Tim Dunn – Spaceflight Now

July 27, 2021

Breaking News

[ July 26, 2021 ] Russia’s Pirs module discarded after 20 years of service at space station Mission Reports
[ July 25, 2021 ] China launches three more Yaogan spysats Mission Reports
[ July 22, 2021 ] NASA clears Boeing Starliner for launch on second unpiloted test flight Atlas 5
[ July 21, 2021 ] Russian science lab heads for International Space Station Mission Reports
[ July 21, 2021 ] Mars rover gearing up for first sample collection work Mission Reports

Delta 2 rocket exhibit opens at Kennedy Space Center

March 28, 2021

United Launch Alliance’s final Delta 2 rocket is now on display at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida, a monument to an industry workhorse that helped build the GPS navigation satellite fleet and enabled a new era of Mars exploration.

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.