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 […]
Vulcan
Statement as United Launch Alliance successfully launches first next generation Vulcan rocket
Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Fla., (January 8, 2024) – United Launch Alliance (ULA) marked the beginning of a new era of space capabilities with the successful launch of its next […]
LIFTOFF as ULA’s Vulcan launches America’s new rocket
T-minus 5 minutes, 50 seconds and counting. The Centaur V upper stage is undergoing final configuring for launch as the liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen replenishment from the ground systems […]
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 […]
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 […]
United Launch Alliance’s successful launch for joint national security mission
A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket carrying the SILENTBARKER/NROL-107 mission for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) and the United States Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) lifted off […]
Space Systems Command assigns 12 missions for National Security Space Launch Phase 2 FY23 Order Year
Space Systems Command (SSC) recently assigned 12 National Security Space Launch (NSSL) service missions under the NSSL Phase 2 Launch Service Procurement contract for Fiscal Year 2023. Six missions were awarded […]