23 December 2019
Starliner lands successfully despite problems during inaugural flight
... of test objectives during the flight related to NASA’s Commercial Crew Program, including: Successful launch of the first human-rated United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket Checked out the Starliner propulsion systems Tested space-to-space...
January 2020
Commercialising space exploration and development
... study to see if we could prove that you could re-purpose an upper stage in orbit. Working with partners at United Launch Alliance (ULA) and robotics specialist Maxar, we showed – to everyone’s surprise - that not only could you re-purpose the spent...
November 2020
Walking on the Moon
...unusual and innovative lunar rover will be delivered to the Moon by Astrobotic’s lander, which will be launched by the first United Launch Alliance (ULA) Vulcan mission in 2021. Although other options for reaching the Moon were considered, Astrobotic...
04 May 2018
NASA's InSight mission gears up for tomorrow's launch
...time however, the lander will blast off tomorrow (5 May) from the west coast of America aboard a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket. The official start of the countdown begins today at 10:14 a.m PDT (13.05 p.m EDT/17.05 p.m GMT) but starting...
