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US weather satellite, test payload launched into space
Read full article: US weather satellite, test payload launched into spaceA satellite intended to improve weather forecasting and an experimental inflatable heat shield to protect spacecraft entering atmospheres have been launched into space from California.
Earth-monitoring Landsat 9 satellite launches in California
Read full article: Earth-monitoring Landsat 9 satellite launches in CaliforniaThe latest in a series of U.S. satellites that has recorded human and natural impacts on Earth’s surface for decades has been launched into orbit from California to ensure continued observations in the climate change era.
Starliner test flight scrapped for Tuesday, Boeing says
Read full article: Starliner test flight scrapped for Tuesday, Boeing saysThe Boeing Starliner spacecraft – atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket – had been moved into place on the launch pad at Cape Canaveral, Florida, for a test likely Tuesday.
Atlas V rocket launch scrubbed after ground system valve problem, UCL says
Read full article: Atlas V rocket launch scrubbed after ground system valve problem, UCL saysCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The United Launch Alliance has scrubbed its launch of the Atlas V rocket Wednesday afternoon after a ground system valve problem. If you are just joining us, a ground system valve problem interrupted the countdown to today's #AtlasV rocket launch. The agency said the rocket had to undergo some repairs after the launch was delayed. It was rolled back out on the launch pad in Cape Canaveral on Tuesday. The launch was supposed to take place seven miles from the visitor complex from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Space Launch Complex 41 in Florida and set to launch just before 5 p.m.
Rocket launch scheduled for minutes before midnight in Florida. Watch the launch here
Read full article: Rocket launch scheduled for minutes before midnight in Florida. Watch the launch hereCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – A United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy rocket is scheduled to launch the NROL-33 mission just before midnight Wednesday from the Space Launch Complex in Cape Canaveral, Florida. This launch will send a national security payload to space for the National Reconnaissance Office, which is the government agency tasked with building and maintaining America’s intelligence satellites. This will be the one hundred and forty-first mission for the United Launch Alliance. You can read more about the mission in the agency’s brochure. Watch the launch below:
2020s final Mars mission poised for blastoff from Florida
Read full article: 2020s final Mars mission poised for blastoff from FloridaA United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket that will launch to Mars arrives at Space Launch Complex 41 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Tuesday, July 28, 2020, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. The rocket scheduled to launch on Thursday will land on Mars in February 2021 and the Mars 2020 rover, named Perseverance, will study Martian geology. (AP Photo/John Raoux)CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. The summers third and final mission to Mars featuring NASA's most elaborate life-hunting rover is on the verge of liftoff. The rover Perseverance will follow Chinas rover-orbiter combo and a United Arab Emirates orbiter, both launched last week. First things first, though: Good flying weather is forecast for United Launch Alliance's Atlas V rocket.
Launch of NASA Mars rover delayed again, 2 weeks left to fly
Read full article: Launch of NASA Mars rover delayed again, 2 weeks left to flyCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. NASA has delayed the launch of its newest Mars rover yet again to the end of July at the earliest this time for a rocket issue. Rocket maker United Launch Alliance needs extra time to deal with a liquid oxygen sensor line that showed questionable readings during a recent practice countdown, officials said Tuesday. The United Arab Emirates and China, meanwhile, still are pressing ahead with launches this month or next of Mars spacecraft. Russia and the European Space Agency had to bow out, delaying their Mars rover until 2022 because of delayed spacecraft testing and travel limitations due to the coronavirus pandemic. ___The Associated Press Health and Science Department receives support from the Howard Hughes Medical Institutes Department of Science Education.