04 July 2017
Rocket failure could delay China's Chang'e 5 mission
... 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...
23 October 2017
Space race ramps up between Blue Origin and SpaceX
... 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...
07 February 2018
Musk sets pace in the race to Mars
... 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 ...
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...
22 November 2019
NASA and Boeing celebrate roll out of Starliner despite dispute over costs
... year, helped commemorate the milestone in Starliner's journey. Starliner now sits atop its ride to space, the United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket at ULA's Vertical Integration Facility (VIF), where it awaits the Integrated Systems Test; a tip...
01 May 2020
Blue Origin tops NASA funding awards for human lunar lander
... Martin and Northrop Grumman, involves a multipart descent and ascent system that could launch on the company’s own New Glenn rocket and United Launch Alliance’s next-generation Vulcan Centaur rocket. Conceptual designs of the Dynetics lander, which...
