United Launch Alliance (ULA) will soon close out production of its Atlas V rocket, completing a stock of 15 boosters set to fly on contracted missions. With ULA’s future focus on the Vulcan rocket, Atlas V will aim to end on a high, adding to over one hundred successful launches.
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Currently scheduled to launch on Friday, Oct. 4, the United Launch Alliance’s (ULA) heavy-lift Vulcan…
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Launch Roundup: Vulcan takes second flight; Hera mission set to study asteroid
by Martin SmithThe United Launch Alliance (ULA) has launched its Vulcan Centaur rocket for the second time.…
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Firefly Aerospace, the decade-old spaceflight company based in Cedar Park, Texas, is now working on…
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After years of anticipation, Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner capsule has flown its first crew into space…
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Launch Roundup – Starship launches for fourth time, Starliner launches on third attempt, Virgin Galactic to fly VSS Unity for last time
by Martin SmithThere were two high-profile missions scheduled this week after a challenging weekend that saw the…
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Launch Roundup: North Korean launch failure, Starliner CFT, EarthCARE
As May transitions into June, a European Space Agency (ESA) mission to study the Earth’s…
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Launch Roundup: 100th launch of the year, Starliner delays, NASA’s PREFIRE-1 mission
by John SharpThere are two launches from China to start this week, the first of which will…
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Launch Roundup: Starliner delayed further; 21st flight for Falcon 9 booster; New Shepard returns to crewed missions
by Martin SmithSpaceX reached another milestone when booster B1062 became the first in its fleet to fly…
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ISS Roundup: an eclipse, an EVA, and more than just science returns to Earth
by Martin SmithEvery month aboard the International Space Station (ISS) is packed with activity, science, and research…
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Vulcan successfully launches Peregrine lunar lander on inaugural flight
by Aaron McCreaUnited Launch Alliance (ULA) has done its part in returning the US to the Moon…
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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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Launch Roundup: Project Kuiper Protoflight and Galactic 04 highlight this week
United Launch Alliance (ULA) flew only its second Atlas V of 2023, as Amazon’s subsidiary…
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United Launch Alliance (ULA) launched its Atlas V with the classified NROL-107 Silent Barker mission…
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The United States Space Force (USSF) recently released a second draft of a request for…
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United Launch Alliance (ULA) says despite recent anomalies involving their Centaur V upper stage and…
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This Week In Spaceflight: China’s lunar plans, North Korea’s failed launch, and Starliner delays
Reviewing this week in spaceflight and upcoming events, it’s been another busy period. China now…
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Operations to support the upcoming first crew flights of Starliner and Orion are increasing around…
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The Atlas rocket family, a staple of the US launch industry since June 11, 1957,…