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Tanking test marks resumption of Delta 2 rocket’s final launch campaign
A team of United Launch Alliance and NASA engineers worked through Delta 2 launch day fueling procedures during a simulated countdown Wednesday for what should be the second-to-last time before the venerable rocket's final liftoff next month from California's Central Coast.
Photos: Delta 4-Heavy takes off from Cape Canaveral
Driven by three RS-68A main engines, a United Launch Alliance Delta 4-Heavy rocket lifted off early Sunday from Cape Canaveral carrying NASA's Parker Solar Probe on a historic mission to study the sun.
Launch of solar probe scrubbed by technical issue in terminal countdown
An automatic alarm in the final two minutes of the Delta 4-Heavy rocket's countdown early Saturday forced officials to delay blastoff with NASA's Parker Solar Probe by 24 hours.
Photos: Delta 4-Heavy revealed for solar probe launch
These photos taken Friday evening show the mobile gantry being wheeled away from a United Launch Alliance Delta 4-Heavy rocket at Cape Canaveral, hours before its scheduled blastoff with NASA’s Parker Solar Probe.
Delta 4-Heavy launch timeline with Parker Solar Probe
A United Launch Alliance Delta 4-Heavy rocket, crowned by a solid-fueled upper stage kick motor, will send NASA's Parker Solar Probe on a speedy voyage through the inner solar system following liftoff from Cape Canaveral.
VideoLive coverage: Delta 4-Heavy launches with NASA solar probe
A United Launch Alliance Delta 4-Heavy rocket climbed into space Sunday with NASA's Parker Solar Probe on a daring mission to explore the atmosphere of the sun. Liftoff from Cape Canaveral occurred at 3:31 a.m. EDT (0731 GMT).
Photos: Parker Solar Probe closed up inside Delta 4 fairing for launch
Ready for a journey into the sun's enigmatic, scorching corona, NASA's Parker Solar Probe has been encapsulated inside the nose cone of its Delta 4-Heavy rocket for liftoff Saturday.
NASA reveals crews for first flights of commercial spaceships
NASA announced Friday a mix of spaceflight veterans and rookie astronauts who will launch on the first flights of new Boeing and SpaceX commercial spaceships starting as soon as next spring, several months later than previously scheduled.
Photos: Astronauts trained in emergency procedures at Atlas 5 launch pad
Several NASA astronauts, plus Boeing test pilot Chris Ferguson, recently participated in a training session at Cape Canaveral, practicing how they would evacuate from the Atlas 5 rocket's launch pad in the event of a countdown emergency.
NASA’s last shuttle commander to helm test flight of Boeing crew capsule
NASA's last space shuttle commander -- former U.S. Navy fighter pilot Chris Ferguson -- will fly Boeing's CST-100 Starliner crew capsule on its first piloted test mission to the International Space Station next year.