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VideoThird time’s the charm for the Boeing Starliner Crew Flight Test
The launch of two NASA astronauts dealt with two previous scrubs due to a valve issue on the Atlas 5 rocket and then a ground system issue at the launchpad. Liftoff happened at 10:52 a.m. EDT (1452 UTC) on Wednesday, June 5.
NASA astronauts arrive at Kennedy Space Center ahead of Boeing Starliner Crew Flight Test
Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams arrived at the Cape in T-38 jets, the first such arrival since the space shuttle era. The mission is aiming to launch on Monday, May 6, at 10:34 p.m. EDT (0234 UTC).
VideoAerojet Rocketdyne, ULA mark 60th anniversary of RL10 rocket engine
A rocket engine with a long pedigree marked a big milestone on Monday. It's 60 years since the hydrogen-fueled RL10 engine debuted onboard a Centaur upper stage launched from Cape Canaveral on Nov. 27, 1963.
VideoAtlas 5 delivers first Amazon internet satellites to orbit on Friday
Amazon is getting its own delivery fulfilled this Friday, adding to an extensive portfolio that includes its online marketplace, streaming video, grocery and cloud services, with the launch of two prototype relay stations for a space-based internet service it calls Project Kuiper.
VideoAtlas 5 rocket returns to pad for spy satellite agency launch from Cape Canaveral
United Launch Alliance's Atlas 5 rocket made its way back to the pad at Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Thursday morning for a mission carrying national security mission payloads, collectively codenamed Silentbarker. Liftoff has been rescheduled for at 8:47 a.m. EDT (1247 UTC).
VideoTropical Storm Idalia delays national security Atlas 5 launch from Cape Canaveral
A tropical storm barreling towards the Florida peninsula caused United Launch Alliance (ULA) to stand down from an Atlas 5 launch planned for Tuesday on a mission for the National Reconnaissance Office.