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Boeing has sued Sea Launch for $350 million

February 4, 2013 11:00 pm Robert Zimmerman

More bad news for Sea Launch: Boeing has sued the Russian company for $350 million.

This is a separate issue than Sea Launch’s failed launch earlier this week, which makes it even worse for the company.

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An engine shutdown shortly after the lift off of a Sea Launch rocket destroyed an Intelsat satellite on Friday.

February 2, 2013 11:38 am Robert Zimmerman

An engine shutdown shortly after the lift off of a Sea Launch rocket destroyed an Intelsat satellite on Friday.

This is very bad news for Sea Launch and its Russian Zenit rocket.

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Sea Launch is considering moving its base of operations out of the United States.

November 7, 2012 2:24 pm Robert Zimmerman

Sea Launch is considering moving its base of operations out of the United States.

Hm. The timing of this story, right after the election, is intriguing, is it not?

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The Russian owned Sea Launch successfully launched an Intelsat communications satellite today.

August 19, 2012 11:05 am Robert Zimmerman

The competition heats up: The Russian owned Sea Launch successfully launched an Intelsat communications satellite today.

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Sea Launch successfully put an Intelsat communications satellite into orbit today from its floating launch platform in the Pacific.

June 1, 2012 8:35 am Robert Zimmerman

The competition heats up: Sea Launch successfully put an Intelsat communications satellite into orbit today from its floating launch platform in the Pacific.

This is the company’s second successful launch since it was reorganized after bankruptcy.

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Sea Launch returns to flight

September 25, 2011 8:38 am Robert Zimmerman

Another private launch company succeeds: The Russian-owned Sea Launch returned to flight yesterday four years after a launch failure caused the company to restructure it finances.

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