This week, China launched a near-Earth asteroid sample return mission amongst several other missions. Meanwhile, Rocket Lab has postponed the launch its Electron rocket from New Zealand until June 3 for additional checks and bad weather.
Coming off the launch of Starship’s ninth flight test on Tuesday, SpaceX launched several Starlink missions. The company also launched a GPS III satellite from Florida for the U.S. Space Force.
In a late addition to the launch roster this week, Blue Origin announced that another crewed flight of the New Shepard suborbital rocket, which took place on Saturday.