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Launch Spotlight: USSF-12 ULA set to launch U.S. National Security mission aboard an Atlas V 541

Jared Locke - Jun. 26th 2022 1:23 pm PT

A United Launch Alliance Atlas V 541 rocket will launch the USSF-12 mission for the United States Space Force’s Space Systems Command to a Geosynchronous Orbit. The target liftoff time is no earlier than 6 p.m. EDT on June 30, 2022, from SLC-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

OFT-2 launch pictures: See Boeing’s Starliner launch to the ISS

Derek Wise - May. 20th 2022 10:30 am PT @derekiswise

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Yesterday, ULA launched an Atlas V rocket from SLC-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The rocket carried Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner capsule towards the International Space Station for an uncrewed test flight. Check out the Space Explored team’s picture gallery of OFT-2:

Launch Spotlight: Starliner OFT-2 – CST-100 Starliner’s second test flight to the ISS

Jared Locke - May. 19th 2022 3:54 pm PT

A United Launch Alliance Atlas V N22 rocket will launch the Boeing CST-100 Starliner capsule to the International Space Station for its second test flight. The target liftoff time is 6:54 PM EDT on May 19, 2022, from SLC-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

Launch Spotlight: ULA launches a new NOAA weather satellite

Jared Locke - Mar. 1st 2022 1:38 pm PT

A United Launch Alliance Atlas V 541 is set to launch the GOES-T weather satellite at 4:38 p.m. EST on March 1, 2022. This NOAA satellite will replace the existing GOES-17 (West) satellite which has had issues with its Advanced Baseline Imager.

Take a look inside ULA’s Rocket Factory in the company’s latest video

Derek Wise - Feb. 21st 2022 2:33 pm PT

In a four-minute “How It’s Made” style video, ULA takes viewers inside its Decatur, Alabama rocket factory to see where the company makes its Delta, Atlas, and Vulcan rockets.

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ULA launches first-time configuration Atlas V for the US Space Force

Seth Kurkowski - Jan. 21st 2022 12:23 pm PT @SethKurk

Spaceflight ULA Space Force Atlas V

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Today United Launch Alliance launched its first mission of 2022, and the final unflown configuration of the Atlas V rocket. Onboard were two space surveillance satellites for the US Space Force.

Launch Spotlight: ULA Atlas V to launch two payloads, but this Atlas is different

Jared Locke - Jan. 19th 2022 2:07 pm PT

Friday afternoon United Launch Alliance is preparing to launch two satellites directly to geosynchronous orbit for the U.S. Space Force. The USSF-8 mission will be the only Atlas V to fly the 511 configuration and is ULA’s first flight of 2022.

Launch Date: Friday, January 21, 2:00 p.m. EST

ULA launches NASA’s Lucy spacecraft to Jupiter’s Trojan asteroids in hopes of discovering secrets of our solar system

Seth Kurkowski - Oct. 16th 2021 6:30 am PT @SethKurk

Spaceflight NASA Launch ULA Atlas V Lucy

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NASA and United Launch Alliance launched the Lucy spacecraft in an early morning liftoff beginning its journey the Trojan asteroids.

Launch Thread: ULA to launch NASA’s first mission to Jupiter’s Trojan asteroids

Seth Kurkowski - Oct. 14th 2021 10:54 am PT @SethKurk

Spaceflight NASA Launch ULA Atlas V Lucy

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NASA’s Lucy mission is preparing to launch a daring mission to visit both sets of Jupiter’s Trojan asteroids. These asteroids lead and follow the gas giant in its orbit, and experts believe they will help answer how planets are formed. Read below for updates on the launch of NASA’s Lucy mission.

Date: Saturday, October 16, 5:34 a.m. EDT

[Update: Succesful payload separation] Live Blog: NASA launching their newest Landsat satellite from the west coast

Seth Kurkowski - Sep. 27th 2021 10:31 am PT @SethKurk

Spaceflight NASA ULA Atlas V Landsat USGS

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NASA will launch their Landsat 9 Earth-imaging satellite to continue the longest-running Earth-imaging satellite program, which began in the 1970s. Landsat 9 will launch on a ULA Atlas V rocket from their west coast launch facilities. The mission will replace Landsat 7, which launched back in 1999. Follow along with live updates on the Landsat 9 launch below.

Date: Monday, September 27 2:12 p.m. EDT

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Atlas V en-route to Vandenberg for Landsat-9 mission (Update: Arrived)

Derek Wise - Jul. 8th 2021 7:24 am PT @derekiswise

ULA Atlas V Landsat

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Recently, an Antonov An-124 cargo aircraft believed to be carrying an Atlas V booster took off from Huntsville, Alabama on its way to Lompoc, California.

