An Earth science instrument to measure air pollution over North America has successfully completed development by Ball Aerospace and Technologies Corp. in Boulder, Colorado, and has been formally accepted by NASA. NASA and […]
Showing results for:
Virgin Orbit
4,289 results found Sort by:
Posted inLaunch
Arianespace launches two Asian satellites on Ariane 5 rocket
Arianespace completed its final Ariane 5 launch of 2018 and penultimate overall mission for the year on Dec. 4, carrying a satellite for India and another for South Korea to geostationary transfer orbit.
Posted inPress Release
Northrop Grumman’s Antares Team Demonstrates New Capability to Load Cargo Just Before Launch
Launch operations at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility have taken on a higher tempo – of agility, innovation and speed – as the Antares team prepares the rocket to take on […]
Posted inPress Release
Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus Spacecraft Successfully Completes Rendezvous and Berthing with International Space Station
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) today announced that the “S.S. John Young” Cygnus™ spacecraft successfully completed its rendezvous and berthing maneuvers with the International Space Station (ISS) earlier this morning. […]
Posted inPress Release
NASA, Northrop Grumman Launch Space Station, National Lab Cargo
Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus spacecraft is on its way to the International Space Station with about 7,400 pounds of cargo after launching at 4:01 a.m. EST Saturday from NASA’s Wallops Flight […]
Posted inLaunch
Antares launches Cygnus cargo spacecraft to ISS
Northrop Grumman successfully launched a Cygnus cargo spacecraft to the International Space Station Nov. 17 after two days of weather delays.
Posted inPress Release
Rocket Lab announces $140 million in new funding
US orbital launch provider Rocket Lab has closed a Series E financing round of $140 million (USD). The funding round closed last month, prior to the launch of the successful […]
Posted inPress Release
NASA TV Coverage Set for Nov. 15 Cygnus Launch to International Space Station
NASA’s commercial partner Northrop Grumman is scheduled to launch its Antares rocket, carrying the Cygnus cargo spacecraft to the International Space Station, at 4:49 a.m. EST Thursday, Nov. 15. The launch, as well as briefings […]
Posted inLaunch
DARPA selects spaceports for responsive launch competition
DARPA has identified eight sites in the United States that it plans to use for a commercial launch competition, a selection that addresses one of the major concerns of potential competitors.
Posted inPress Release
Mission to be 44th flight of world’s first privately-developed commercial rocket
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) announced it is prepared to launch the company’s air-launched Pegasus® XL rocket aboard its Stargazer L-1011 airplane from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on November […]
