Tag: Boeing
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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…
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Photos: GPS 2F-10 readied for launch
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…
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Air Force communications satellite joined to Delta 4 for July 22 launch
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…
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NASA names cadre of commercial crew astronauts
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…
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Next GPS satellite moves closer to launch date
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…
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Stacking of 55th Atlas 5 rocket starts
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…
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Launch campaign underway for next Air Force Delta 4 rocket
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…
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Commercial crew spaceships face likely delays
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…
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New patent shows how Boeing plans to recharge drones in mid-air
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…