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April 18, 2024

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[ April 17, 2024 ] SpaceX launches Falcon 9 rocket on Starlink mission from Kennedy Space Center Falcon 9
[ April 16, 2024 ] Boeing, ULA roll Starliner spacecraft out to pad 41 ahead of Crew Flight Test launch in May Atlas 5
[ April 16, 2024 ] NASA requests proposals to reduce cost, timeline of Mars Sample Return mission News
[ April 12, 2024 ] SpaceX launches Falcon 9 booster on record-breaking 20th flight Falcon 9
[ April 12, 2024 ] News from the Press Site: Delta 4 Heavy finale, Starliner preparations and ExoMars gets new contract News

Video: Liftoff of WorldView 4 aboard Atlas 5 rocket

November 11, 2016 Justin Ray

The United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket, standing 189 feet tall and and weighing 720,000 pounds, unleashes 860,000 pounds of thrust from its main engine at 10:30 a.m. local time (1:30 p.m. EST; 1830 GMT) today to launch the commercial WorldView 4 Earth-imaging satellite for DigitalGlobe from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California.

NASA keeping human spaceflight options open as Trump presidency looms

November 11, 2016 Stephen Clark

NASA is taking steps to rein in costs, emphasizing bonds with private sector companies, and signaling it might be open to a future where the agency’s flagship Orion deep space capsule and Space Launch System are no longer necessary to explore deep space, at least in their current forms.

Photos: Liftoff of Atlas 5 from California

November 11, 2016 Justin Ray

A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket departs Vandenberg Air Force Base today at 10:30 a.m. local time (1:30 p.m. EST; 1830 GMT) to deliver the commercial WorldView 4 Earth-imaging satellite into polar orbit for DigitalGlobe.

Photos: Rollback of pad gantry to reveal Atlas 5 for launch

November 11, 2016 Justin Ray

Early Friday morning, the 8-million-pound mobile service tower was retracted from around the Atlas 5 rocket, revealing the 189-foot-tall vehicle for liftoff from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, carrying the commercial WorldView 4 Earth-imaging satellite.

New attraction opens at Kennedy Space Center to honor legendary astronauts

November 11, 2016 Justin Ray

A building dedicated to the heroism of American astronauts, who put their lives on the line and became legends in the process, opened today at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex.

China lofts pulsar navigation demo satellite

November 10, 2016 Stephen Clark

China launched an innovative satellite Wednesday that will look for X-ray signals from pulsars, the fast-spinning super-dense remnants of collapsed stars, to determine its exact location in space.

Video: Preview briefing on NASA’s CYGNSS mission to improve hurricane forecasting

November 10, 2016 Justin Ray

Learn about the Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System — NASA’s fleet of hurricane-tracking satellites — launching together on Dec. 12 from Cape Canaveral aboard a Pegasus rocket.

Live coverage: Atlas 5 countdown and launch journal

November 10, 2016 Justin Ray

The United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket lifted off from California at 10:30 a.m. local time (1:30 p.m. EST; 1830 GMT) today to deliver the sharp-eyed WorldView 4 satellite into space to collect best-in-the-industry, 31-centimeter-resolution commercial imagery for retail. Follow the mission in our live journal.

Preview: Atlas 5 and WorldView 4 ready to fly after wildfire delay

November 10, 2016 Justin Ray

The belated launch of a powerful Earth-imaging satellite that will take the highest resolution pictures in the market, postponed by an unprecedented wildfire near the pad, is scheduled to fly on Friday.

Timeline: Atlas 5/WorldView 4 ascent profile

November 10, 2016 Justin Ray

This is the launch timeline to be followed by the Atlas 5 rocket’s ascent into orbit from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California with the commercial WorldView 4 Earth-imaging satellite for DigitalGlobe. Launch is scheduled for Friday at 10:30 a.m. local time (1:30 p.m. EST; 1830 GMT).