Launch industry – Spaceflight Now

September 21, 2023

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[ September 20, 2023 ] SpaceX launches Falcon 9 on record-breaking 17th flight for booster Falcon 9
[ September 19, 2023 ] Radar-imaging satellite lost as Rocket Lab Electron rocket suffers launch failure News
[ September 18, 2023 ] Radar-imaging satellite lost as Rocket Lab Electron rocket fails News
[ September 15, 2023 ] Russian-US crew launches on Soyuz rocket to International Space Station News
[ September 12, 2023 ] FAA closes SpaceX-led Starship mishap investigation News

ULA needs commercial customers to close Vulcan rocket business case

April 22, 2015 Stephen Clark

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 Stephen Clark

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.