NROL-85 – Spaceflight Now

March 20, 2019

Breaking News

[ March 19, 2019 ] Beresheet lander on course for the moon Mission Reports
[ March 19, 2019 ] NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft finds particles flying off asteroid Bennu Mission Reports
[ March 16, 2019 ] Delta 4 rocket launches Air Force’s 10th WGS broadband satellite Delta 4
[ March 15, 2019 ] Delta 4 rocket’s launch timeline with WGS 10 Delta 4
[ March 15, 2019 ] Photos: Mobile gantry retracted at Delta 4 launch pad Delta 4

SpaceX, ULA win military contracts, Air Force renames EELV program

March 7, 2019

United Launch Alliance and SpaceX recently won contracts worth $739 million to send six missions into orbit for the U.S. military, and the Air Force has announced a new title for its flagship launcher program, dropping “expendable” from the name in a new era of reusable rockets.