Atlas V Leo 4 Turns the Page
From Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, a United Launch Alliance Atlas V leapt into
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Atlas V delivers ViaSat-3 F2
At 10:04 PM Eastern Time on the night of November 13th, a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket lifted off from Space Launch Complex 41 out of Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, carrying the ViaSat-3 F2 spacecraft into a geosynchronous transfer orbit.
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ULA Readies Vulcan for Cert-2
United Launch Alliance is making final preparations for the launch of Vulcan Cert-2, the second certification flight of the company’s new Vulcan Centaur rocket, scheduled to launch no earlier than October 4th, 2024. The vehicle is set to lift off from Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 6:00 eastern time.
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CFT Continues Safely: Starliner and the Commercial Crew Return Process
Boeing’s Crew Flight Test mission is continuing its stay aboard the International Space Station. On July 25, NASA and Boeing held a press conference to provide an update on the mission including ongoing tests, the current status of the spacecraft, and upcoming events.
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Starliner Mission Extended, All Systems Stable
Boeing’s Starliner Crew Flight Test (CFT) has once more been extended, but everything remains stable and safe for the station, spacecraft, and crew. A new return date has yet to be determined, but it will be no earlier than early July.
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Blue Origin, SpaceX, ULA Selected for National Security Missions
In an announcement on June 13th, SpaceX, United Launch Alliance, and Blue Origin were selected for the Department of Defense’s National Security Space Launch (NSSL) Phase 3 program. All three providers are now eligible to compete for a series of 30+ launches, with a combined value of $5.6 billion.
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Starliner Launches first Crew to ISS
On June 5, 2024 at 10:52 AM, America’s newest crew capable spacecraft lifted off from SLC-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. 61 years, 21 days, 1 hour, 48 minutes and 1 second since Atlas LV-3B 130-D launched Gordon Cooper into orbit aboard Faith 7, the mighty Atlas V continues the dream.
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NASA and Boeing Ready for CFT’s Second Attempt
NASA’s Commercial Crew Program and provider Boeing are targeting Saturday, June 1 2024 for another attempt to launch the Boeing Crew Flight Test mission, the final step in certifying the Starliner spacecraft for regular flights to the International Space Station.
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Boeing and NASA Prepare for Crewed Flight Test
On May 6th, 2024, Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft is set to fly for the third time, this time carrying its most important cargo to date: a human crew. Flown by veteran NASA astronauts Barry “Butch” Wilmore and Sunita “Suni” Williams, this mission intends to fully certify the vehicle for human flight.
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Ingenuity’s Mission Comes to an End
On January 25, 2024, NASA’s Ingenuity mission officially concluded. The small, autonomous helicopter performed 72 flights on Mars, the first time an aircraft has flown on another planet.
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Project Kuiper and Beyond: An Internet Satellite Overview
On the 6th of October, 2023, United Launch Alliance’s Atlas V rocket lifted off from SLC-41 carrying Amazon’s first two prototype Kuiper internet satellites. This marks the beginning of a new internet age…
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Op-Ed: Can We Arrest the Fall of CLPS?
As NASA prepares to go back to the moon, the CLPS program stands on a dangerous fulcrum – will program structure help or hurt our lunar return?
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You Are Beautiful: Lucy at Dinkinesh
Nearly two years after launch, NASA’s Lucy spacecraft prepares to encounter its first asteroid – one of many to come.
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Triumph in Utah: OSIRIS-REx Returns Home
After 7 years in space, and 3.8 billion miles traveled, NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Sample Return Capsule (SRC) completed a picture perfect touchdown on the muddy sands of the Utah Test and Training Range in Dugway, Utah
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Pad 41 Ready to Rumble Once More
With Pad 41 activated for the National Reconnaissance Office’s SILENT BARKER mission, the historic launch complex looks ready to begin a long stretch of continued launch operations with Atlas and Vulcan.
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United Launch Alliance to Launch First Direct Commercial Payload
United Launch Alliance is set to launch its first commercial satellite since 2016. The SES-20 and SES-21 satellites are scheduled
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SBIRS GEO-6: Another IR Eye in the Sky
On Thursday August 4th at 6:29am EDT, United Launch Alliance will launch the SBIRS GEO-6 mission for the United States Space Force.
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Live coverage: Perseverance is Go For Launch
The Mars 2020 mission, carrying the “Perseverance” rover, is set to launch 7:50 a.m. EDT today, July 30, 2020. Keep up with live mission updates here.
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Launch scrubbed: Sixth flight of the X-37B aboard Atlas V
Live coverage of the USSF-7 mission for the United States Space Force by United Launch Alliance, carrying the X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle.
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Coverage over: AEHF-6 to launch on an Atlas V 551
MAR. 26, 2020– The United Launch Alliance Atlas V 551 has successfully lifted off with the AEHF-6 satellite for the
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Solar Orbiter launches with impeccable accuracy
FEB. 14, 2020–Five days ago, the cooperative NASA-ESA Solar Orbiter mission took off on an Atlas V 411 from Space Launch Complex-41, from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, towards the poles of the sun. Yesterday, United Launch Alliance’s CEO Tory Bruno hinted that it may be the most accurate insertion ever done by ULA.
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Starliner has on-orbit anomaly after flawless launch
DEC. 20, 2019–Starliner’s Orbital Flight Test took off flawlessly at 6:36 a.m. this morning from Cape Canaveral’s pad 41. However, after separation from the Atlas V N22, which performed without trouble, Starliner ran into what NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine called a Mission Elapsed Time anomaly, leading Starliner to “believe it was in an orbital insertion burn, when it was not”.
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Starliner OFT Viewing Guide
DEC. 19, 2019– We’re currently at T- 13 hours to launch of Starliner’s Orbital Flight Test! Taking off at 6:36 AM EST on December 20, Starliner is flying on an Atlas V N22, which should be quite the experience.
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