[UPDATE: RL-10C engine use further delayed] ULA sends Boeing’s Crewed Flight Test booster to Florida ahead of the next uncrewed test

Jared Locke - Jun. 23rd 2021 12:42 pm PT @baserunner0723

NASA Boeing Starliner ULA OFT-2

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United Launch Alliance loaded an Atlas V Booster and Dual Engine Centaur onto their Rocketship boat over the weekend. Its destination? Florida. This isn’t just any ordinary Atlas V though, this will be the first one to carry crew to space. The Boeing Starliner Crewed Flight Test (CFT) is still expected NET late 2021. However, a second Orbital Flight Test is needed.

UPDATE: ULA Begins OFT-2 Booster Stacking

UPDATE: RL-10C not to be used for upcoming Atlas missions

Boeing’s Starliner Crewed Flight Test rocket arrives at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station

Jared Locke - Jun. 21st 2021 1:56 pm PT @baserunner0723

Boeing Commercial Crew Program Starliner ULA Atlas V

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An Atlas V booster and Dual Engine Centaur have arrived at the Atlas Spaceflight Operations Center (ASOC) after being offloaded from the Rocketship transport vessel. Spaceflight media was invited to attend the event to provide coverage. This is the third human-rated Atlas V rocket to be delivered to the Cape, with the first being stacked ahead of the Orbital Flight Test 2.

ULA launches their first Atlas V rocket of the year for the US Space Force [Gallery]

Seth Kurkowski - May. 21st 2021 9:15 am PT @SethKurk

Launch ULA Space Force Atlas V Gallery

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On Tuesday United Launch Alliance launch their first Atlas V rocket of the year. This mission carried with it a missile detection satellite called SBIRS GEO 5 for the United States Space Force.

[Update: Payload separation] Next Launch: ULA plans to launch first Atlas V rocket of the year

Seth Kurkowski - May. 18th 2021 11:20 am PT @SethKurk

Launch ULA Space Force Atlas V

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May 18th, 2:19 PM EDT: The SBIRS GEO 5 satellite has been deployed from the Centaur upper stage.

A few weeks ago, ULA conducted their first launch for 2021 with a launch of a Delta IV Heavy for the National Reconnaissance Office. Next week, ULA plans to launch the first Atlas V rocket of the year carrying a payload for the US Space Force.

Date: Monday, May 18th, 1:37 PM EDT

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Amazon to launch its first batch of Project Kuiper satellites on ULA rockets

Seth Kurkowski - Apr. 19th 2021 10:07 am PT @SethKurk

Blue Origin ULA Atlas V Project Kuiper

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Amazon’s answer to SpaceX’s satellite-based Starlink internet service is called Project Kuiper, and now the company has secured flights on ULA’s Atlas V rocket. These launches will be the first of many to build out the constellation of 3,236 satellites.

Boeing targeting March 29 for Starliner’s second uncrewed test flight

Space Explored Staff - Dec. 9th 2020 4:27 pm PT

NASA Boeing Starliner ULA Atlas V

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After the failure of Starliner’s first uncrewed test flight back in December 2019, Boeing and NASA are finally ready to give it another go. The aerospace company is now targeting March 29, 2021, to launch Starliner’s second uncrewed flight.

Dispatches from NASA: Countdown to Mars kicks off a decade of science and discovery

Zac Hall - Aug. 12th 2020 2:50 pm PT @apollozac

NASA Mars ULA Mars 2020 Perseverance

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NASA’s Perseverance rover lifted off from Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket on July 30, but the Countdown to Mars is really only just starting. The rover’s months-long journey to Mars will continue through February 2021, then the next decade of Martian science and astrobiological discovery can begin. In this Dispatches from NASA installment, Space Explored captures the week that the Mars 2020 mission took flight in photos and video.

Launch Rundown: The path to NASA’s upcoming Mars 2020 Perseverance and Ingenuity mission

Seth Kurkowski - Jul. 22nd 2020 10:13 pm PT @SethKurk

Mars ULA Mars 2020 Perseverance Ingenuity

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On the heels of the return to human space flight from American soil, NASA is launching another historic mission this year. Perseverance, the newest of NASA’s Mars rovers, plans to launch as soon as July 30, and the mission is packed full of new science experiments to learn more about the Red Planet. The new Mars rover will be launching on top of a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket from Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.

What makes Perseverance special? For starters, it’s the result of previous Mars missions dating back to the mid ’90s, and the state-of-the-art rover will be accompanied by the first-ever space helicopter…

Launch Alert: ULA Atlas V completing first Space Force mission today

Zac Hall - Mar. 26th 2020 10:42 am PT @apollozac

Launch ULA Space Force Atlas V

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Thursday, March 26, 2020 is launch day at Space Launch Complex-41 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. United Launch Alliance is completing the Sixth Advanced Extremely High Frequency, or AEHF-6, mission for the United States Space Force.