06 October 2015
Google Lunar X Prize sees first verified launch contract
... announced Wednesday that it had signed a launch contract for a lunar module, with take... at the end of 2017. Seattle-based Spaceflight Industries will provide the launch services, using a Falcon 9 rocket purchased from SpaceX. “Last year we made...
17 January 2016
Falcon 9 Launches Successfully, Though First Stage Landing Fails
... upgraded version that first flew in December. FALCON92 The launch was also the first SpaceX launch under NASA’s Launch Services Program (LSP), which contracts for the launch of NASA-sponsored spacecraft separately from the agency’s commercial cargo...
10 February 2017
UK pledges cash for commercial launch capabilities
..., interested parties have been asked to develop competitive, commercial and safe spaceflight proposals for UK-based satellite launch services and sub-orbital flights. Businesses expected to bid for a share of the newly allocated funding are likely...
08 December 2017
Second test launch window for trailblazing Electron rocket
... advanced rockets to put small payloads into orbit frequently and at a fraction of the cost of traditional launch services. The debut flight of the Electron therefore marked a significant milestone in the company’s mission to usher in a new era...
15 April 2018
TESS, NASA's planet-finding mission launches today!
... readiness review (yesterday morning) and here we are. The spacecraft and the launch vehicle are ready to go,” said Omar Baez, launch director for NASA’s Launch Services Program at a prelaunch news conference last night from NASA's Kennedy Space...
06 May 2019
Japan's first private rocket launches successfully
... flight test in 2020. As with many NewSpace start-ups, Interstellar’s goal is to provide ultra low cost, reliable launch services to capitalise on the growth in the small satellite market and Horie is hopeful of his new business; “I’m hoping that...
