Launch industry – Spaceflight Now

September 27, 2021

Breaking News

[ September 27, 2021 ] Live coverage: Atlas 5 rocket set for launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base Atlas 5
[ September 26, 2021 ] Monday launch from California begins countdown to Atlas 5 retirement Atlas 5
[ September 24, 2021 ] Photos: Landsat 9 encapsulated inside Atlas payload shroud Atlas 5
[ September 23, 2021 ] Video: Inspiration4 booster returns to SpaceX hangar for refurbishment Falcon 9
[ September 23, 2021 ] SpaceX sees growing demand for private Crew Dragon missions 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.