Tag: Cape Canaveral
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SpaceX crew capsule completes dramatic abort test
Updated at 12 p.m. EDT (1600 GMT) with details from Elon Musk The Crew Dragon capsule blasted off from Cape Canaveral’s Complex 40 launch pad at 9 a.m. EDT (1300 GMT). Credit: NASA TV/Spaceflight Now A rocket-powered prototype of SpaceX’s human-rated crew capsule vaulted off a launch pad at Cape Canaveral on Wednesday for a…
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Photos: Dragon prototype poised for abort test
SpaceX’s new Dragon crew ferry craft is in position for a key test Wednesday of the capsule’s safety system designed to whisk astronauts away from a dangerous rocket mishap during launch. Standing roughly 20 feet tall with a takeoff weight of approximately 10.5 tons, the Dragon capsule is a prototype of the spaceship SpaceX is…
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Turkmenistan’s first satellite braced for liftoff
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket with Turkmenistan’s first satellite rolls out to Cape Canaveral’s Complex 40 launch pad Sunday. Credit: SpaceX SpaceX ground crews transferred a Falcon 9 rocket to its seaside launch mount at Cape Canaveral on Sunday evening in preparation for liftoff Monday with Turkmenistan’s first satellite. Liftoff is set for 6:14 p.m. EDT…
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Stats: Atlas 5 and Delta 4 histories and backlogs (updated April 20)
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Certification process begins for Vulcan to carry military payloads
Delta 4-Heavy (left) and the new Vulcan rocket (right). Credit: ULA CAPE CANAVERAL — The heavy-lift version of the United Launch Alliance’s new Vulcan rocket will sell for half the price of today’s Delta 4-Heavy and a third of the price tag for the previous Titan 4, while offering a substantial increase in performance for…
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ULA chief explains reusability and innovation of new rocket
A sample illustration of mid-air recovery of main engine section. Credit: ULA CAPE CANAVERAL — United Launch Alliance will salvage the main engines through a mid-air recovery plan and reuse them again aboard the company’s new Vulcan rocket, saving 90 percent in booster propulsion costs, the company announced Monday. It is dubbed SMART Reuse, or…
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Artwork: ULA Vulcan rocket revealed
These are artist’s concepts and press conference briefing slides from the United Launch Alliance unveiling of its new Vulcan rocket to debut in 2019. Credit: ULA
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ULA unveils its future with the Vulcan rocket family
An artist’s concept of the Vulcan. Credit: ULA CAPE CANAVERAL — Meet the Vulcan, the next-generation rocket family brought to you by United Launch Alliance that comes with a bold reusability plan, multiple configurations for medium- to heavy-lift, all-American engines and serves as the eventual replacement for the historic Atlas and Delta rocket lines. ULA…
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ULA working to reduce five launch pads to two
Vandenberg’s SLC-6. Credit: Justin Ray/Spaceflight Now CAPE CANAVERAL — The nation’s existing Atlas and Delta launch sites are vying for a future when United Launch Alliance completes its modernization with a new rocket system and downsizing to one pad on each coast. The rocket operator, a 50-50 joint venture between Boeing and Lockheed Martin, currently…