NROL-85 – Spaceflight Now

November 15, 2019

Breaking News

[ November 14, 2019 ] Complex spacewalk repair work begins Friday Mission Reports
[ November 13, 2019 ] SpaceX fires up Crew Dragon thrusters in key test after April explosion Mission Reports
[ November 13, 2019 ] Video: Crew Dragon tests abort thrusters at Cape Canaveral Mission Reports
[ November 13, 2019 ] Japanese sample return craft departs asteroid, heads for Earth Mission Reports
[ November 13, 2019 ] Photos: Falcon 9 launches with 60 Starlink satellites Falcon 9

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.