Sea Launch
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After completing the purchase of Sea Launch in April, S7 Group now views expendable rockets as uncompetitive.
S7 closes Sea Launch purchase, future rocket TBD
Some 19 months after announcing its intent to buy the assets of Sea Launch, Russian aviation group S7 has closed the purchase.
Sea Launch CEO Sergey Gugkaev to leave company when S7 purchase closes
After steering Sea Launch into the hands of a new owner, chief executive Sergey Gugkaev will leave the company to look for a new role elsewhere in the space industry.
Zenit rocket launches Angola’s long-awaited first satellite
A Zenit rocket, flying for the first time in two years, successfully orbited Angola’s debut satellite Angosat-1 on Dec. 26.
Sea Launch sale to Russian airline company expected to be completed by end of the year
Energia announced last September it was selling Sea Launch to the S7 Group, a Russian company whose holdings include an airline.
Energia close to settlement agreement with Boeing over Sea Launch lawsuit
The company's chief executive said a final agreement to settle a suit should be signed soon.
Russian aviation company to acquire Sea Launch
A Russian aviation company said Sept. 27 it plans to acquire the assets of Sea Launch from RSC Energia with the hopes of resuming launches in about two years.
Boeing and Energia negotiating Sea Launch settlement
Boeing and a Russian company it was once partners with on the Sea Launch joint venture are in discussions about a settlement to a long-running legal dispute, a deal that could involve cooperation on future projects.
Boeing seeks to block Sea Launch sale
Boeing, enmeshed in a long-running legal dispute with its Russian and Ukrainian partners in Sea Launch, has filed a motion in U.S. federal court to block an impending sale of the launch company by the Russian government.
Boeing Wins U.S. Court Judgment Against Russian, Ukrainian Sea Launch Partners
A U.S. District Court has ruled in favor of Boeing and against its Russian and Ukrainian partners in the Sea Launch commercial-launch company, saying the partners breached their contract obligations by not reimbursing Boeing their share of Sea Launch expenses.
Ruling Expected this Fall in Sea Launch Case
A U.S. District Court is expected to rule early this fall whether Boeing’s attempt to collect $356 million from its Russian and Ukrainian former partners in the Sea Launch commercial-launch company is an open-and-shut case of contract breach or something more complicated, as the defendants claim.
China Eyes Purchase of Sea Launch Assets
Sea Launch and its Russian owner are in talks with the Chinese government on selling the Sea Launch command ship and launch platform to Chinese interests.
Launch Gap Drives Sea Launch To Cut Staff, Sideline Vessels
Sea Launch said it has begun a broad cost-cutting initiative to carry it through a gap in launches that the company hopes will end sometime in 2015 or 2016.
Profile | Sergey Gugkaev, Chief Executive, Sea Launch AG
Nearly 16 months after a launch failure, Sea Launch, returned to flight and wants the commercial market to view it as back in business.
Sea Launch Lofts First Satellite in More than a Year
A Sea Launch-3SL rocket placed Eutelsat 3B into geostationary transfer orbit.
Boeing Rebuffed in Latest Attempt To Collect on Sea Launch Losses
Boeing’s petition to a Swedish court to rule on Boeing’s attempt to collect $356 million in back bills from its former Russian and Ukrainian partners has been rejected.
