Tag: Boeing
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Photos: Ariane 5 climbs away from jungle launch pad
A European Ariane 5 rocket took off on its first flight of the year Wednesday with a new-generation communications satellite for Intelsat, lighting up the sky over its French Guiana launch base as it arced over the Atlantic Ocean. The 180-foot-tall (55-meter) rocket launched at 2320 GMT (6:20 p.m. EST) Wednesday from the ELA-3 launch…
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Live coverage: Intelsat’s first “Epic” satellite in orbit after Ariane 5 launch
Live coverage of the countdown and launch of an Ariane 5 rocket with the Intelsat 29e communications satellite. Text updates will appear automatically below; there is no need to reload the page. Follow us on Twitter.
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First Ariane 5 launch of the year set for Wednesday
The Ariane 5 rocket rolls out to its launch pad Tuesday. Credit: ESA/CNES/Arianespace – Photo Optique Video du CSG – S. Martin An Ariane 5 rocket journeyed from its assembly hangar to a nearby launch pad in French Guiana on Tuesday, a day before the heavy-duty launcher is scheduled for liftoff with the first in a…
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Bridging the past and future on the shoulders of the Atlas rocket
Two generations of manned Atlas rockets. Launch of John Glenn (left) and concept of Starliner (right). Credit: NASA and Boeing CAPE CANAVERAL — On top of an Atlas rocket, the place where orbital spaceflight for American astronauts began, will sit Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft to launch humans into space starting next year. It was Feb. 20,…
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Oldest GPS navigation satellite to be retired with next launch
File photos of Atlas 5 stacking process. Credit: ULA CAPE CANAVERAL — A new Global Positioning System craft will ride a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket into orbit next month to replace a satellite that has operated in space for 25 years. Stacking of the two-stage launcher for ULA’s first mission of 2016 began…
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Oldest GPS navigation satellite to be retired with next launch
File photos of Atlas 5 stacking process. Credit: ULA CAPE CANAVERAL — A new Global Positioning System craft will ride a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket into orbit next month to replace a satellite that has operated in space for 25 years. Stacking of the two-stage launcher for ULA’s first mission of 2016 began…
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Atlas V and Starliner to conduct dry tests ahead of launch
Boeing and United Launch Alliance (ULA) are continuing preparations ahead of Atlas V launches with the Starliner spacecraft. Formerly known as the CST-100, the spacecraft is scheduled to begin test flights next year, with progress towards that milestone visible at the launch pad and in the processing facilities – but also on the paperwork, with…
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Patience a key ingredient in Orbcomm’s new satellite fleet
Orbcomm’s 11 satellites aboard the Falcon 9 rocket are seen here before encapsulation inside the payload fairing. Credit: Orbcomm/SpaceX Nearly a decade after Orbcomm raised the money to pay for a second-generation satellite fleet to drastically expand the company’s reach, the $230 million program is finally primed for completion after Monday’s launch of a Falcon…
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Patience a key ingredient in Orbcomm’s new satellite fleet
Orbcomm’s 11 satellites aboard the Falcon 9 rocket are seen here before encapsulation inside the payload fairing. Credit: Orbcomm/SpaceX Nearly a decade after Orbcomm raised the money to pay for a second-generation satellite fleet to drastically expand the company’s reach, the $230 million program is finally primed for completion after Monday’s launch of a Falcon…
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SpaceX gets set for Falcon 9’s return to flight – and Florida landing attempt
SpaceX is getting ready to launch its Falcon 9 rocket from Florida. (Credit: SpaceX) SpaceX is planning to launch its Falcon 9 rocket for the first time in nearly six months on Sunday, and says it will try flying the first-stage booster back to Florida for a landing for the first time. The Falcon 9…