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Cape gets back into rocket business after Hurricane Matthew
Taking delivery of the Atlas 5 rocket that will boost an advanced weather observatory into space next month, United Launch Alliance and the Air Force are back at work following disruptions from Hurricane Matthew.
Missile warning satellite launch slips into 2017 due to thruster concerns
An Air Force missile detection spacecraft will, effectively, lose its position in the Atlas 5 rocket's cramped manifest over the next few months after the flight-worthiness of a thruster on the satellite was called into question and delayed its Oct. 3 liftoff date.
Ambitious space missions in small packages win free launch slots on Atlas 5
Student-built miniature satellites to demonstrate 3D printing to make repairs in space, a mission to study solar explosions hitting the Earth, a technology test for deorbiting smallsats and a precursor to a commemorative time capsule have won free launches into space aboard Atlas 5 rockets in United Launch Alliance's first-ever cubesat challenge.
Containment of Vandenberg wildfire begins as hundreds of firefighters battle
United Launch Alliance technicians were allowed to return to the Atlas 5 pad Tuesday as firefighters continued to wage air and ground campaigns against the wildfire burning at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.
Uncontrolled wildfire at Vandenberg Air Force Base continues to rage
The escalating wildfire at Vandenberg Air Force Base grew even larger Monday despite the round-the-clock efforts of firefighters trying to bring the blaze under control before it threatens United Launch Alliance and SpaceX launch pads used by Atlas 5, Delta 4 and Falcon 9 rockets.
ULA moves to fill openings in Atlas 5 launch manifest
With U.S. military demand waning in coming years, United Launch Alliance has multiple openings in its Atlas 5 launch manifest in 2017 and 2018 available to commercial customers with as little as three months' notice, according to company officials.
Photos: Gantry rolled back to reveal Atlas 5 rocket for launch
The 8-million-pound mobile service tower is retracted from around the Atlas 5 rocket, revealing the 189-foot-tall vehicle for liftoff from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, carrying the commercial WorldView 4 Earth-imaging satellite.
Atlas 5/WorldView 4 launch timeline
This is the ascent timeline to be followed by the Atlas 5 rocket's ascent into orbit from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California with the commercial WorldView 4 Earth-imaging satellite for DigitalGlobe. Launch is scheduled for Friday at 11:30 a.m. local time (2:30 p.m. EDT; 1830 GMT).
Photos: Atlas 5 rocket on the pad with WorldView 4 satellite
The United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket stands atop Space Launch Complex 3-East at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California on the eve of Friday's WorldView 4 mission.
Atlas 5 launch postponed by wildfire, Range availability until Sept. 26
Sunday's flight of the United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California was scrubbed due to a wildfire burning south of the pad. The launch delay allows crews to remain in place to battle the blaze. The lack of Range availability this week means the next launch try won't come until Sept. 26.