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VideoVideo: Groundbreaking for commercial crew access tower
There was a groundbreaking Friday at Cape Canaveral's Complex 41 to start building the astronaut access tower to board Boeing's CST-100 capsules atop United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rockets.
VideoLaunch America getting new access gantry for astronauts
A groundbreaking Friday ceremonially commenced construction of an astronaut access tower at United Launch Alliance's Atlas 5 launch pad in Florida, a 200-foot-tall gantry that will add to the future of U.S. human spaceflight.
Photos: Atlas 5 rocket assembled for NASA satellite launch
The United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket that will hurl the four MMS satellites into a highly elliptical Earth orbit on March 12 has completed its basic build up at Cape Canaveral's Complex 41 Vertical Integration Facility.
Photos: Final batch of SMAP launch shots aboard Delta 2 rocket
"We had a terrific ride into space aboard the United Launch Alliance's Delta 2 vehicle. They deposited us exactly where we wanted to be with with accuracy and precision," said Kent Kellogg, NASA's SMAP project manager.
Atlas 5 rocket assembly starts for NASA launch in March
The Atlas rocket to launch four formation-flying spacecraft for NASA in March began to take shape Wednesday at the assembly building adjacent to the Complex 41 pad.
Photos: Gallery of Delta 2 launch
The United Launch Alliance Delta 2 rocket lifts off with NASA's SMAP observatory at 6:22 a.m. local time on Saturday, Jan. 31 from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.
VideoVideo: Highlights of weekend’s Delta 2 launch
The United Launch Alliance flight highlights reel for the Delta 2 rocket and NASA's SMAP observatory from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.
Photos: Delta 2 rocket blasts off with SMAP satellite
The United Launch Alliance Delta 2 was launched Saturday at 6:22 a.m. local time with NASA's Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) satellite from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.
VideoCamera aboard Delta 2 rocket watches SMAP begin life in orbit
A video camera mounted aboard the United Launch Alliance Delta 2 rocket beamed back remarkable views of NASA's SMAP spacecraft being deployed into orbit and opening its solar panels Saturday.
VideoFull story: Delta 2 rises to occasion with SMAP observatory
The ever-dependable Delta 2 rocket continued its flawless service to NASA and Earth sciences Saturday with the launch of a $916 million environmental probe focused on producing global maps of soil moisture from space.