News Archive / Tagged: United Launch Alliance
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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.
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SBIRS GEO 5 missile defense satellite launched for US Space Force
Theresa CrossMay 18th, 2021A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida to send the SBIRS GEO 5 satellite into space for U.S. Space Force and Missile Systems Center.
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Delta IV Heavy launches classified NRO payload from California
Matt HaskellApril 26th, 2021A Delta IV Heavy took the the skies from Vandenberg Air Force Base to send the secretive NROL-82 payload into orbit for the National Reconnaissance Office.
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Amazon buys Atlas V rockets to orbit its Kuiper constellation
Cullen DesforgesApril 21st, 2021On Monday, April 19, Amazon announced that it purchased nine Atlas V rocket flights from United Launch Alliance for the orbital insertion of its Kuiper satellites.
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Vulcan rocket progresses towards first launch with pathfinder arrival
Matt HaskellFebruary 13th, 2021Progress continues to advance for United Launch Alliance’s newest rocket, as the pathfinder for the Vulcan rocket arrived by the company’s cargo ship and was unloaded at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Saturday, February 15.
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ULA successfully launches NRO-101 mission into evening Florida sky
Sean CostelloNovember 13th, 2020With the tell-tale crackle of three GEM 63 solid rocket boosters, a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket leapt from Cape Canaveral’s Space Launch Complex 41 pad at 5:32 p.m. EST this evening, carrying a top-secret National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) payload skyward.
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45th Space Wing preparing for back to back launches
Matt HaskellMay 14th, 2020This weekend, the 45th Space wing at cape Canaveral Air Force Station is poised for a modern era record turnaround in launches, as it prepares to launch a United Launch Alliance Atlas V with the USSF-7 X-37B from LC-41 on Saturday, and a SpaceX Falcon 9 with Starlink satellites from LC-40 on Sunday.
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ULA Atlas V launch of AEHF payload delayed, NET March 21, 2020
Theresa CrossMarch 10th, 2020The planned launch of the next United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket, set to loft the sixth Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) satellite built by Lockheed Martin, has been delayed to no earlier than (NET) March 21.
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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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What’s in a name? Mars 2020 wouldn’t know, it doesn’t have one – yet
James RiceDecember 30th, 2019NASA's Mars 2020 rover is on the verge of traveling to the Red Planet and beginning its search for evidence of Martian life. But it's missing something very important.
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ULA gets the nod to launch GOES-T satellite
SpaceFlight InsiderDecember 23rd, 2019NASA has selected a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket to ferry the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES)-T to orbit.
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Boeing’s Starliner capsule begins much-delayed first flight: UPDATE
Cullen DesforgesDecember 20th, 2019CAPE CANAVERAL, FL – After almost a year of continued delays, Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner has finally launched. It is the culmination of years of development, but there’s still a ways to go before astronauts will be soaring aloft in the vehicle.
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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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Report suggests NASA made a $1.6B Boeing mistake
Patrick AttwellNovember 15th, 2019A damning new report released by NASA’s Office of Inspector General paints a dismal picture of NASA's Commercial Crew Program. The report suggests one of the two participants attempted to extort the space agency for more money.
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U.S. Air Force’s secretive X-37B shuttle returns under cover of night
Cullen DesforgesOctober 28th, 2019MERRITT ISLAND, FL – After a record-breaking 780 days on orbit the United States Air Force’s secretive space plane, the X-37B, touched down on Runway 33 at the Shuttle Landing Facility at Kennedy Space Center on Oct. 27, 2019.