Live coverage of the United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket flight to deploy the NROL-42 payload for the National Reconnaissance Office.
(Launch webcast begins at 10:10 p.m. local / 1:10 a.m. EDT / 0510 GMT)
Entries below listed as EDT (subtract 3 hours for local time; add 4 hours for GMT)
Mission Reports
Live coverage: Irma knocks out power at Kennedy Space Center
After making landfall in South Florida, Hurricane Irma moved north over the state before losing strength and being downgraded to a tropical storm. NASA safety officials report the Kennedy Space Center lost electricity and water pressure during the storm, but a team of emergency personnel at the spaceport is safe.
Delta 4
Five more Delta 4-Heavy flights in ULA backlog after final “single stick” launch
The last Delta 4 launcher to fly in a single-core configuration rumbled into space Thursday morning from Cape Canaveral with a GPS navigation satellite, leaving United Launch Alliance with five more Delta 4-Heavy missions on contract through late 2023 before the Delta rocket family retires from service.