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VideoLive coverage: Atlas 5 launches with missile warning satellite for U.S. military
United Launch Alliance launched the U.S. military's SBIRS GEO 5 early warning satellite into orbit aboard an Atlas 5 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. A launch attempt Monday was scrubbed during fueling preps due to a faulty temperature sensor. Liftoff of ULA's workhorse rocket, fitted with two strap-on solid-fueled boosters, occurred at 1:37 p.m. EDT (1737 GMT).
VideoAtlas 5/SBIRS GEO 5 launch timeline
This is the launch timeline to be followed by the Atlas 5 rocket’s ascent into orbit from Cape Canaveral with the SBIRS GEO 5 satellite for U.S. military infrared reconnaissance.
VideoNASA chief: Russian cosmonauts unlikely fly on U.S. crew capsules until next year
NASA’s acting administrator said Tuesday he does not expect Russian cosmonauts to start launching to the International Space Station on U.S. commercial crew vehicles until next year. A proposed agreement with Russia to ensure the space station is always staffed with an international crew is awaiting U.S. government approval.
VideoAtlas 5 rocket back on the launch pad for national security mission
A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket made its third trip to a Cape Canaveral launch pad Thursday, rolling into position for liftoff Friday afternoon with a classified payload for the U.S. government's spy satellite agency.
VideoLive coverage: ULA launches Atlas 5 rocket with cargo for spysat agency
A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket launched from Cape Canaveral with a classified payload for the National Reconnaissance Office at 5:32 p.m. EST (2232 GMT) Friday. The launcher debuted new Northrop Grumman-built solid rocket boosters.
VideoAtlas 5 rocket, NRO payload return to launch pad after repairs
Ready for blastoff just after sunset Wednesday with a classified payload for the U.S. government's spy satellite agency, a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket rolled out to its launch pad at Cape Canaveral late Tuesday afternoon after an unplanned trip back inside its integration building for repairs.
VideoLive coverage: Atlas 5 launch delayed to Nov. 13
The Atlas 5 was rolled off launch pad 41 to take shelter in the Vertical Integration Facility because of the threat from Tropical Depression Eta. United Launch Alliance has said it is delaying the launch until Nov. 13 at 5:13 p.m. EST (2213 GMT).
VideoVideo: Rocketcams show Mars-bound rover’s ride into space
Cameras mounted on United Launch Alliance's Atlas 5 rocket show the fiery ride into space for NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance rover after taking off from Florida's Space Coast.
VideoAtlas 5 launch timeline on the Mars 2020 mission
This is the launch timeline to be followed by the Atlas 5 rocket’s ascent into space from Cape Canaveral with NASA’s Mars 2020 mission.
VideoULA’s Atlas 5 is NASA’s go-to rocket for nuclear-powered space probes
NASA's Perseverance rover, set for liftoff Thursday on a journey to Mars, posed some unusual challenges for launch crews working with the robot's plutonium-fueled power generator, but United Launch Alliance's Atlas 5 rocket is uniquely suited for the job, the company's CEO says.