The first GEM-63XL motor for the ULA Vulcan Centaur’s strap-on boosters was successfully test-fired for approximately 90 seconds, sending 449,000 lbs of thrust along with bright fire, loud noise and vibration into the sunny desert sky on Thursday at Northrop Grumman testing facility in Promontory, Utah.
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A new milestone for the future of United Launch Alliance’s rockets was conducted by Northrop…
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Fresh off the successful New Shepard NS-27 flight, Blue Origin is making intense preparations for…
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United Launch Alliance, formed in 2006 to merge the Boeing and Lockheed Martin launch vehicle…
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Launch Roundup: Vulcan’s maiden flight, SpaceX continues launching Starlink
by John SharpThe week of Jan. 4 to Jan. 10 saw the long-awaited maiden flight of the…
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United Launch Alliance (ULA) is preparing for the inaugural flight of its new Vulcan rocket…
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Dream Chaser, the so-called “mini shuttle”, is set to bring back the capability of returning…
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United Launch Alliance (ULA) launched its Atlas V with the classified NROL-107 Silent Barker mission…
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United Launch Alliance (ULA) has launched the dual-manifested SES-20 & 21 telecommunication satellites on the…
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United Launch Alliance was in action Thursday, using an Atlas V rocket to deploy a…
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United Launch Alliance has deployed a pair of Space Force technology demonstration payloads into geostationary…
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United Launch Alliance (ULA) has launched the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES)-T advanced weather satellite…
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United Launch Alliance carried out an Atlas V launch Friday with the third pair of…
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On December 14, 2006, a Delta II rocket launched from VAFB (Vandenberg Air Force Base)…
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ULA (United Launch Alliance) launched its 90th flight with an Atlas V rocket and its…
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CommercialInternationalMars
Year in Review: Mars missions, Lunar Samples, Crew launched from the US, and Starlink
Despite a worldwide pandemic which affected agencies around the world, 2020 featured many significant achievements…
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United Launch Alliance’s Atlas V rocket carried a National Reconnaissance Office satellite to orbit Friday…
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Development and flight qualification for United Launch Alliance’s new rocket, Vulcan, remains on track and…
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Dream Chaser receives thermal protection system, on track for 2021 debut
by Lee KanayamaThe Sierra Nevada Corporation has announced its Louisville, Colorado production center has received the Thermal…
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Solid Rocket Boosters arrive at Kennedy for Artemis 1 and OmegA
For the first time in ten years, Solid Rocket Booster segments have arrived at the…