Launch industry – Spaceflight Now

July 3, 2022

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[ July 2, 2022 ] Atlas 5 rocket launches two U.S. military satellites on $1.1 billion mission Atlas 5
[ July 2, 2022 ] In a step closer to launch, NASA’s Artemis 1 moon rocket rolls back to hangar Artemis
[ June 30, 2022 ] Atlas 5 launch scrubbed due to stormy weather Atlas 5
[ June 30, 2022 ] Live coverage: Atlas 5 rocket launches with experimental military payloads Atlas 5
[ June 30, 2022 ] Indian rocket launches three satellites for Singapore Mission Reports

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.