Launch industry – Spaceflight Now

August 23, 2017

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[ August 21, 2017 ] Eclipse chasers keep fingers crossed for clear skies News
[ August 20, 2017 ] Pioneering ESA mission aims to create artificial solar eclipses News
[ August 19, 2017 ] Assembly complete for Minotaur launcher at Cape Canaveral Mission Reports
[ August 19, 2017 ] Falcon 9 rocket test-fired for California launch next week Falcon 9
[ August 19, 2017 ] Photos: Atlas sends up new NASA satellite Atlas 5

ULA needs commercial customers to close Vulcan rocket business case

April 22, 2015

United Launch Alliance will need to lure commercial customers to ensure the economic viability of its new Vulcan rocket, which is set to debut in 2019 just as the rate of U.S. military satellite launches is due to take a dip.

2014’s launch tally highest in two decades

January 4, 2015

There were more successful space launches in 2014 than in any year since 1992, with Russia, the United States and China responsible for more than 80 percent of global launch activity.