“This launch is a critical step towards future human spaceflight onboard Atlas V and we look forward to the remainder of this mission.” United Launch Alliance’s (ULA) Atlas V lifted off on May 19 at 6:54 p.m. EDT, from Space Launch Complex-41 (SLC) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station carrying Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft on […]
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Flight Readiness Successfully Concludes For Boeing’s Orbital Flight Test-2
NASA and Boeing are proceeding with plans for the uncrewed Orbital Flight Test-2 (OFT-2) to the International Space Station following a full day of briefings and discussions during a Flight Readiness Review that took place at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Launch of the CST-100 Starliner spacecraft on a United Launch Alliance Atlas […]
L3Harris Will Support ULA In Their Launch Of Amazon’s Kuiper COMSATs
L3Harris Technologies (NYSE:LHX) has been selected by United Launch Alliance (ULA) to provide avionics and communication equipment critical to the launch of Amazon’s Project Kuiper commercial satellites over a five-year period. ULA will launch the majority of the Project Kuiper satellite constellation to bring high-speed, low-latency broadband service to places not reached by traditional networks. […]
United Launch Alliance’s USSF-12 Mission Is Postponed
The launch of a United Launch Alliance Atlas V 541 rocket carrying the USSF-12 mission for the U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) has been delayed due to a customer request. ULA will continue to work with SSC to determine USSF-12’s next launch opportunity. ULA’s next launch is the Orbital Flight Test-2 (OFT-2) for […]
Northrop Grumman GEMs Empower The ULA GOES-T Launch
Four, Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC), 63-inch-diameter, Graphite Epoxy Motors (GEM 63), solid rocket boosters helped successfully launch and deploy the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite T (GOES-T) aboard a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket on March 2, 2022. The GEM 63 boosters provided approximately 1.5 million pounds […]
NOAA’s GOES-T Satellite Launched To Orbit By United Launch Alliance
A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket carrying the GOES-T spacecraft for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and NASA lifted off on March 1 at 4:38 p.m. EST from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. To date, ULA has launched 149 times with 100 percent mission success. The mission launched on […]
NASA + NOAA’s GOES-T To Get Going On March 1
A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket is in final preparations to launch the GOES-T mission for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and NASA. The launch, managed by NASA’s Launch Services Program (LSP) based at Kennedy Space Center, is on track for March 1 from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space […]
United Launch Alliance Contracts For Atlas V Rocket Components
United Launch Alliance has contracted with Milling Precision in Wichita, Kansas, to supply components for the company’s Atlas V rocket. The Atlas V rocket has launched 90 times with payloads for the Department of Defense, NASA and commercial customers. Milling Precision will be adding to ULA’s diverse network of suppliers providing fabricated and machined parts. […]
U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command’s Next Two Northrop Grumman-Built GSSAP Satellites Launched To Geosynchronous Orbit By ULA
The U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command, together with United Launch Alliance and its mission partners, have launched the fifth and sixth Northrop Grumman-built Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program (GSSAP) satellites aboard an Atlas V 551 launch vehicle from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida on January 21, 2022. The mission — United States Space Force (USSF)-8 […]
A United Launch Alliance Atlas V Rocket Lifts The USSF-8 Mission To Orbit
A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket carrying the USSF-8 mission for the U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command lifted off on January 21, 2022, at 2:00 p.m. EST, from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. To date, ULA has launched 148 times with 100 percent mission success. The mission launched […]