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Tropical weather threatens Monday’s scheduled Atlas 5 launch
Plans to launch a Navy communications satellite aboard an Atlas 5 rocket early Monday could be interrupted by Tropical Storm Erika, expected to strengthen into a hurricane, as the cyclone puts its sights on Florida.
Photos: Navy satellite joins Atlas booster rocket for launch
This photo gallery shows the U.S. Navy’s fourth Mobile User Objective System communications satellite, already encapsulated in the 18-foot-diameter nose cone, being lifted atop the United Launch Alliance Atlas-Centaur rocket last week at the Vertical Integration Facility.
VideoHeavy cargo mounted atop Atlas 5 rocket for upcoming launch
Hoisting a 15,000-pound satellite atop an Atlas 5 rocket Wednesday, United Launch Alliance finished assembling its next space-bound booster for liftoff Aug. 31 in support of the U.S. Navy.
Photos: Navy satellite wrapped up in Atlas rocket nose cone
This photo gallery shows the U.S. Navy's Mobile User Objective System communications satellite No. 4 being encapsulated in the United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket's payload fairing for the planned Aug. 31 liftoff.
Attention social media users: See an Atlas 5 launch up close!
United Launch Alliance is giving members of the public a behind-the-scenes look during one of its Atlas 5 rocket flights from Cape Canaveral.
Second launch deal inked between Atlas 5 rocket and Cygnus freighter
Orbital ATK has ordered another Atlas 5 rocket to launch a second commercial Cygnus cargo craft for the International Space Station.
Swiss company to move Atlas 5 work to Alabama
Ruag Space, the Swiss manufacturer of nose shrouds for the Atlas 5 rocket, plans to relocate production of Atlas launcher components to United Launch Alliance's rocket assembly plant in Decatur, Alabama.
Atlas 5 rocket awarded commercial launch for EchoStar
A powerhouse Internet-from-space communications satellite will be launched from the Cape next year atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket, officials announced Wednesday.
Atlas 5 team begins stacking most powerful variant for Navy launch
Continuing a run of military satellite deployments this summer, United Launch Alliance has begun stacking the Atlas 5 rocket that will boost the Navy's next mobile communications craft.
Photos: Atlas 5 rocket soars
A collection of pad photos from the United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket flight to deploy the GPS 2F-10 spacecraft.