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Fourth X-37B flight a month away from launching

April 24, 2015 Justin Ray

The U.S. Air Force on Friday made its first public confirmation that the X-37B unmanned space shuttle will be launched next month on the fourth flight of an Orbital Test Vehicle.

Decision on new space station cargo contracts deferred

April 22, 2015 Stephen Clark

NASA expects to select commercial contractors to resupply the International Space Station in September, three months later than the agency’s previous timetable under a competition for cargo deliveries beginning in 2018.

Newest GPS satellite goes into service

April 21, 2015 Justin Ray

The world’s population can now make full use of the latest Global Positioning System satellite launched from Cape Canaveral last month.

Stats: Atlas 5 and Delta 4 histories and backlogs (updated April 20)

April 21, 2015 Justin Ray

Here’s a look by the numbers of the previous Atlas 5 and Delta 4 flight histories and the manifests for both rockets.

ULA sees clean handover of Boeing crew launches to Vulcan rocket

April 18, 2015 Justin Ray

United Launch Alliance vows a “seamless” switch from the Atlas 5 to the new Vulcan rocket in launches of Boeing’s astronaut taxis.

Stats: Delta 4 history and backlog (updated March 30)

March 31, 2015 Justin Ray

Here’s a look by the numbers of the previous Delta 4 flight history and the remaining flights of the rocket named Delta.

Photos: More shots of Delta 4 liftoff

March 26, 2015 Justin Ray

The United Launch Alliance Delta 4 rocket roars off the pad with the Global Positioning System 2F-9 satellite. Photos by ULA.

Recap story: New bird flies for GPS navigation network

March 25, 2015 Justin Ray

Climbing away from Earth on the power of its liquid hydrogen-fueled main engine and twin solid rockets, a Delta 4 booster successfully launched a new Global Positioning System satellite Wednesday to benefit U.S. military operations and civilian society as a whole.

Photos: Delta 4’s foggy launch

March 25, 2015 Justin Ray

The 721,000-pound United Launch Alliance Delta 4 rocket launches on-time at 2:36 p.m. EDT Wednesday into a deck of low-hanging clouds over Complex 37 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station carrying the GPS 2F-9 navigation satellite.

Video: Delta 4 lifts off

March 25, 2015 Justin Ray

A United Launch Alliance Delta 4 rocket was launched on-time today at 2:36 p.m. EDT carrying a new Global Positioning System spacecraft to advance the navigation network with every launch.