Launch industry – Spaceflight Now

October 17, 2017

Breaking News

[ October 16, 2017 ] Photos: Converted Russian ballistic missile fires into space with satellite Mission Reports
[ October 16, 2017 ] Progress supply ship completes space station delivery Mission Reports
[ October 15, 2017 ] Photos: News media shots of the NROL-52 liftoff Atlas 5
[ October 15, 2017 ] Photos: Atlas 5 rocket powers NROL-52 payload to space Atlas 5
[ October 15, 2017 ] Atlas 5 pierces the night to boost national security satellite into space 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.