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Sierra Space is poised to deliver the first Dream Chaser spaceplane from its site near Denver to NASA’s Neil A. Armstrong Test Facility in Ohio.

A privately owned lunar lander slated to fly aboard the first United Launch Alliance Vulcan rocket arrived in Florida on Oct. 30 for launch preparations.

The Space Force has assigned 21 launches for fiscal 2024 under the National Security Space Launch Phase 2 launch service procurement contract.

The original launch date for IM's Nova-C lunar lander—from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center atop a Falcon 9 rocket—was planned for as soon as mid-November.

United Launch Alliance (ULA) is targeting Dec. 24 for the first launch of its Vulcan-Centaur rocket from Cape Canaveral SFS.

The company is developing a large spacecraft to transport, host, refuel and provide data and other services for multiple payloads.

Amazon becomes a satellite operator.

The 196-ft. Atlas V lifted off at 2:06 p.m. EDT on a dedicated ride for a pair of small satellites known as Kuipersat-1 and -2.

The U.S. Space Force released its final request for proposals for companies to provide National Security Space Launch services under the Phase 3 program.

Satellite constellation projects are materializing, creating a need for launches, especially to low Earth orbit.

With three expected bidders and three planned awards, everyone wins at whatever the price.

United Launch Alliance remains on target for the first flight of its new Vulcan Centaur rocket before year’s end, CEO Tory Bruno told Aerospace DAILY.

The spacecraft originally were to fly on separate missions on startup ABL Space Systems’ RS1.

Amazon plans to take advantage of an earlier opportunity to fly a pair of test satellites for its Kuiper broadband constellation.

Seven missions have been set aside for the third-place winner.

The road to launch detoured back to the rocket factory for an upper-stage modification.

The performance of Viasat’s ViaSat-3 Americas satellite may be impacted by an unexpected event.

The U.S. Space Force will require two missions prior to using the booster for national security space missions for the ULA Vulcan Centaur launcher.

United Launch Alliance plans to modify the Centaur V upper stage of its new Vulcan rocket, likely delaying the booster’s debut flight to late this year.

A United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy launched a classified mission for the National Reconnaissance Office on June 22.

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Ultimately, heritage hardware, not new technology, is the cause.

Ariane 6 delays and problems with Vega C leave European launch industry mostly grounded.

United Launch Alliance has completed a 6-sec. hot fire of the methane-burning BE-4 engines that power the first stage of its new Vulcan rocket.

United Launch Alliance and SpaceX will split the dozen launch contracts under the National Space Security Launch (NSS) Phase Two program.