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The article discusses the use of Verisurf software by AMRO Fabricating Corp. in South El Monte, California to inspect rocket subassemblies. It describes each panel that it is 12 feet wide, 24 feet long and 4 inches thick for isogrid and orthogrid components. The structures are fashioned from a single metal plate, have triangular integral stiffening ribs, or stringers.

The article focuses on plans to include 13 CubeSats during the test launch of the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) Space Launch System in 2018. It states the CubeSats include a mission to the near-earth asteroid 1991 VG to collect data on the asteroid's spin and topography, the Biosentinal which will monitor the effect of radiation on yeast in deep space, and the Lunar IceCube satellite. It mentions three missions will be chosen from entries unaffiliated with NASA.

The article discusses the test launch of a rocket manufactured by Orbital Sciences of Dulles, Virginia, called Antares, on April 21, 2013 from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport on Wallops Island, Virginia.

The article reports on the successful completion of ground testing of aerospace firm SpaceX's heavy-lift rocket Falcon Heavy at its McGregor, Texas facility. Topics include the expected launch of the rocket in Fall 2018, SpaceX's announcement via Twitter that the three first stage cores have completed their testing and the significance of the rocket in chief executive Elon Musk's ambition to colonize Mars. Also cited is the reason for the possibility that the launch may not go as expected.

The article reports on launch of the It's A Test electron rocket by startup Rocket Lab. Topics discussed include analysis of tests related to launch of the rocket with assessment of rocket's different stages while reaching towards an orbit; utilization of 3D-printing approaches for development of the rocket by the firm in manufacturing its engine; and collaboration of the firm with several organizations such as Moon Express for delivering payloads in an orbit.

The article discusses a backlog of orders in 2012 for a modified Falcon 9 medium-lift rocket developed by California company Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) that has not yet been flight tested. The rocket should deliver unmanned payloads to low Earth orbit (LEO) satelittes, and commercial space launch operators such as SES are mentioned. The European Space Agency's Ariane 5 rocket and the European rocket consortium Arianespace are discussed.

The article reports on the test fire conducted by the Indian Space Research Organisation on August 28, 2016 of its scramjacket rocket engine, which will utilize oxygen from the atmosphere to reduce launch cost.

The article reports that Jeff Bezos' space company Blue Origin announced on November 24, 2015 that is has successfully launched another New Shepard capsule into space and its booster rocket safely landed on Earth shortly afterwards. Topics mentioned include how Blue Origin successfully sent their New Shepard space capsule into space to a planned test altitude of 100.5 kilometers above the surface of the Earth.

The article reports on the Alternative Pyroshock Test, a method that test a rocket part, demonstrated by engineers at Sandia National Laboratories to ensure the rocket's avionic would withsatnd the shock from stage separation during flight. It mentions the statement of Mark Pilcher, a mechanical engineer, that vthe use of pyroshock tests is to ensure aerospace parts were ready for the rigors of flight.

The article discusses an interview with Elon Musk, chief executive officer (CEO) of Space Exploration Technologies Corp. He describes reusable rocket testing activities of SpaceX, noting that these rockets could make space travel more attainable. He discloses planned establishment of a commercial rocket launching facility in Texas. He also talks about donating money to the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for the development of a greenhouse on planet Mars.

The article reports that the testing of advanced technology firm Lockheed Martin's direct attack guided rocket (DAGR) with a Boeing AH-64D Apache has been completed by Lockheed at the Yuma Proving Ground in Arizona. The test involved a moving target engagement along with a long-range five kilometer flight and launch.