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SpaceX launches Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral with 23 Starlink satellites
A Falcon 9 rocket carrying 23 Starlink satellites lifts off from Cape Canaveral on Jan. 7, 2024. Photo: Adam Bernstein/Spaceflight Now. The next batch of 23 Starlink satellites for SpaceX’s space-based internet service roard into orbit atop a Falcon 9 rocket launched Sunday from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 5:35 p.m.…
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Vulcan successfully launches Peregrine lunar lander on inaugural flight
United Launch Alliance (ULA) has done its part in returning the US to the Moon with the launch of Astrobotic’s Peregrine lunar lander atop its brand-new Vulcan Centaur rocket. Cert-1, The first-ever mission for Vulcan, lifted off on Monday, Jan. 8 at 2:18 AM EST (7:18 AM UTC) during a 45-minute launch window. It took…
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Vulcan successfully launches Peregrine lunar lander on inaugural flight
United Launch Alliance (ULA) has done its part in returning the US to the Moon with the launch of Astrobotic’s Peregrine lunar lander atop its brand-new Vulcan Centaur rocket. Cert-1, The first-ever mission for Vulcan, lifted off on Monday, Jan. 8 at 2:18 AM EST (7:18 AM UTC) during a 45-minute launch window. It took…
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ULA readies for Vulcan’s debut launch, while concerns over two of its payloads arise
Update: ULA successfully launched Vulcan, however, Astrobotic has run into some issues orienting the lander. Vulcan at the launch pad Early Friday morning ULA rolled its first Vulcan rocket out of its vertical integration facility on the new Vulcan Launch Platform. This platform is similar to what is currently used for the Atlas V, but…
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As Vulcan nears debut, it’s not clear whether ULA will live long and prosper
It’s nearly time. After years of delays, billions of dollars in federal funding, and a spectacular second-stage explosion, the large and impressive Vulcan rocket is finally ready to take flight. United Launch Alliance’s heavy lift vehicle underwent its final review on Thursday, and the company cleared the rocket for its debut flight. With weather looking…
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ULA says its Vulcan rocket is finally ready to fly
The United Launch Alliance Vulcan rocket is transported from the Vertical Integration Facility (VIF) to Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral, Florida, in preparation for the certification mission (Cert-1). The mission will launch the Astrobotic Peregrine commercial lunar lander, as part of NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) initiative, into a highly elliptical orbit more…
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Here’s a first look at United Launch Alliance’s new Vulcan rocket
United Launch Alliance’s first Vulcan rocket prepares to emerge from the Vertical Integration Facility at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. United Launch Alliance United Launch Alliance’s first Vulcan rocket prepares to emerge from the Vertical Integration Facility at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. United Launch Alliance ULA’s fully stacked Vulcan rocket…
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Kratos Teams Up with Rancher Government Solutions to Enhance OpenSpace Platform
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions and Rancher Government Solutions (RGS) have formed a strategic partnership for customers to get more out of Kratos’ software-based OpenSpace platform. The partnership will better enable customers to seamlessly deploy and scale virtual ground systems using the OpenSpace platform. The two companies announced the partnership, Jan. 4. RGS is a provider of…
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NASA Announces 2024 Phase I Awardees for Innovative Concept Studies
NASA selected the 2024 Phase I awardees for its program to fund ideas that could innovate for the benefit of all and transform future agency missions. From proposals to explore low Earth orbit to the stars, the 13 concepts chosen stem from companies and institutions across the United States. The NIAC (NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts)…
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Daily Telescope: A crab found in the night sky rather than the world’s oceans
Welcome to the Daily Telescope. There is a little too much darkness in this world and not enough light, a little too much pseudoscience and not enough science. We’ll let other publications offer you a daily horoscope. At Ars Technica, we’re going to take a different route, finding inspiration from very real images of a…