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June 4, 2023

Breaking News

[ June 4, 2023 ] Live coverage: Second-generation Starlink satellites set for launch on Falcon 9 rocket Falcon 9
[ June 3, 2023 ] Live coverage: Three Chinese astronauts return to Earth Mission Reports
[ June 2, 2023 ] Webb spots vast plume of water vapor spewing from Saturn’s moon Enceladus News
[ June 2, 2023 ] Third set of upgraded solar arrays ready for ride to International Space Station Falcon 9
[ June 1, 2023 ] Technical snags force another delay for Boeing’s Starliner crew capsule Mission Reports

Mixture ratio valve the culprit in Atlas 5 anomaly, next launch this summer

April 29, 2016 Justin Ray

With the performance hit on the Atlas 5 rocket’s most recent flight last month now isolated to a faulty valve, preparations to resume the manifest are underway as United Launch Alliance workers stack the next booster for blastoff this summer.

New target date for next Atlas 5 launch

April 12, 2016 Justin Ray

As the internal investigation continues into the first stage performance trouble on the last Atlas 5 rocket launch, the next mission on the manifest has slipped to May 27.

MUOS 5 satellite comes to Florida on way to geosynchronous orbit

March 9, 2016 Justin Ray

The fifth and final satellite for the U.S. Navy’s new mobile network to provide rugged smartphone communications to all branches of the military has arrived at the launch site for blastoff in May.