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Video: Liftoff of Delta 4 with WGS 7

July 24, 2015 Justin Ray

A replay of the United Launch Alliance Delta 4 rocket launching the Air Force’s Wideband Global SATCOM communications satellite No. 7 from Cape Canaveral, Florida.

OTD…July 23 and STS-93

July 23, 2015 Justin Ray

#OTD in 1999…Columbia launched with the first woman commander and the Chandra X-ray Observatory

Photos: Delta 4 rocket waits out Wednesday’s weather scrub

July 22, 2015 Justin Ray

The forecast of stormy weather prevented rollback of the mobile service gantry and the continuation of the countdown at Cape Canaveral on Wednesday for the United Launch Alliance Delta 4 rocket.

Live coverage: Delta 4 rocket lifts off

July 21, 2015 Justin Ray

The launch of the seventh Wideband Global SATCOM military communications satellite aboard a Delta 4 rocket booster occurred tonight at 8:07 p.m. EDT (0007 GMT) from Cape Canaveral.

Preview: Enhanced rocket engine to power Delta 4 first stage Wednesday

July 19, 2015 Justin Ray

Using a new, uprated main engine for the first time on a rocket of its kind, a United Launch Alliance Delta 4-Medium+ vehicle will soar into space Wednesday night carrying a $566 million Air Force communications satellite.

Delta 4/WGS 7 launch timeline

July 19, 2015 Justin Ray

Follow the Delta 4 rocket’s ascent into orbit from Cape Canaveral’s Complex 37 launch pad with the U.S. Air Force’s WGS 7 communications satellite.

Photos: WGS 7 readied for launch

July 18, 2015 Justin Ray

This collection of photographs shows the Air Force’s Wideband Global SATCOM communications satellite No. 7 being encapsulated in the United Launch Alliance Delta 4 nose cone and hoisted atop the rocket for launch July 22.

Photos: Atlas 5 rocket soars

July 16, 2015 Justin Ray

A collection of pad photos from the United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket flight to deploy the GPS 2F-10 spacecraft.

OTD…July 16 and Apollo 11

July 16, 2015 Justin Ray

OTD in 1969…The launch of Apollo 11 for the first human landing on the moon

Recap story: Atlas 5 delivers GPS satellite 11,000 miles up

July 15, 2015 Justin Ray

The ubiquitous Global Positioning System that ties the space program to everyday life on Earth, providing precise navigation to the world through a constellation of orbiting satellites, will be strengthened courtesy of a new craft launched Wednesday.