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ULA working to reduce five launch pads to two
The nation's existing Atlas and Delta launch sites are vying for a future when United Launch Alliance completes its modernization with a new rocket system and downsizing to one pad on each coast.
VideoOTD…April 8 launches of STS-56 and 110
#OTD...Launch of a 1993 environmental mission on Discovery and Atlantis' ISS flight in 2002
What to do with the final Delta 2 rocket?
With the payload matching game showing no prospects, the final Delta 2 rocket could be headed to the Smithsonian or another museum instead of space.
VideoOTD…April 6 and STS-41C
#OTD...Launch of the first shuttle mission to service a satellite in space in 1984
VideoOTD…April 5 launches of STS-37 and 131
#OTD...Gamma Ray Observatory launched in 1991 on Atlantis and Discovery's 2010 ISS flight
VideoOTD…April 4 launches of STS-6 and 83
#OTD...The first launch of Challenger in 1983 and Columbia's shortened Spacelab mission in 1997
Same day rollouts and launches could return to Atlas 5 program
Returning to the days of rollouts and launches in a span of only a few hours, the United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 program is looking to resume this whirlwind experience.
Stats: Delta 4 history and backlog (updated March 30)
Here's a look by the numbers of the previous Delta 4 flight history and the remaining flights of the rocket named Delta.
Mysterious mini spaceplane the next Atlas 5 payload
With its new homeport in renovated NASA space shuttle hangars off in the distance, the Air Force's X-37 mini spaceplane will be launched from Cape Canaveral on May 6 for its fourth journey into orbit.
Delta 4 rocket evolving to upgraded main engine
When the next Delta 4 rocket flies in July, as well as all future ones to come, the enhanced RS-68A main engine will power the boosters off the launch pad.