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Northrop Grumman wins $45 million Space Force contract to launch small weather satellite

Northrop Grumman won a $45.5 million contract to launch a small weather satellite in 2025, the U.S. Space Force announced May 25.

by Sandra Erwin May 25, 2023May 25, 2023

Miura 1 on pad

PLD Space prepares for suborbital test launch

by Jeff Foust May 18, 2023May 18, 2023

Electron launch

Rocket Lab sees itself as leader of the small launch industry

by Jeff Foust May 9, 2023May 9, 2023

Astra wins $11.5 million contract to launch military experimental payloads

by Sandra Erwin April 22, 2023April 22, 2023

Orbex CEO resigns

by Jeff Foust April 14, 2023April 14, 2023

Miura 1 displayed at the National Museum of Natural Science in Madrid, Spain, in November 2021.

Launch demand remains high despite industry struggles

by Jeff Foust February 12, 2023February 21, 2023

Firefly's Alpha launch vehicle. Credit: Firefly Aerospace

Firefly’s first U.S. Space Force launch targeted for May

by Sandra Erwin February 8, 2023February 21, 2023

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Small satellite sector should prepare for Starship

by Debra Werner February 7, 2023February 21, 2023

RS1 liftoff

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ABL Space Systems blames RS1 launch failure on loss of power

by Jeff Foust January 18, 2023February 1, 2023

RS1 liftoff

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First ABL Space Systems launch fails

by Jeff Foust January 10, 2023February 1, 2023