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Photos: Thursday’s Atlas 5 rollout to launch pad
The Atlas 5 rocket emerges from the Vertical Integration Facility for rollout to Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral in preparation to launch GPS 2F-11 on Friday at 12:17 p.m. EDT.
One year after Antares failure, Orbital ATK nears return to flight
A year after a launch mishap left Orbital ATK's Cygnus supply ship without a ride to the International Space Station, company officials say the cargo delivery system is on the verge of a comeback, thanks to deals with United Launch Alliance and a decision to redesign its Antares booster with new rocket engines.
Photos: GPS 2F-11 readied for launch
This collection of photographs shows the Air Force’s Global Positioning System 2F-11 navigation satellite being encapsulated in the United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 nose cone and hoisted atop the rocket for flight.
Preview: Atlas 5 rocket goes for its third launch of October
The penultimate satellite in the current generation of Global Positioning System spacecraft will be deployed Friday, capping a hectic four weeks with three launches from two coasts for the Atlas 5 rocket fleet.
Atlas 5/GPS 2F-11 launch timeline
Follow the Atlas 5 rocket’s ascent into orbit from Cape Canaveral’s Complex 41 launch pad with the U.S. Air Force’s GPS 2F-11 navigation satellite. Launch is scheduled for Friday at 12:17 p.m. EDT (1617 GMT).
Atlas 5 receives payload for third launch this month
Heading to space next week to replace a 12-year-old satellite in the Global Positioning System navigation network, a modernized spacecraft was placed atop its Atlas 5 launcher Wednesday.
Lockheed Martin targets up to four commercial Atlas 5s per year
Lockheed Martin's launch services team hopes to lure up to four commercial customers per year to fly on United Launch Alliance's Atlas 5 booster as a stream of U.S. government missions is forecast to dry up starting in 2017, according to Lockheed Martin's rocket sales chief.
Q&A with Tory Bruno, ULA’s chief executive
Tory Bruno has held the top post at United Launch Alliance for a little more than a year, and it has been anything but business as usual for the top U.S. launch provider. He recently spoke with reporters at ULA's Cape Canaveral launch control center.
Q&A with Steve Skladanek, president of Lockheed Martin Commercial Launch Services
Steve Skladanek leads Lockheed Martin's rocket sales force charged with pushing the Atlas 5 rocket, which has largely been on the sidelines of the commercial launch business in recent years, on the global satellite market.
Atlas 5 for third launch this month begins coming together
With its liftoff just 18 days away to deploy a new Global Positioning System satellite, stacking of the next United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket began Monday at the vertical assembly building outside Complex 41.