... hardware to the International Space Station. The Cygnus is scheduled 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...
A Cygnus cargo spacecraft was successfully launched to the ISS by a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket on March 22 ...be determined later and depend on NASA's schedule. Prior to that launch, Orbital ATK plans to carry out a static fire test of ...
... debut. Credit: China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation The heavy rocket is comparable to United Launch Alliance's Delta IV Heavy launcher, although SpaceX's Falcon Heavy, scheduled for flight early 2017, is expected to be larger than...
... settlement. Plans that involve the largest member of China's rocket fleet - whose power about equals that of United Launch Alliance's Delta IV Heavy launcher - will have to be put on hold while the cause of the failure is investigated. "Delays are...
... be a sign that Bezos is ready to compete with Musk in securing both governmental and commercial launches. Indeed, there have been reports that United Launch Alliance is considering the BE-4 engine to power its new Vulcan rocket. With an engine that...
... due to strong winds high in the atmosphere. The launch attracted thousands of sightseers, crowds not seen since NASA's... Earth orbit. Though it is not as tall or wide as United Launch Alliance’s Delta 4-Heavy, it has more than twice the capability of ...