SpaceX, Blue Origin advance lunar lander development

SpaceX's Super Heavy booster successfully test-fired its 33 Raptor engines on a new launch pad. Meanwhile, Moonshot Space plans to site its first electromagnetic accelerator in Alaska, aiming for hypersonic cargo delivery using electricity. Rocket Lab expanded its offerings with a new Hall-effect satellite thruster, Gauss, capable of producing 200 units annually, reinforcing its strategy to become an end-to-end space manufacturing company. Additionally, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched a Cygnus cargo ship for Northrop Grumman to the International Space Station, carrying approximately 11,000 pounds of supplies.