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September 22, 2019

Breaking News

[ September 20, 2019 ] Launch of South Korean lunar orbiter delayed to 2022 Falcon 9
[ September 20, 2019 ] Japanese cargo launch reset for Tuesday after fire Mission Reports
[ September 19, 2019 ] NASA still looking for new human spaceflight chief Mission Reports
[ September 19, 2019 ] Five Chinese smallsats launched by Long March 11 rocket Mission Reports
[ September 18, 2019 ] NASA’s Juno spacecraft sees moon’s otherworldly shadow on Jupiter Mission Reports

Installation of ice-measuring satellite caps assembly of last Delta 2 rocket

August 28, 2018

NASA’s ICESat 2 satellite has been bolted atop a United Launch Alliance Delta 2 rocket at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California as ground teams prepare for the final liftoff of the workhorse launcher Sept. 15.

Photos: Final Delta 2 rocket assembled for launch in California

August 16, 2018

The step-by-step stacking of United Launch Alliance’s final Delta 2 rocket was completed in June at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California for liftoff Sept. 15 with an Earth science satellite for NASA.

Tanking test marks resumption of Delta 2 rocket’s final launch campaign

August 16, 2018

A team of United Launch Alliance and NASA engineers worked through Delta 2 launch day fueling procedures during a simulated countdown Wednesday for what should be the second-to-last time before the venerable rocket’s final liftoff next month from California’s Central Coast.