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VideoSpaceX’s first Starship prototype ruptures during cryogenic test
SpaceX's first partially-assembled Starship vehicle, originally built for atmospheric test flights, ruptured in dramatic fashion Wednesday during a cryogenic loading test at the company's launch facility in South Texas.
VideoBoeing identifies cause of chute malfunction, preps for Starliner launch
Boeing specialists working inside a former space shuttle hangar in Florida started fueling the company's first spaceflight-ready Starliner capsule this week ahead of the ship's rollout to its launch pad later this month. The fueling milestone is a major step in the Starliner launch campaign, and comes after engineers concluded that human error led to a parachute deployment malfunction during a crew capsule abort test Monday.
VideoSolid rocket motor test-fired for Atlas 5 debut next year
A new solid rocket motor built by Northrop Grumman has aced its final test-firing before a scheduled debut on a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket flight next year.
VideoBoeing reveals target dates for initial Starliner test flights
Boeing officials said Wednesday that the company is targeting Dec. 17 for the launch of the first unpiloted orbital test flight of the new Starliner crew capsule from Cape Canaveral on a week-long demonstration mission to the International Space Station, a precursor to a mission with astronauts next year.
VideoElon Musk to provide update on SpaceX’s Starship this weekend
In the last few months, teams of SpaceX engineers working on the flat coastal plains of South Texas and in a nondescript industrial yard on Florida's Space Coast have been building two futuristic-looking stainless steel rockets -- or Starships -- prototypes for a reusable vehicle the company claims could one day ferry people to Mars.
VideoULA releases ‘rocketcam’ video from Atlas 5 launch
United Launch Alliance has released views from cameras mounted aboard the company's most recent Atlas 5 rocket launch showing the rocket's blastoff from Cape Canaveral at dawn Aug. 8 with a U.S. Air Force communications satellite.
VideoDelta 4 rocket’s launch timeline with GPS 3 SV02
A United Launch Alliance Delta 4 rocket will deliver the U.S. Air Force's second GPS 3-series navigation satellite into an elliptical transfer orbit nearly two hours after liftoff from Cape Canaveral.
VideoLive coverage: Delta 4 rocket lifts off with GPS satellite
The last flight of the single-core variant of United Launch Alliance's Delta 4 rocket lifted off at 9:06 a.m. EDT (1306 GMT) Thursday from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. The 207-foot-tall launcher carried a GPS navigation satellite into orbit for the U.S. Air Force.
VideoAtlas 5 launch timeline on the AEHF 5 mission
A United Launch Atlas 5 rocket is set to launch the U.S. Air Force's fifth Advanced Extremely High Frequency communications satellite from Cape Canaveral. This timeline shows the major mission events planned over a nearly six-hour flight to an optimized geostationary transfer orbit.
VideoLive coverage: Atlas 5 rocket blasts off from Cape Canaveral
United Launch Alliance teams at Cape Canaveral launched an Atlas 5 rocket at 6:13 a.m. EDT (1013 GMT) Thursday with the U.S. Air Force's fifth Advanced Extremely High Frequency communications satellite. The AEHF 5 satellite will join a network of geostationary relay stations providing secure, jam-resistant video, voice and data links for the U.S. military.