Satellite operators waiting on Falcon 9 failure probe
SpaceX’s upcoming commercial launches have been placed in doubt after its Falcon 9 rocket blew up just minutes after taking ...
Tag: Orbital Sciences Corporation
Spacecom Q&A: Searching for joint ventures in space
Israel’s Spacecom is on the hunt for partners to launch new satellites to help seal its place as a global ...
SES orders three birds with different builders
SES has ordered its second and third all-electric satellites while also announcing the first spacecraft for its Luxembourg joint venture ...
Avanti in US$91.5m share placement to fund Hylas 4
UK-based satellite operator Avanti is to raise £60.6m (US$91.5m) through a capital raising that will complete the funding requirements for ...
Shareholders approve Orbital – ATK merger
The shareholders of both Orbital Sciences and Alliant Techsystems have approved the planned US$5bn merger. ATK and Orbital held separate, ...
Orbital confirms upgraded Antares will use Russian engines
US-based Orbital Sciences has confirmed that its upgraded Antares rocket will use RD-181 engines from Russia’s NPO Energomash to return ...
Orbital taps ULA for next ISS cargo launch
Orbital Sciences has bought an Atlas V rocket from United Launch Alliance to resume cargo resupply flights to the International ...
Hispasat cancels Orbital contract to order larger SSL spacecraft
Spanish satellite operator Hispasat has cancelled its construction contract with Orbital Sciences for the Amazonas 4B satellite and has instead ...
FTC and DOJ give green light to Orbital – ATK merger
The US Department of Justice has unconditionally cleared the proposed US$5bn merger of Alliant Techsystems (ATK) and Orbital Sciences. On ...
Shareholder vote on ATK – Orbital merger postponed to 2015
The shareholder vote on the proposed US$5bn merger of Alliant Techsystems (ATK) and Orbital Sciences has been postponed to 27 ...
