Major U.S. indices closed mixed on Thursday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average edging up 0.03% to 49,499.20, while the S&P 500 slipped 0.5% to 6,908.86 and the Nasdaq dropped 1.18% to 22,878.38.

Welcome to Edition 8.29 of the Rocket Report! We have a stuffed report this week with news from across the launch spectrum. Long-term, probably the most significant development this week was a ...