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  • Photos: GPS 2F-10 readied for launch

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    This collection of photographs shows the Air Force’s Global Positioning System 2F-10 navigation satellite being encapsulated in the United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 nose cone and hoisted atop the rocket for launch July 15. Encapsulation occurred at Cape Canaveral’s Area 59 processing facility for the GPS satellites on June 30. Stacking atop the Atlas occurred…

  • Air Force communications satellite joined to Delta 4 for July 22 launch

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    File photo of WGS satellite being mated to Delta 4. Credit: ULA CAPE CANAVERAL — For the second time this week, United Launch Alliance has delivered an Air Force payload to one of its Cape Canaveral pads for liftoff in July. On Monday, crews mounted the next Global Positioning System satellite atop an Atlas 5…

  • NASA names cadre of commercial crew astronauts

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    STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION The four astronauts assigned to train for NASA’s commercial crew program — from top left, clockwise: Robert Behnken, Eric Boe, Sunita Williams and Douglas Hurley. Credit: NASA/Collectspace.com Four veteran astronauts have been selected to train for launch aboard new commercial crew capsules being built by Boeing and SpaceX…

  • Next GPS satellite moves closer to launch date

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    File photo of GPS hoisting atop Atlas. Credit: ULA CAPE CANAVERAL — Joining the payload with its ride to space, United Launch Alliance crews today placed the next Global Positioning System satellite atop an Atlas 5 rocket for blastoff July 15. The Air Force’s GPS 2F-10 navigation spacecraft will be boosted 11,000 nautical miles above…

  • Stacking of 55th Atlas 5 rocket starts

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    File image of Atlas first stage stacking. Credit: NASA-KSC CAPE CANAVERAL — Beginning its fourth launch campaign of the year, the Atlas 5 rocket program has started stacking the vehicle that will boost a satellite 11,000 miles high for the Global Positioning System. United Launch Alliance crews commenced the assembly work today at Cape Canaveral’s…

  • Launch campaign underway for next Air Force Delta 4 rocket

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    File image of WGS satellite. Credit: ULA CAPE CANAVERAL — With the Delta 4 rocket now waiting on the launch pad, its Air Force Wideband Global SATCOM communications satellite payload has jetted from the Los Angeles factory to the Cape Canaveral in preparation for liftoff this summer. The Boeing-built WGS 7 spacecraft arrived May 28…

  • Commercial crew spaceships face likely delays

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    Updated at 5 p.m. EDT Artist’s concepts of Boeing’s CST-100 crew capsule and SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft. Credit: Boeing/SpaceX NASA officials and lawmakers warned Wednesday that U.S. astronauts will continue riding to the International Space Station aboard Russian spacecraft longer than planned if a spending plan under consideration in the Senate becomes law. The space…

  • New patent shows how Boeing plans to recharge drones in mid-air

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    A patent awarded to Boeing this week outlines the aerospace giant’s plans for keeping drones in the air longer. The patent describes inflatable drones that drop tethers to the ground to recharge internal batteries, without the need to land. Drones may need to stay airborne for extended time periods for long-term experiments, monitoring or travel, and being light can…

  • NASA evaluating CCP Loss Of Crew and Mishap procedures

    NASA evaluating CCP Loss Of Crew and Mishap procedures

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    NASA’s transition from the Space Shuttle to the commercial crew vehicles will dramatically improve crew safety parameters relating to the transportation of astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS). However, preparing for the worst is a necessary requirement that is currently being evaluated by NASA, per presentations to the Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel (ASAP). Loss Of…

  • NASA taps Boeing for first commercial crew flight to International Space Station

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    Boeing’s Crew Space Transportation (CST)-100. Photo via Boeing. Boeing will help NASA get back into the business of transporting people to the International Space Station. NASA announced on Wednesday that it has tasked Boeing to fly astronauts to the ISS in 2017, marking its first commercial order for a human spaceflight mission. The “crew rotation mission” is part of…