Tag: Aerojet Rocketdyne
-
Northrop Grumman ends OmegA rocket program
Artist’s illustration of the OmegA rocket. Credit: Northrop Grumman Northrop Grumman says it will not continue development of the OmegA rocket after the U.S. Space Force last month picked United Launch Alliance and SpaceX as the military’s two top launch contractors over the next seven years. A company spokesperson said Sept. 9 that Northrop Grumman…
-
NASA satellite set to conclude successful green propellant demo mission
Artist’s concept of the Green Propellant Infusion Mission, or GPIM, satellite in orbit. Credit: NASA A NASA-funded satellite that launched last year on the third flight of SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket has begun a sequence of thruster firings to begin falling out of orbit after successfully demonstrating the effectiveness of a non-toxic fuel that could…
-
Next Delta 4-Heavy launch on schedule for Aug. 26
United Launch Alliance technicians lower a classified National Reconnaissance Office payload on top of a Delta 4-Heavy rocket July 27. Credit: United Launch Alliance The flight of a United Launch Alliance Delta 4-Heavy rocket set for Aug. 26 from Cape Canaveral continues the Delta rocket family’s countdown to retirement. With five Delta 4-Heavy missions left…
-
NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover mission serves as ultimate test for working from home (planet)
An artist’s conception shows NASA’s Perseverance rover using the PIXL X-ray instrument to analyze rock on Mars. (NASA / JPL Illustration) The launch of NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover marks the start of a seven-month-long journey involving tens of millions of miles of travel — but it also marks the end of an eight-year-long journey involving…
-
After crane problem, ULA caps build-up of Atlas 5 rocket for Mars rover launch
The first stage of a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket, seen here with its RD-180 engine, is lifted into position on a mobile launch platform inside ULA’s Vertical Integration Facility at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. Credit: Kim Shiflett/NASA United Launch Alliance has completed stacking of the major elements of the Atlas 5 rocket…
-
Hopeful for launch next year, NASA aims to resume SLS operations within weeks
A crane hoisted the Space Launch System core stage into the B-2 test stand at NASA’s Stennis Space Center in January. Credit: NASA/SSC With the Space Launch System’s inaugural test flight now officially delayed to November 2021, NASA says work halted by the coronavirus pandemic will resume within weeks to prepare for the first test-firing…
-
ULA delivers Delta 4-Heavy rocket to California launch base
The three first stage boosters for a United Launch Alliance Delta 4-Heavy rocket are revealed April 5 after delivery on ULA’s RocketShip transport vessel. Credit: U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Aubree Owens United Launch Alliance’s rocket transport ship has delivered a Delta 4-Heavy rocket to Vandenberg Air Force Base in California in preparation…
-
Northrop Grumman making good progress toward OmegA’s first launch
At various centers in the United States, Northrop Grumman is marching toward the OmegA rocket’s debut flight. The company has finalized the investigation of the nozzle anomaly on the C600 booster static fire test last year, and completed a successful C300 booster static test in February Meanwhile, work continues at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in…
-
In parallel with rocket development, Firefly launches lunar lander initiative
Artist’s illustration of Firefly’s Genesis moon lander. Credit: Firefly Aerospace A souped-up version of the Israeli Beresheet moon lander built in Texas could be ready to carry NASA science and technology payloads to the lunar surface before the end of 2022, according to officials from Firefly Aerospace. Firefly’s Genesis lander is one of several major…
-
Photos: Atlas 5 soars into clear skies over Cape Canaveral
Propelled by five strap-on solid rocket boosters and a Russian-made kerosene-fueled RD-180 main engine, a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on March 26 with the U.S. military’s sixth AEHF communications satellite. The 197-foot-tall (60-meter) rocket fired away from pad 41 at Cape Canaveral at 4:18 p.m.…