Inaugural Vulcan rocket launch gets a target date

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United Launch Alliance is targeting May 4 for the inaugural launch of its highly-anticipated Vulcan Centaur rocket.

The company has a planned window of four days to execute the launch once additional testing of the rocket and its main engines are satisfactory.

These final tests will occur at Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. According to CEO Tory Bruno, the mega rocket will roll to the launch pad “a few days from now” for a wet dress rehearsal, as well as additional tanking tests.

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James Webb Christmas launch, SpaceX finishes the year & more top stories

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While the week of Christmas was a slow one, there were two highly anticipated launches. Check out this week’s top stories below.

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SpaceX sexual harassment claims, Starship at LC-49, & more top stories

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In a full week of news, NASA is looking at LC-49 for Starship launches, Parker Solar Probe touched the Sun, and more claims of sexual harassment surfaced in the industry. Catch up on last week’s news this Monday below.

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NASA’s DART launches, new shiny Electron booster, and more top stories

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On this Thanksgiving week we had some major events and updates come from the spaceflight industry. Catch up on what happened below.

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Astra reaches orbit, Russia endangers the ISS & more top stories

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This week we saw a significant milestone for the launch provider Astra but were also reminded how far we are from ensuring safe access to space for everyone. Read the top stores from space below.

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Google appears to be testing multi-device app sync on the Play Store
Galaxy M54 quietly launches in selected regions w/ 108MP camera, 6,000mAh battery, more
Google Camera 8.8 tweaks the zoom bar on Pixel 7/Pro
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Google TV prompting users with ‘Personalized ads update’ message
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NASA launches Lucy, William Shatner flies to space, & more Top stories

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Space Explored WeeklyTop Stories

A big week for spaceflight, NASA’s Lucy mission launched, the first to travel to the Trojan asteroids, William Shatner launched to space and more!

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World Space Week, SpaceX reaches $100B, NASA Climate action plan and more Top stories

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Today marks the end of World Space Week. This week SpaceX reached a $100 billion valuation, NASA released a climate action plan, Sally Ride will be featured on a US quarter and more!

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SLS mass-sim removed, Lockheed Martin’s new facility, sexism at Blue Origin and more Top stories

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It has been a shockingly busy past week in space. From continued work towards Artemis I, to spacecraft reaching new planets, a lot has happened in the world of spaceflight and space exploration.

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Artemis I preparations, Space Force’s new look, NASA leadership split & more top stories

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This week, the Space Force gained a new look, NASA human spaceflight leadership has been divided, and preparations continue for Artemis I.

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Inspiration4 all civilian mission to orbit, West Coast Starlink, Falcon Heavy on display, & more Top stories

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This week Inspiration4 launched into orbit and returned to Earth, SpaceX launched polar Starlink satellites from the West Cost, and a Falcon Heavy side booster will be put on display.

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Google appears to be testing multi-device app sync on the Play Store
Galaxy M54 quietly launches in selected regions w/ 108MP camera, 6,000mAh battery, more
Google Camera 8.8 tweaks the zoom bar on Pixel 7/Pro
What generative AI in Gmail for Android will look like [Gallery]
Google TV prompting users with ‘Personalized ads update’ message
These are the best Android phones you can buy [March 2023]
Pixel Watch bands: How they’ve held up, third-party options, and where Google needs to expand
Google Translate for iPhone gets Material You redesign, Lock Screen widgets
Samsung March 2023 update rolling out for these Galaxy devices
YouTube Music now suggests ‘Covers and remixes’ of songs you listen to

James Webb Space Telescope working towards December launch, new SpaceX Starship render & more top stories

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This week, the target launch date for the James Webb Space telescope was announced, SpaceX released a new render of Starship Super Heavy, and Inspiration4 works toward launch.

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SpaceX’s new support ships, Firefly Alpha in-flight anomaly, Virgin Galactic grounded & more Top stories

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This week, SpaceX’s new ships arrived in Florida while Firefly had their first launch that ended in failure. Virgin Galactic has been grounded by the FAA along with more Top stories this week.

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SpaceX’s new recovery ships, NG-16 launch to ISS, OFT-2 destacking & more Top stories

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SpaceX has acquired two new ships to work on fairing recovery, Starliner will be destacked from Atlas, and a Cygnus spacecraft launched to the ISS.

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Top stories this week: Blue Origin fly oldest and youngest humans, Falcon Heavy to launch Europa Clipper, and more

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This week, the focus has been on Blue Origin. On Tuesday, they completed the first crewed flight of New Shepard, flying the oldest and youngest person to ever visit space.

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Top stories this week: Astronaut Doug Hurley retires, 18 year old flying to space on New Shepard & more

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This week, the fourth crew member to fly on New Shepard was announced, A Shortfall of Gravitas arrived in Florida, and Astronaut Doug Hurley announced his retirement.

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Top stories this week: Richard Branson reaches space, Dragon Capsule returns, and more

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This has been a busy week in spaceflight. Many of the major space companies have had notable events; from Richard Branson’s flight to space with Virgin Galactic to Relativity Space’s strongback install.

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Top stories this week: Richard Branson vs. Jeff Bezos, Transporter-2 launch, SLS pathfinder at museum

Derek Wise -
Space Explored WeeklyTop Stories

This has been a busy week for space news. We’ve had three launches, billionaires announcing their flights to space, SLS pathfinder is on the move, and Wally Funk will fly to space very soon.

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Top stories this week: ASOG updates, ISS solar panel installation, CFT booster arrives in Florida

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While this week has been devoid of launches, it was far from an uneventful week in space news. We’ve had spacewalks occurring at the ISS, the arrival of ULA’s Atlas V booster for CFT, and brand new exclusive updates on SpaceX’s newest droneship.

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