News Archive / Tagged: Atlas V
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2nd uncrewed Starliner mission finally gets to space
Theresa CrossMay 19th, 2022Starliner’s second uncrewed orbital flight test, OFT-2, is finally underway after a delay of 10 months following problems with the spacecraft’s propulsion system.
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Amazon signs contracts for 83 rocket launches
Theresa CrossApril 12th, 2022Last week, Amazon announced one of the most significant rocket deals within the commercial space market in order to build its Kuiper internet constellation.
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Atlas V orbits GOES-T weather satellite for NOAA
Theresa CrossMarch 2nd, 2022A new weather satellite for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration was launched by a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket.
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ULA set to launch GOES-T weather satellite for NOAA
Theresa CrossFebruary 28th, 2022United Launch Alliance is preparing to fly an Atlas V rocket to send the GOES-T satellite into space for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
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‘Big Slider’ Atlas V launches the USSF-8 mission
Theresa CrossJanuary 21st, 2022United Launch Alliance flew its first and only “Big Slider” Atlas V rocket to send two satellites into space for the United States Space Force.
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Starliner service module for Orbital Flight Test-2 being replaced
Theresa CrossDecember 14th, 2021Boeing has decided to replace the troubled service module meant to be used for the second uncrewed test flight of the company’s Starliner spacecraft.
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ULA’s Atlas V rocket lofts STP-3 mission for US Space Force
Theresa CrossDecember 7th, 2021A United Launch Alliance Atlas V 551 rocket took to the skies from Florida to launch the STP-3 mission for the U.S. Space Force's Space Systems Command.
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NASA’s Lucy mission begins journey to Jupiter’s Trojan asteroids
Theresa CrossOctober 16th, 2021NASA’s Lucy mission to Jupiter’s Trojan asteroids has begun with a launch atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket.
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Vandenberg Space Force Base sees its 2,000th launch
Theresa CrossOctober 4th, 2021Last week, Vandenberg Space Force Base saw its 2,000th launch with the orbiting of the Landsat 9 Earth observation satellite.
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ULA Atlas V lofts Landsat 9 into orbit for NASA and USGS
Theresa CrossSeptember 28th, 2021United Launch Alliance sent the newest Earth-observation satellite, Landsat 9, into orbit for NASA and the United States Geological Survey.
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Vulcan booster rolled to Florida pad for fueling tests
Theresa CrossAugust 27th, 2021A test article for United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan rocket was rolled out to the company’s Cape Canaveral Launch pad in advance of cryogenic testing.
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Boeing’s OFT-2 Starliner mission will not launch in August
Cullen DesforgesAugust 14th, 2021Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft for the second uncrewed Orbital Flight Test requires “deeper-level troubleshooting” on its propulsion system and will be returned to its processing facility.
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UPDATE: Propulsion system issue delays OFT-2 Starliner launch
Derek RichardsonAugust 3rd, 2021Several hours before the planned launch of Boeing’s uncrewed OFT-2 Starliner spacecraft, the company called off the flight.
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Atlas rocket for Boeing crewed mission arrives at the Cape
Matt HaskellJune 25th, 2021On June 21, United Launch Alliance unloaded its Atlas V rocket first stage, and Dual Engine Centaur Upper stage in Port Canaveral, Florida, ahead of Boeing's Crewed Flight Test mission.
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Atlas V STP-3 mission delayed
Theresa CrossJune 5th, 2021A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket with the Space Force's STP-3 mission has been delayed, according to a release by the launch provider.
