The operators of the U.S. Delta 4 and Atlas 5 rockets said commercial launch prices, which have been trending upward for the past two years, would need to increase by another 10 percent to 15 percent or so before they would fully re-engage with the commercial market.

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Peter B. de Selding was the Paris bureau chief for SpaceNews.