This announcement preceded the failure of the Peregrine lunar lander.Two of Northrop Grumman Corporation’s (NYSE: NOC) extended length, 63-inch-diameter Graphite Epoxy Motors (GEM 63XL) solid rocket boosters helped power the […]
Peregrine Lunar Lander
Disappointment as Astrobotic’s Peregrine has “no chance of soft landing on the Moon”
At first the news was encouraging. Cheers and celebration after United Launch Alliance (ULA) marked the beginning of a new era of space capabilities with the successful launch of its […]
UPDATE #5: L-1 for launch of ULA’s Vulcan flight test, fingers crossed
Everything continues to progress towards the first ULA Vulcan flight test and certification mission (Cert-1). The mission is planned to lift off on Monday, Jan. 8 from Space Launch Complex-41 […]
UPDATE 4: L-2 as ULA preps for launch of Vulcan rocket
UPDATE 4: Everything continues to progress towards the first ULA Vulcan flight test and certification mission (Cert-1). The mission is planned to lift off on Monday, Jan. 8 from Space […]
Aerojet Rocketdyne’s propulsion to debut with launch of Vulcan rocket
When the next-generation Vulcan rocket developed by United Launch Alliance (ULA) takes flight for the first time in the coming days, it will usher in a new era for the […]
UPDATE 3: T-minus one week until ULA’s launch of Vulcan rocket
UPDATE 3: Just one week away from the launch of the Vulcan… UPDATE 2: The payload complement for the inaugural United Launch Alliance (ULA) Vulcan rocket is atop the launch […]
UPDATE 2 ULA’s Vulcan rocket now atop the launch vehicle
UPDATE 2: The payload complement for the inaugural United Launch Alliance (ULA) Vulcan rocket is atop the launch vehicle in preparation for liftoff from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in […]
UPDATE Delay for ULA’s Vulcan Centaur launch first certification mission (Cert-1)
UPDATE: A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Vulcan VC2S rocket will launch the first certification mission from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. The original launch window […]
Astrobotic’s Peregrine lunar lander arrives in Florida for launch prep
A Astrobotic’s Peregrine lunar lander has arrived safely in Cape Canaveral, Florida — the spacecraft was unloaded at Astrotech facilities where it will be integrated with the United Launch Alliance […]