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VideoOTD…Aug. 27 and STS-51I
#OTD in 1985...Discovery launched to deploy three satellites and rendezvous with another for daring repair
Photos: Navy satellite joins Atlas booster rocket for launch
This photo gallery shows the U.S. Navy’s fourth Mobile User Objective System communications satellite, already encapsulated in the 18-foot-diameter nose cone, being lifted atop the United Launch Alliance Atlas-Centaur rocket last week at the Vertical Integration Facility.
VideoHeavy cargo mounted atop Atlas 5 rocket for upcoming launch
Hoisting a 15,000-pound satellite atop an Atlas 5 rocket Wednesday, United Launch Alliance finished assembling its next space-bound booster for liftoff Aug. 31 in support of the U.S. Navy.
Photos: Water tanks removed from space shuttle for new use
From deep inside the retired space shuttle Endeavour, technicians today extracted the crew module's water retention tanks that now are destined for launch to the International Space Station.
VideoOTD…Aug. 18 and STS-68 abort
OTD in 1994...Endeavour experienced an on-pad abort due to a main engine problem during startup
Photos: Navy satellite wrapped up in Atlas rocket nose cone
This photo gallery shows the U.S. Navy's Mobile User Objective System communications satellite No. 4 being encapsulated in the United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket's payload fairing for the planned Aug. 31 liftoff.
Attention social media users: See an Atlas 5 launch up close!
United Launch Alliance is giving members of the public a behind-the-scenes look during one of its Atlas 5 rocket flights from Cape Canaveral.
Second launch deal inked between Atlas 5 rocket and Cygnus freighter
Orbital ATK has ordered another Atlas 5 rocket to launch a second commercial Cygnus cargo craft for the International Space Station.
VideoOTD…Aug. 10 and STS-105
#OTD in 2001...Discovery launched on an International Space Station crew exchange mission
VideoOTD…Aug. 8 and STS-28 and STS-118
#OTD in 1989...Columbia launched with a classified communications satellite for the Defense Department