Finance

The board of International Launch Services Inc. (ILS) appointed Frank McKenna the company’s president, as Lockheed Martin Corp. completed the sale of its interests in the international joint venture. Lockheed...

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Oct. 3 granted anti-trust clearance to the United Launch Alliance (ULA), a joint venture that will combine the government launch operations of Boeing Co....

 By Lisa Daniel After enduring years of low prices created by too many vehicles and too few satellites, the commercial launch industry is undergoing a market correction that is filling...

After a few frustrating years of slow launch rates due to a depressed commercial launch market as well as satellite manufacturing delays, Sea Launch is on target to perform six...

Lockheed Martin Corp.‘s plan to unload its controlling share of the International Launch Services (ILS) joint venture has raised questions about the future of ILS and whether the Atlas 5...

Lockheed Martin Corp. will sell its share of the International Launch Services (ILS) joint venture to a consultant who has advised the aerospace and defense giant on the launch venture,...

By Lisa Daniel After enduring years of low prices created by too many vehicles and too few satellites, the commercial launch industry is undergoing a market correction that is filling...

In our June column, we reviewed the history and status of small satellites, generally considered to be those weighing less than 500 kilograms when fully fueled, from the commercial side....

NASA selected Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) and Rocketplane Kistler to demonstrate their ability to loft cargo and eventually crew members to the International Space Station (ISS). In the demonstration contracts,...

By Gordon Feller The Russian economy is expected to continue its sustained and steady growth rate in 2006. When the final tally is in at the end of this year,...