A small rocket built to carry especially small payloads into space made its first test flight today (May 3) from Mojave, California. The commercial launch provider Vector Space Systems successfully ...

Vector rocket hardware can be seen in this undated file photo. The Tucson, Arizona, company announced Aug. 9 it was suspending operations and replacing its chief executive amid funding problems.

Vector filed a lawsuit April 5 against Lockheed Martin, claiming the aerospace giant infringed on three patents related to GalacticSky, Vector’s software-defined satellite technology. This image shows ...