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Europe’s navigation network turns to Ariane 5 for heavy-lifting

November 16, 2016 Stephen Clark

Four satellites fastened to the top of an Ariane 5 rocket will grow Europe’s space-based Galileo navigation network Thursday morning with a launch from the South American jungle.

Forecasters worldwide brace for ‘data deluge’ from new weather satellites

November 16, 2016 Stephen Clark

High-tech cameras made in Indiana will soon be scanning across Asia, Australia, the Americas and the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans to give weather forecasters an unrivaled minute-by-minute glimpse of the development and movement of hurricanes, typhoons and storm systems.

Delta 4 rocket undergoes launch day simulation for its next Air Force mission

November 16, 2016 Justin Ray

A United Launch Alliance Delta 4 rocket went through a practice countdown and fueling exercise today to prepare for its Dec. 7 liftoff to deliver a U.S. military communications satellite into space.

Preview: Weather satellite to touch the lives of every American ready to launch

November 16, 2016 Justin Ray

A new generation of spacecraft with unprecedented clarity and speed to observe the weather, improve forecasting and enhance tracking of severe storms across the United States begins with the launch of an Atlas 5 rocket on Saturday.

Photos: Atlas 5 rocket assembled for crucial GOES-R satellite launch

November 16, 2016 Justin Ray

In the span of two weeks, United Launch Alliance technicians performed the basic buildup of the Atlas 5 rocket and then mated the advanced GOES-R weather satellite that will be hauled into space on Saturday.

Soyuz crew launcher rolled out for liftoff from Kazakhstan

November 15, 2016 Stephen Clark

The Soyuz booster that will send the International Space Station’s next three residents into orbit later this week rolled out of an integration hangar early Monday and rode a railroad car to its launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

Weather forecast favorable for launch of new weather observatory atop Atlas 5

November 15, 2016 Justin Ray

Near-perfect weather for launching a rocket into space is expected at Cape Canaveral on Saturday when an Atlas 5 rocket is scheduled to fly.

Video: Soyuz rocket rolled to pad for Expedition 50 crew launch

November 15, 2016 Justin Ray

The Russian Soyuz MS-03 spacecraft and booster rocket were rolled out to the launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome on Monday in preparation for liftoff Thursday at 3:20 p.m. EST (2020 GMT) on a two-day trek to the International Space Station.

Mysterious weather satellite launched from China

November 13, 2016 Stephen Clark

China launched a polar-orbiting weather satellite Friday to take data on the atmosphere and seas, state media announced, but Chinese officials offered little detail on the craft’s mission.

Photos: Atlas 5 soars for commercial satellite delivery

November 11, 2016 Justin Ray

Launching the commercial WorldView 4 Earth-imaging satellite for DigitalGlobe, a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket thunders away from California’s Vandenberg Air Force Base today at 10:30 a.m. local time (1:30 p.m. EST; 1830 GMT).