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AEHF 5 lights up the sky atop ULA Atlas V 551
Patrick AttwellAugust 8th, 2019CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- United Launch Alliance completed its third flight of the year on Thursday, Aug. 8. The flight got off the pad and soared into the early morning sky a little later than planned.
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ULA preparing for third launch of 2019
Patrick AttwellAugust 7th, 2019CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- United Launch Alliance (ULA) is set to conduct its first Atlas V launch in nearly 10 months with the AEHF-5 mission. The flight marks a rare flight for a venerable rocket.
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SpaceX breaks AMOS jinx with flight of AMOS-17
Patrick AttwellAugust 6th, 2019CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — It can be said that SpaceX hasn’t had the best of luck when it comes to AMOS payloads. That unlucky streak was broken today with the launch of a Falcon 9 rocket and its passenger, the AMOS-17 spacecraft.
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Intelsat 39 and EDRS-C launched from French Guiana
Cullen DesforgesAugust 6th, 2019KOUROU, FRENCH GUIANA -- On Aug. 6, 2019 Arianespace’s third Ariane 5 ECA launch of 2019 lifted the VA249 mission off the pad located at Ariane Launch Complex Number 3 (ELA-3) in Kourou, French Guiana.
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AMOS-17 flight atop SpaceX Falcon 9 delayed indefinitely
Jason RhianAugust 4th, 2019CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The flight of Spacecom's AMOS-17 telecommunications satellite has been postponed indefinitely according to a tweet posted by the Air Force Space Command on Aug. 3. This delay comes shortly after SpaceX, the launch service provider, had announced an issue with the rocket and the need for additional testing.
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NASA releases report on weather satellite failure
Laurel KornfeldAugust 2nd, 2019A NASA board assigned to investigate the April 2018 failure of an infrared-detecting instrument on board a next-generation weather satellite has released its report. The malfunction has been attributed to a pipe blockage that prevented the flow of needed coolant.
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Suspect valve delays AMOS-17 launch
Jason RhianAugust 1st, 2019CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- With several tropical disturbances bearing down on the Sunshine State, an issue with the AMOS-17 Falcon 9 has caused the satellite's launch to be delayed.
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Spacecom’s faith in SpaceX remains solid in lead up to AMOS-17 launch
Jason RhianAugust 1st, 2019CAPE CANAVERAL, FLa. -- SpaceX might be based out of California, but the NewSpace company is making its presence known in Florida. An upcoming flight could serve as a renewal of sorts for a relationship with one of the company's clients.
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Here’s looking at Euclid: NASA provides crucial parts for ESA dark energy mission
Jim SharkeyJuly 31st, 2019Dark energy and dark matter are two of the biggest mysteries facing modern astronomy. Scheduled to launch in 2022, the European Space Agency's Euclid spacecraft has been designed investigate these invisible phenomena that scientist think make up a majority of our universe. A team of NASA engineers recently delivered crucial components for one on the spacecraft's science instruments.
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Challenges and triumphs mark TESS’ first year on orbit
Joe LatrellJuly 30th, 2019NASA’S Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) recently celebrated one year of operational status with the discovery of one of the smallest exoplanets found to date. For those working on the project, its discoveries are just a small part of the mission's success.
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CRS-18 Falcon and Dragon brave storms to begin 18th ISS flight
Cullen DesforgesJuly 25th, 2019CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The Expedition 60 crew on board the International Space Station can expect to get some fresh supplies, needed hardware and - slime - in the next few days. This odd payload mix was sent on its way thanks to two venerable pieces of space hardware which were brought to bear by the NewSpace titan - SpaceX.
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SpaceX’s 18th CRS mission delayed due to bad weather
Cullen DesforgesJuly 24th, 2019CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- SpaceX’s eighteenth flight to the International Space Station, CRS-18, which was originally scheduled to fly tonight has been delayed due to weather violations caused by Invest 94L as it made its way over the Florida peninsula.
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SpaceX’s ‘Starhopper’ catches fire in recent test
Cullen DesforgesJuly 17th, 2019A test of SpaceX's 'Starhopper' rocket appears to not have gone entirely as planned. Several outlets are reporting that things didn't go as planned.
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ULA Delta IV with GPS III SV02 launch delayed
Jason RhianJuly 17th, 2019CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The flight of a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta IV Medium+ (4,2) rocket tasked with sending the GPS III SV02 satellite to orbit has been delayed.
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SpaceX reveals cause of Crew Dragon explosion
Jason RhianJuly 15th, 2019SpaceX held a test of the company's Crew Dragon spacecraft on April 20, 2019 which ended with an explosion at the NewSpace firm's Landing Zone 1 at Cape Canaveral in Florida. Today, SpaceX released what it believes to have caused the accident during a briefing earlier this afternoon.
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Launch of ISRO’s Chandrayaan-2 mission delayed
Jason RhianJuly 14th, 2019A prestigious mission the India Space Research Organisation is planning on sending to the Moon did not fly today. What was described as a "technical snag" has placed the mission on hold - with no new launch date announced.
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Spektr-RG telescope launched atop Proton-M rocket
Patrick AttwellJuly 14th, 2019The second Proton launch of 2019 took to the skies above the Baikonur Cosmodrome today with the Spektr-RG telescope for the Russian and German space agencies. It marked the start of a mission some 24 years in the making.
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Anomaly pushes Atlas launch back again
Jason RhianJuly 11th, 2019CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla -- The launch of a ULA Atlas V rocket with the fifth AEHF satellite will have to wait a little longer before its flight.
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Falcon Eye 1 spacecraft lost in Vega mishap
Cullen DesforgesJuly 10th, 2019It appears a European Space Agency (ESA) rocket has encountered a failure which has resulted in the loss of the Falcon Eye 1 satellite that it had been tasked with sending to orbit.
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NASA’s IXPE mission marks another win in SpaceX’s contract column
Patrick AttwellJuly 9th, 2019KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- SpaceX keeps racking up contractual wins. The most recent to be announced was for a NASA mission, one that serves to demonstrate that the company's 74 Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy flights - has not gone unnoticed.
