Tag: Boeing
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Photos: Delta 4 rocket waits out Wednesday’s weather scrub
The forecast of stormy weather prevented rollback of the mobile service gantry and the continuation of the countdown at Cape Canaveral on Wednesday for the United Launch Alliance Delta 4 rocket. The vehicle will carry the Air Force’s WGS 7 military communications satellite into orbit. Liftoff is rescheduled for Thursday, July 23, at 8:07 p.m.…
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Live coverage: Delta 4 rocket lifts off
(Launch webcast begins at 7:47 p.m. EDT) Mission Status Center Live coverage of the United Launch Alliance Delta 4 rocket carrying the Air Force’s WGS 7 communications spacecraft. Text updates will appear automatically below; there is no need to reload the page. Follow us on Twitter.
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Preview: Enhanced rocket engine to power Delta 4 first stage Wednesday
Credit: ULA CAPE CANAVERAL — Using a new, uprated main engine for the first time on a rocket of its kind, a United Launch Alliance Delta 4-Medium+ vehicle will soar into space Wednesday night carrying a $566 million Air Force communications satellite. The enhanced RS-68A main engine will power the medium-lift rocket off the pad…
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Photos: WGS 7 readied for launch
This collection of photographs shows the Air Force’s Wideband Global SATCOM communications satellite No. 7 being encapsulated in the United Launch Alliance Delta 4 nose cone and hoisted atop the rocket for launch July 22. Encapsulation occurred at the Astrotech processing facility on June 24. Stacking atop the Delta occurred July 8 at Cape Canaveral’s…
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Photos: Atlas 5 rocket soars
A collection of pad photos from the United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket flight to deploy the GPS 2F-10 spacecraft. Photos by United Launch Alliance See our earlier GPS 2F-10 coverage. Our Atlas archive.
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Recap story: Atlas 5 delivers GPS satellite 11,000 miles up
CAPE CANAVERAL — The ubiquitous Global Positioning System that ties the space program to everyday life on Earth, providing precise navigation to the world through a constellation of orbiting satellites, will be strengthened courtesy of a new craft launched Wednesday. GPS signals help civilians find their way, keep outdoorsmen from getting lost, farmers to cultivate…
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Video: Liftoff of Atlas 5 with GPS 2F-10
A replay of the United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket launching the Air Force’s GPS 2F-10 navigation spacecraft from Cape Canaveral, Florida. See our earlier GPS 2F-10 coverage. Our Atlas archive.
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Photos: Tuesday’s Atlas 5 rollout
The Atlas 5 rocket emerges from the Vertical Integration Facility for rollout to Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral in preparation to launch GPS 2F-10 on Wednesday at 11:36 a.m. EDT. Photo credit: United Launch Alliance See our earlier GPS 2F-10 coverage. Our Atlas archive.
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Live coverage: Atlas 5 rocket launches with GPS satellite
(Launch webcast begins at 11:16 a.m. EDT) Mission Status Center Live coverage of the United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket carrying the Air Force’s GPS 2F-10 spacecraft for the navigation network. Text updates will appear automatically below; there is no need to reload the page. Follow us on Twitter.
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Preview: New GPS navigation satellite heads into space this week
CAPE CANAVERAL — The Global Positioning System, its precision navigation and timing services made possible by the U.S. Air Force and provided free-of-charge to the planet’s civilian population, is a marvel of the modern world, and the orbiting network will receive a fresh satellite Wednesday. The $245 million GPS 2F-10 satellite is scheduled for liftoff…