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ULA’s first mission with its Vulcan rocket slides to January launch window
The debut of United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan rocket is slipping from late December into early January, according to the company’s president and CEO, Tory Bruno. In a social media post on Sunday, Bruno said the planned Dec. 24 launch date was no longer a viable option.
VideoAerojet Rocketdyne, ULA mark 60th anniversary of RL10 rocket engine
A rocket engine with a long pedigree marked a big milestone on Monday. It's 60 years since the hydrogen-fueled RL10 engine debuted onboard a Centaur upper stage launched from Cape Canaveral on Nov. 27, 1963.
Capitol Hill budget battle may limit initial funding of some National Security Space Launch missions
Among the 21 missions set to be ordered in the fifth year of Phase 2 task orders, only eight are anticipated to be ordered under a continuing resolution.
Astrobotic’s Peregrine lander arrives in Florida ahead of Christmas Eve Moon-bound launch
The first payload teed up for NASA’s industry-led missions to the Moon has arrived in Florida. Astrobotic's Peregrine lunar lander was unpacked inside a clean room on the Space Coast after leaving the company's facilities in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on Friday.
VideoAtlas 5 rocket launches Amazon’s first Kuiper satellites from Cape Canaveral
A ULA Atlas 5 rocket is set to launch no earlier than 2 p.m. EDT (1800 UTC) on Friday, Oct. 6. It will sent up two prototype satellites for Amazon's Project Kuiper satellite internet constellation.
VideoAtlas 5 delivers first Amazon internet satellites to orbit on Friday
Amazon is getting its own delivery fulfilled this Friday, adding to an extensive portfolio that includes its online marketplace, streaming video, grocery and cloud services, with the launch of two prototype relay stations for a space-based internet service it calls Project Kuiper.
VideoTropical Storm Idalia delays national security Atlas 5 launch from Cape Canaveral
A tropical storm barreling towards the Florida peninsula caused United Launch Alliance (ULA) to stand down from an Atlas 5 launch planned for Tuesday on a mission for the National Reconnaissance Office.
Amazon unveils plans for $120 million satellite processing facility for its internet constellation
On Friday, online retail giant amazon will join with members of Space Florida to reveal its plans for a 100,000-square-foot satellite processing facility located at Space Florida’s Launch and Landing Facility (LLF) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center.
ULA outlines path to inaugural Vulcan launch following upper stage issues
The debut of United Launch Alliance’s next generation rocket, the Vulcan Centaur, is now scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2023, company CEO and President Tory Bruno said during a media briefing on Thursday.
VideoULA test-fires first Vulcan rocket at Cape Canaveral
United Launch Alliance's first Vulcan Centaur rocket completed a critical test-firing of its Blue Origin-built BE-4 main engines Wednesday night, clearing one of two remaining technical hurdles before the launcher is cleared for its inaugural flight later this year.