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ULA says it will launch some CubeSats for free
United Launch Alliance chief executive Tory Bruno said Thursday the company will offer more rides for CubeSats aboard future Atlas 5 rocket flights, and give some away for free, in a bid to tap into a growing market of small satellites with applications in education, scientific research and commercial business.
Explained: Why Atlas 5 will have longer windows for station flights
Expanding a single instant in time to 30 minutes, the upcoming Atlas 5 rockets with Cygnus cargo-delivery freighters bound for the International Space Station will have an unprecedented opportunity available to launch each day.
ULA sits out Air Force launch competition
United Launch Alliance said Monday it did not submit a proposal in a competition to launch a U.S. Air Force GPS navigation satellite, apparently relinquishing the contract to rival SpaceX, the only other company certified to launch the mission.
Station-bound cargo ship shown to press before launch
The Orbital ATK's Cygnus commercial resupply spacecraft, named the SS Deke Slayton II, is packed up and poised for launch to the International Space Station.
VideoVideo released from Atlas 5 rocket launch of cubesat flock
Remarkable rocketcam video footage of the Oct. 8 flight a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket from California has been released to show its hitchhiker cubesat payloads shooting into orbit.
VideoGiant antenna deploys successfully aboard Morelos 3
Mexico's advanced mobile communications satellite launched last month for humanitarian and national security uses has successfully blossomed in space.
A month to remember for ULA and the Atlas 5 rocket
Four weeks, three launches, two coasts. October was an unprecedented month for United Launch Alliance and its venerable workhorse rocket.
Photos: New GPS navigation satellite powered from Earth
A collection of pad photos from the United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket flight to deploy the Global Positioning System 2F-11 navigation satellite.
Recap story: Three Atlas 5 launch successes in one month
Completing an October to remember, the third Atlas 5 rocket launch in just 29 days thundered into space Saturday, this time to replace an aging satellite in the Global Positioning System.
Video: Halloween liftoff of Atlas 5 with GPS 2F-11
A replay of the United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket launching the Global Positioning System 2F-11 navigation spacecraft from Cape Canaveral, Florida.