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Articles by Justin Ray

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OTD…July 8 and STS-65 and STS-135

July 8, 2015 Justin Ray

#OTD in 1994…Columbia launched on a Spacelab microgravity flight

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Next GPS satellite moves closer to launch date

July 6, 2015 Justin Ray

Joining the payload with its ride to space, United Launch Alliance crews today placed the next Global Positioning System satellite atop an Atlas 5 rocket for blastoff July 15.

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OTD…July 4 and STS-121

July 4, 2015 Justin Ray

#OTD in 2006…A star-spangled start to Discovery’s STS-121 mission

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OTD…July 1 and STS-94

July 1, 2015 Justin Ray

#OTD in 1997…Columbia launched on the reflight of her shortened Microgravity Science Laboratory mission

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Preps begin for summer’s third planned military space launch

June 29, 2015 Justin Ray

Tucked inside a shipping crate aboard an Air Force C-5 transport aircraft, the Navy’s next mobile communications satellite has flown from California to Florida in preparation for liftoff this summer.

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OTD…June 27 and STS-4 and STS-71

June 27, 2015 Justin Ray

#OTD in 1982…Columbia launches on the fourth space shuttle mission. #OTD in 1995…Atlantis launches on first shuttle-Mir docking flight

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OTD…June 25 and STS-50

June 25, 2015 Justin Ray

#OTD in 1992…Columbia launches on the first Extended Duration Orbiter mission

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Stacking of 55th Atlas 5 rocket starts

June 23, 2015 Justin Ray

Beginning its fourth launch campaign of the year, the Atlas 5 rocket program has started stacking the vehicle that will boost a satellite 11,000 miles high for the Global Positioning System.

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OTD…June 21 and STS-57

June 21, 2015 Justin Ray

#OTD in 1993…Endeavour launched with the first Spacehab module and retrieval of the European EURECA satellite

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OTD…June 20 and STS-78 and NROL-38

June 20, 2015 Justin Ray

#OTD in 1996…Columbia launched on a life sciences and microgravity flight.

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News Headlines

  • NASA confident Artemis 2 heat shield will protect crew during re-entry
    April 10, 2026
  • Artemis astronauts send down Easter message, prep for lunar fly around Monday
    April 5, 2026
  • ULA’s Atlas 5 rocket launches its heaviest payload ever with fifth Amazon Leo mission
    April 3, 2026
  • Artemis 2 crew blasts off on historic moon mission
    April 2, 2026
  • Live coverage: NASA to launch Artemis 2, its first Moon-bound mission with astronauts since 1972
    April 1, 2026
  • Falcon 9 booster launches for record 34th time on Starlink delivery mission
    March 30, 2026
  • SpaceX launches 119 payloads on smallsat rideshare mission from California
    March 30, 2026
  • SpaceX launches batch of Starlink satellites from the West Coast
    March 26, 2026
  • NASA outlines ambitious $20 billion plan for moon base
    March 25, 2026
  • SpaceX launches 29 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral
    March 22, 2026
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