Richard Angle

Africa China Defense Policy Intelligence Latin America Middle East National Security Security & Defense Terrorism United States and Canada The next decade of strategic competition: How the Pentagon can use special operations forces to better compete Strategic competition is likely to intensify over the next decade, increasing the demands on the United States to deter and defend against wide-ranging and simultaneous security challenges across multiple domains and regions worldwide.

SpaceX successfully launched and landed its Super Heavy booster and Starship on its fourth integrated flight test, with each making a soft splashdown in the water. Starship took to the skies at 7:50 am CT from a foggy Starbase, Texas, in an effort to surpass previous flight milestones. Liftoff of Starship! pic.twitter.com/2Z1PdNPYPG — SpaceX (@SpaceX) June 6, 2024 As the countdown hit zero, 32 of 33 Raptor engines on the Super Heavy booster lit, with the outlier being an engine on the outer ring.