Pegasus
Pegasus launches ICON space science mission
A long-delayed NASA space science satellite finally reached orbit Oct. 10 on a Pegasus rocket, a launch vehicle with an uncertain future.
Pegasus woes continue to delay NASA mission
A persistent problem with a Pegasus rocket will keep a long-delayed NASA space science mission on the ground until at least this spring.
NASA looking to launch delayed space science missions in early 2019
NASA hopes to get two long-delayed space science missions launched in the first few months of 2019, one of which will go on one of two back-to-back Falcon Heavy missions.
Northrop Grumman seeking to cut costs on small launch vehicles
Faced with growing competition from startups entering the field, Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems is looking to reduce costs on its existing Pegasus and Minotaur rockets.
Stratolaunch planning first aircraft flight this summer
Stratolaunch expects to conduct the first flight of its giant aircraft this summer as it develops a broad spectrum of launch services that will make use of it, the company said April 16.
NASA agreement sign of Stratolaunch engine development program
An agreement to do engine testing at a NASA center is the latest sign that Stratolaunch is considering developing its own launch vehicle for its giant aircraft.
Orbital ATK says no plans to retire Pegasus
Orbital ATK has no plans to phase out its Pegasus rocket despite limited demand for the small launch vehicle.
Pegasus launches hurricane forecasting satellites
In its first flight in nearly three and a half years, an Orbital ATK Pegasus XL rocket successfully launched eight satellites for NASA Dec. 15 that will be used to improve hurricane forecasts.
NASA Contract Puts Orbital’s Pegasus XL Back on the Board
Orbital Sciences will launch a small NASA heliophysics mission aboard the venerable Pegasus XL air-launched rocket in 2017 under a $56.3 million contract award.
Pegasus XL To Launch Earth Observing Nanosats for NASA
Orbital Sciences will launch eight Earth observing nanosatellites for NASA in October 2016 aboard its air-launched Pegasus rocket.
IRIS Arrives at Vandenberg for Pegasus XL Integration
A solar observatory built by Lockheed Martin Space Systems’ Advanced Technology Center arrived at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., for integration with an Orbital Sciences Corp. Pegasus XL.
Demise of GEMS May Cost Orbital 150 Jobs, Doom Pegasus
WASHINGTON — The cancellation of NASA’s Gravity and Extreme Magnetism Small Explorer (GEMS) X-ray telescope mission could cost up to 150 Orbital Sciences Corp. employees their jobs and may force the Dulles, Va.-based satellite and launch vehicle manufacturer to retire its reliable but underbooked Pegasus XL rocket.
Software Worries Delay Pegasus Launch of NuSTAR
NASA has postponed the launch of its Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR) mission for an unspecified number of weeks because of suspected problems with its Pegasus launch vehicle’s flight software, the agency said March 16.
