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November 13, 2018

Breaking News

[ November 13, 2018 ] Video: Falcon 9 fires engines at pad 39A ahead of Es’hail 2 launch (members only) Falcon 9
[ November 13, 2018 ] SpaceX fires Falcon 9 booster on pad 39A, aims for comsat launch Thursday Falcon 9
[ November 12, 2018 ] Live coverage: Falcon 9 rocket test-fired at Kennedy Space Center Falcon 9
[ November 11, 2018 ] Rocket Lab delivers seven payloads to orbit, plans next launch in December Mission Reports
[ November 10, 2018 ] Live from Launch Pad 39A (members only) Falcon 9

Firefly’s commercial satellite launcher to use Delta 2 pad at Vandenberg

May 2, 2018

A commercial rocket under development by Firefly Aerospace will conduct its first orbital test flight in 2019 from a launch pad at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California that will become vacant with the retirement of the venerable Delta 2 booster later this year, the company announced Tuesday.

NASA to fly CubeSats on three new commercial launchers

October 16, 2015

NASA announced Wednesday it is joining a chorus of companies pushing for easier access to space, awarding $17.1 million in contracts to three firms developing new launchers tailored for lifting lightweight satellites into orbit.