— Launch Is First of Five Minotaur Flights Scheduled in 2007 — — Mission Marks 12th Consecutive Success for Minotaur Launch Vehicles — DULLES, Va.–Orbital Sciences Cor… ...

A Minotaur rocket explodes after launch. A Minotaur II+ rocket exploded 11 seconds after launching from Vandenberg Space Force Base on Wednesday night, Noozhawk reports.

Orbital Sciences Corporation (NYSE:ORB – News) today announced that it has completed the full-scale “pathfinder” ground operations of the Minotaur IV space launch vehicle in preparation for ...

Minotaur IV comes to MARS Preparation for Minotaur IV’s first launch from MARS began in earnest in June with delivery of the propellant segments that will make up the vehicle.

A new Minotaur launch vehicle derived from retired missile parts successfully blasted off from the California coast Thursday, but officials lost contact with a hypersonic glider testbed for a U.S ...

In addition to the Minotaur 1 vehicle, the company also supports the larger Minotaur C and Minotaur IV launch vehicles based on Peacekeeper missiles. The small rockets are not cheap.

The Minotaur V rocket is the latest member of the Minotaur family of satellite launch vehicles designed and built by the Dulles, Va.-based company Orbital Sciences Corp. The first three stages of ...

The 69-foot-tall Minotaur I launch vehicle consists of two solid-fueled motors from decommissioned Minuteman ICBMs as the lower stages and two solid-fueled commercial solid rocket motors as upper ...

A low rumble could be heard in the area following the launch. — ORIGINAL STORY: The first Minotaur IV launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base since 2011 is set to happen this week.

The 78-foot tall Minotaur IV launch vehicle consists of three solid-fueled motors from decommissioned Peacekeeper ICBMs and a commercial solid rocket upper stage.

An unarmed test launch of a Minotaur II+ rocket is planned for Thursday morning, July 7 from Vandenberg Space Force Base.

The Planet Labs launch used the Minotaur-C’s 3210 configuration. Each digit of this designation indicates a different aspect of the vehicle which is designed to be interchangeable.