There are no customer satellites aboard the first Spectrum test flight. The rocket will climb into a polar orbit from Andøya ...

Other European launch companies likely to be in the mix include PLD Space of Spain, Skyrora from the United Kingdom, and ...

[Michael Pick] wanted to build something altogether more devastating. To that end, he created a rocket launcher with an advanced air burst capability, intended to take out enemies behind cover.

"We could not have dreamed of a better scenario, that was a perfect launch," said David Cavailloles, head of Arianespace, operator of the rocket launcher. "A new era now opens for France's ...