02 December 2014
MAVEN studies Martian atmosphere
... under direct cosmonaut control. orbit is unusual, with a widely swinging 6,200 km by 150 km aerocentric orbital parameter. Launched by an Atlas V rocket in 2013, it will carry out an initial one-year mission. Like the Indian MOM, NASA’s MRO...
05 October 2015
ESTEC opens its doors, 9,000 hi-res Apollo photos go online, and other news from the weekend
...-Lockheed Martin joint venture, held its 100th successful launch from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Friday. The Atlas V rocket was carrying a Morelos-3 satellite for Mexico’s network of satellites, but The Washington Post reported that...
09 October 2015
First Cubesat from American Tribal College Sent into Space
... orbit. BisonSat, built at Salish Kootenai College in Pablo, Montana, was in the secondary payload on board the Atlas V rocket launched in California on Thursday morning. Part of the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office’s Government Rideshare Advanced...
18 November 2015
Elon Musk's SpaceX may partner with the U.S. government
... to carry out government-sponsored launches for under $100 million (compared to $160 million charged by ULA for Atlas V rocket missions).
03 December 2015
Cygnus Cargo Spacecraft Launches Today
... to launch at 5:55 p.m EST (2255 GMT) from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket. This is the fourth resupply mission performed by Orbital ATK, out of eight that it will perform under...
12 May 2016
Boeing CST-100 Flight Postponed Until 2018
... box.” Another factor is the aerodynamics issues that occured during launch and ascent of the CST-100 on an Atlas 5. Regan said Boeing has developed a “really viable option” for dealing with pressure on the spacecraft and...
