One of the most powerful Earth observation satellites under commercial operation is on the eve of its launch into orbit after weeks of delays due to technical issues and a massive wildfire raging near the California launch pad.
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Orbital ATK will call upon ULA’s Atlas V rocket one more time to deliver cargo to the International Space Station in the spring of 2017 to ensure the orbiting complex remains in a comfortable resupply situation and can operate at full capacity through what is shaping up to be a busy year for the ISS program.
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The launch of the WorldView-4 Earth-Imaging Satellite out of Vandenberg Air Force Base in California finally received a firm launch date of November 6 after being delayed seven weeks by a large wildfire and its aftermath.
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Critical launch infrastructure at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California was spared this week when fire crews were able to
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After encountering a late launch scrub due to technical problems on Friday, the ULA Atlas V rocket will have to remain on the ground until at least Tuesday, September 20 because a wildfire near its California launch pad will require the focused attention of teams at the launch base.
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The launch of a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket with the WorldView-4 Earth-imaging satellite had to be scrubbed minutes before the scheduled liftoff time on Friday due to technical issues with a ground support system.
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An Atlas V rocket will blast off from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California on Friday to send the WorldView-4 Earth-imaging satellite into orbit for commercial operator DigitalGlobe.
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United Launch Alliance announced on Tuesday an initiative that could facilitate future launches on the company’s rockets within three months of an order being placed – the fastest Order-to-Launch Service in the industry, hoped to give the Colorado-based company an edge on the competitive launch market.
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NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Explorer took the first leap in a long journey through the solar system on Thursday, lifting off from Cape Canaveral atop an Atlas V rocket on a long-awaited mission to touch an asteroid to answer the long standing question on the origins life.
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NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Explorer took the first leap in a long journey through the solar system on Thursday, lifting off from Cape Canaveral atop an Atlas V rocket on a long-awaited mission to touch an asteroid to answer the long standing question on the origins life.
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NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Explorer took the first leap in a long journey through the solar system on Thursday, lifting off
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NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Explorer reached its launch pad on Wednesday after a 12-year development effort, but the real journey lies ahead for the spacecraft setting sail on Thursday on a seven-year odyssey through the Solar System
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A United Launch Alliance Atlas V 411 rocket emerges from its assembly building and rolls to the launch pad at Cape Canaveral’s Space Launch Complex 40 for the launch of NASA’s OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample return mission on a seven-year journey to asteroid Bennu and back.
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The OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample return mission uses an Atlas V launch vehicle built and operated by United Launch Alliance.
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NASA and United Launch Alliance have cleared the OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return spacecraft to head into final preparations for a Thursday evening liftoff from Florida’s space coast on a seven-year journey to asteroid Bennu and back.
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NASA approved the InSight Mission for a May 2018 launch to Mars after the flight had to be delayed from its March 2016 launch slot due to a serious problem with one of the Mars Lander’s seismic instruments.
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NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Explorer continues to aim for a September 8 launch target despite some added schedule challenges caused by Thursday’s Falcon 9 explosion at Cape Canaveral.
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