Forward to a friend | View as a webpage | Add us to your white list Editor's Comment Welcome to this first issue of the monthly Space e-newsletter from Flightglobal Ascend which replaces the previous Space Intelligence News. Please contact us if you wish to communicate any feedback on this new newsletter. Stories from Flightglobal Ascend Ariane 5 launch delay owing to payload checks   Share this article: SpaceX finishes crucial dress rehearsal before space station launch   Share this article: Blue Origin to conduct pad-abort test for New Shepard   Share this article: Atlas V lifts US Navy satellite into orbit   Share this article: Winners and losers as White House cuts NASA budget in its request   Share this article: Next Shenzhou flight will be manned says China   Share this article: FCC blocks LightSquared broadband system, admonishes GPS users   Share this article: Top More News ADVERTISEMENT Flightglobal E-newsletters - Serious about aviation You're clearly signed up to at least one of our Flightglobal e-newsletters, but are you getting the full picture? Flightglobal has a range of editorially led e-newsletters to make sure that you're keeping up to date with all the news and views from across the industry. Sign up for more of our exciting Flightglobal e-newsletters here > > What's Hot Galileo signed off for fast-track constellation completion In focus: Israel responds to need for lighter rockets   Best of the Blogs X-37 Spying on Tiangong? Maybe, but not yet Nice ars gratia artis: Playboy shows off its "club in space" concept Data and Analysis- VEGA BEATS THE ODDS While Europe’s small launch vehicle Vega launched successfully on its maiden flight on 13 February, even European Space Agency officials admitted it has been a high risk flight. As can be seen from the experience of new launch vehicles since 1990, more than 50% had failures on their first flights. Source: Ascend Space Review More about SpaceTrak and Space Review Top Share this email