
A full scale model of aerospace company Inversion's Arc autonomous re-entry vehicle to deliver cargo from space is seen covered by a parachute before before its unveiling at the Inversion headquarters in Los Angeles on October 1, 2025. Inversion's Arc spacecraft is being designed to deliver cargo from low-Earth orbit with hypersonic reentry for commercial, government, and defense applications with a first launch planned for 2026. (Photo by Patrick T. Fallon / AFP) (Photo by PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images)

