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Photos: Atlas 5 rocket on the pad with WorldView 4 satellite

September 15, 2016 Justin Ray

The United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket stands atop Space Launch Complex 3-East at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California on the eve of Friday’s WorldView 4 mission.

Timeline for the Vega rocket’s seventh launch

September 15, 2016 Stephen Clark

Two orbits. Five satellites. Five upper stage burns. Follow the key events scheduled during the European Vega rocket’s launch of the PeruSat 1 high-resolution reconnaissance satellite and four commercial eyes-in-the-sky owned by Google’s Terra Bella imaging company.

Atlas 5 launch postponed by wildfire, Range availability until Sept. 26

September 15, 2016 Justin Ray

Sunday’s flight of the United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California was scrubbed due to a wildfire burning south of the pad. The launch delay allows crews to remain in place to battle the blaze. The lack of Range availability this week means the next launch try won’t come until Sept. 26.

China’s Tiangong 2 space lab successfully blasts off

September 15, 2016 Stephen Clark

The next stepping stone in China’s human spaceflight program launched Thursday, delivering a destination and living quarters to orbit for two astronauts preparing for liftoff next month on a planned 33-day expedition, the country’s longest space mission to date.

Live coverage: Vega rocket blasts off from French Guiana on commercial flight

September 15, 2016 Stephen Clark

A solid-fueled Vega rocket blasted off from French Guiana on Thursday with five Earth observation satellites for Peru and the Google subsidiary Terra Bella. The four-stage booster fired away from its tropical launch pad right on time at 9:43 p.m. EDT (0143 GMT Friday).

Google satellites, Peruvian payload stacked for launch on Vega rocket

September 14, 2016 Stephen Clark

Five Earth-imaging spacecraft for the Peruvian government and Google’s Terra Bella satellite subsidiary are enclosed inside the nose cone of a Vega rocket for liftoff Thursday from French Guiana.

China readies launch of space station pathfinder mission

September 14, 2016 Stephen Clark

China is scheduled to launch a human-rated spacecraft the size of a bus Thursday, paving the way for a month-long visit by two astronauts in October and nudging the country’s space program closer to building a large research complex in orbit by the early 2020s.

Photos: Atlas 5 rocket on the pad with WorldView 4 satellite

Timeline for the Vega rocket’s seventh launch

Atlas 5 launch postponed by wildfire, Range availability until Sept. 26

China’s Tiangong 2 space lab successfully blasts off

Live coverage: Vega rocket blasts off from French Guiana on commercial flight

Google satellites, Peruvian payload stacked for launch on Vega rocket

China readies launch of space station pathfinder mission

Falcon 9 could launch again in November, Falcon Heavy debut slips to 2017

Bezos reveals design of powerful orbital-class launcher

Idled by Range facility rework for months, Vandenberg ready to launch again Friday