Launch Segment

PARIS— Small satellite launch service provider Virgin Orbit said it had sufficient cash to meet expected…

PARIS — Rocket-hardware builder Avio SpA reported a 25% increase in revenue for the first three…

PARIS — Startup small-launch service provider Astra Space Inc. said it has booked firm orders for…

PARIS — Satellite fleet operator SES, facing continued delays in the delivery of its 11 Boeing-built…

LAMPOLDSHAUSEN, Germany — Germany’s space agency insisted it will not change its approach to startup rocket…

LAMPOLDSHAUSEN, Germany — Small launcher startups and new spaceports in Europe know that, like it or…

LAMPOLDSHAUSEN, Germany — The European Space Agency (ESA) is preparing a multi-year rocket-development program that gives…

PARIS — International Telecommunication Union (ITU) regulators accepted a renewed appeal by Israel’s Ministry of Communications…

UPDATE April 23: This story was updated to add additional Iridium comment on its proposal, with…

PARIS — It’s difficult to overstate the effect of Amazon’s order of 18 heavy-lift Ariane 6…