News Archive / Tagged: Atlas V
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Boeing releases video from recent OFT mission
Cullen DesforgesJanuary 16th, 2020Boeing has released video from its failed attempt to send its "Starliner" spacecraft to the International Space Station.
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OFT: What went wrong?
Jim SiegelDecember 21st, 2019NASA and Boeing don't seem to know what exactly prevented the OFT Starliner from completing its primary mission objective.
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Boeing Blunder! Starliner timing failure prevents ISS rendezvous
SpaceFlight InsiderDecember 20th, 2019"Unplanned but stable." That's how Boeing referred to the first flight of its Starliner "space taxi." In layman's terms, the spacecraft was placed in the wrong orbit and won't be going to the International Space Station.
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Uncrewed Boeing OFT-1 mission now targeting Dec. 19 liftoff
Patrick AttwellDecember 3rd, 2019United Launch Alliance has announced that Boeing's OFT-1 mission has slipped.
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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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Battery failure delays Atlas V launch until July
Jason RhianJune 23rd, 2019CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V 551 rocket with the fifth Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF-5) satellite for the U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center will have to wait a little longer before taking flight.
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Booster core for historic CFT mission arrives in Florida
Mike HowardJune 6th, 2019The booster core for a ULA Atlas V rocket, one tasked with a historic mission, emerged from the Delta Mariner transport ship after a voyage from the company's processing facilities located in Decatur, Alabama.
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Stacking underway for next Atlas V launch
Derek RichardsonMay 28th, 2019United Launch Alliance has begun assembling the Atlas V rocket that will be used to orbit the U.S. Air Force’s next advanced communications satellite.
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GEM 63 completes 2nd static fire test
Jason RhianApril 4th, 2019Northrop Grumman's new 63-inch Graphite Epoxy Motor (GEM 63) solid rocket booster has completed another landmark in the booster's progression toward flight.
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NG engineer details what it is like to develop GEM 63 booster
Jason RhianDecember 20th, 2018PROMONTORY, Utah -- Each component of a rocket is individual, yet it must function as one on the day of launch. The GEM 63 solid rocket motor has begun taking its first steps toward being integrated into one of the most successful rockets ever flown. What were those first steps like?
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Notes on the Run: What is it like to see a rocket launch?
Jason RhianDecember 15th, 2018One of the questions I'm often asked is “What’s it like attending a rocket launch?” Perhaps the best way to answer the question is by detailing some of our recent experiences during the launch of Northrop Grumman's S.S. John Young to the International Space Station.
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Gallery: Desolate Utah plains rumble with GEM 63’s fury
Jason RhianSeptember 21st, 2018PROMONTORY, Utah — Northrop Grumman’s GEM 63 solid rocket motor conducted its first test fire at 1 p.m. MDT (3 p.m. EDT / 19:00 GMT) on Thursday, Sept. 20. The motor was tested under “cold conditions” of approximately 40 °F. The GEM 63 series is being developed for use on United Launch Alliance’s Atlas V […]
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Northrop Grumman’s GEM 63 undergoes 1st test fire
Jason RhianSeptember 20th, 2018The desolate, remote deserts of Utah came alive in fire and smoke during a test that heralded the introduction of powerful new launch vehicles onto the world stage.
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Launched in January, SBIRS GEO-3 reaches operational status
Joe LatrellSeptember 17th, 2018CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — GEO-3, the latest Geosynchronous Earth Orbit satellite in the Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) constellation, has achieved operational acceptance from the U.S. Air Force Space Command.
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And the winners are… NASA announces first astronauts to fly under Commercial Crew Program
Joe LatrellAugust 3rd, 2018HOUSTON — The race to develop new U.S. spacecraft to ferry astronauts to space reached another milestone with the announcement of the first crews that will fly on commercially-produced spacecraft. On Aug. 3, 2018, NASA selected the astronauts who will fly on the first Boeing Starliner and SpaceX Crewed Dragon capsules.
