The latest set of Iridium NEXT satellites have arrived at Vandenberg Air Force Base in preparation for the Iridium NEXT-5 launch at the end of this month. They will be launched on a Falcon 9 booster that is familiar with the mission requirements, having previously launched the Iridium NEXT-3 mission.
SpaceX is progressing well through what they hope to be their busiest year yet, conducting…
While SpaceX continues to investigate a payload fairing issue, the company’s only two confirmed December…
Orbital ATK’s Taurus-XL rocket – now renamed Minotaur-C – returned to flight on Tuesday with…
Iridium Communications – in the midst of launching their next generation communications constellation – has…
In what has already been a busy year for SpaceX, the commercial launch provider is…
SpaceX completed a Static Fire test at Vandenberg Air Force Base on Thursday. The test,…
SpaceX has static fired a Falcon 9 at the Vandenberg Air Force Base ahead of…
For its second launch of the year, the Atlas V rocket marked its 70th mission…
The United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket – interrupted by a wildfire – finally…
United Launch Alliance has conducted its final launch of 2014, making use of a new…
United Launch Alliance (ULA) conducted a commercial Atlas V launch on Wednesday on behalf of…
The United Launch Alliance (ULA) have launched their Atlas V rocket on the NROL-39 mission…
After nearly 52 years of venerable service to the United States and the world’s space…
Five missions are expected to launch this week, with Falcon 9 scheduled to launch four…
Firefly Aerospace is returning its Alpha launch vehicle to flight after a nearly 10-month stand…
Seven missions are on this week’s launch manifest, with SpaceX’s Falcon 9 dominating the schedule.…
After a brief grounding earlier this month following the Starlink Group 17-32 second stage deorbit…
The launch manifest is full this week, with eight launches scheduled from different launch sites…
The last week of January has a busy slate of orbital launches, with flights from…
