Search Results for “vulcan” – Page 33

Swiss company to move Atlas 5 work to Alabama

August 10, 2015 Stephen Clark

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.

Photos: Ariane 5 rolled out to jungle launch pad

May 26, 2015 Stephen Clark

Technicians transferred an Ariane 5 rocket loaded with two DirecTV broadcasting satellites to a launch pad in French Guiana on Tuesday, one day before the European launcher is set for liftoff.

ULA, SpaceX face off in landmark Air Force launch competition

May 13, 2015 Stephen Clark

The U.S. Air Force has identified the launch of a next-generation GPS navigation satellite for the first in a series of competitive rocket procurements between United Launch Alliance and SpaceX, service officials announced Wednesday.

Bezos’ Blue Origin completes first test flight of ‘New Shepard’ spacecraft

April 30, 2015 William Harwood

Blue Origin, a rocket engine and spacecraft development company owned by Amazon-founder Jeff Bezos, carried out an unpiloted maiden test flight of the company’s New Shepard sub-orbital launch vehicle Wednesday, the historically secretive company revealed early Thursday.

Photo: New Orbital ATK paint job for Pegasus carrier jet

April 19, 2015 Justin Ray

The aircraft that air-launches the Pegasus rocket has been repainted with new livery to mark the recent corporate merge that formed Orbital ATK.

ULA gets futuristic

April 16, 2015 Justin Ray

United Launch Alliance revealed its visionary approach to space exploration in the next decade courtesy of the Vulcan rocket’s new, long-duration upper stage that can be fitted with as many as four engines to perform cargo resupply and astronaut transportation to far-flung destinations.

New, longer video hits Internet and shows Falcon’s landing demise

April 15, 2015 Justin Ray

New video released from SpaceX on Wednesday shows a longer sequence of events during the failed landing reusability attempt on Tuesday.

ULA chief explains reusability and innovation of new rocket

April 14, 2015 Justin Ray

United Launch Alliance will salvage the main engines through a mid-air recovery plan and reuse them again aboard the company’s new Vulcan rocket, saving 90 percent in booster propulsion costs, the company announced Monday.

Two more options added to ULA’s rocket naming poll

March 26, 2015 Stephen Clark

Fans of classical mythology and the fictional Star Trek universe can vote for two new candidates as the name of United Launch Alliance’s next generation rocket, with Vulcan and Zeus joining three other options in an online poll revealed earlier this week.