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.
Most of the private space-faring news these days seems to be courtesy of SpaceX, but there are other fish in the sea. Or maybe stars in the sky would be a more apt comparison here. However you want to ...
The Vector-R P-19H engineering model during an aborted launch in April. The rocket flew what the company said was a successful, but low altitude, test flight May 3. Credit: Vector Updated May 5.