Starbase, Texas, while Blue Origin prepares for New Glenn's third flight featuring a reused booster. NASA shifts focus from Artemis II's success to developing lunar landers with SpaceX and Blue Origin, the agency's primary contractors.

Israel's Moonshot Space established its first electromagnetic accelerator in Alaska, with plans for hypersonic cargo deliveries using electricity rather than chemical fuels. Rocket Lab meanwhile introduced its Gauss electric thruster, capable of manufacturing 200 units annually to support proliferated satellite constellations.

China conducted fueling tests for its Long March 10B reusable rocket, with plans to recover the booster in the South China Sea. The European Space Agency launched a €1 million Crew Launch Abort Demonstrator program, focusing on pad abort scenarios for its Ariane 6 rocket.