Tag: Delta 4
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Could Delta rockets soon be a thing of the past?
File photo of a Delta 4 launch from July 2014. Credit: United Launch Alliance With as few as 15 more launches on the calendar over the next five years, the rocket name “Delta” that has been serving the U.S. and international customers since 1960 could permanently fade into history. United Launch Alliance, the current maker…
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24 launches scheduled at Cape Canaveral this year
A Falcon 9 rocket streaks into orbit Jan. 10 in this long exposure photograph from Kennedy Space Center’s press site. Credit: Stephen Clark/Spaceflight Now Up to 24 launches are planned from Cape Canaveral in 2015, thanks to jam-packed manifests for SpaceX and United Launch Alliance to send up satellites for the U.S. military, NASA and…
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13 launches on manifest for ULA in 2015
Credit: Orbital Sciences Navigation satellites, communications spacecraft, classified missions, NASA science projects and the Orbital Sciences Cygnus cargo ship destined for the International Space Station are on the United Launch Alliance manifest for the new year. It is a 13-launch schedule, featuring 9 Atlas 5 rockets, three Delta 4 vehicles and one Delta 2. Ten…
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ULA year in review
CAPE CANAVERAL — A record number of Atlas 5 launches, the return of Delta 2 and a Delta 4-Heavy at the dawn of a new space exploration era highlighted 2014 for United Launch Alliance. The company performed 14 missions this year from Cape Canaveral in Florida and Vandenberg Air Force Base in California using nine…
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Orion capsule completes epic space journey
STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS “SPACE PLACE” & USED WITH PERMISSION The Orion spacecraft floats in the Pacific Ocean after splashdown. Credit: NASA TV/Spaceflight Now Boosted to an altitude of 3,604 miles by a powerful Delta 4 rocket, NASA’s Orion deep space exploration vehicle fell back to Earth Friday in the program’s maiden voyage, slamming into the…
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Delta 4-Heavy blasts off with Orion capsule
Photos by Tim Dodd CAPE CANAVERAL — NASA’s inaugural Orion spaceship has set sail on a two-orbit, four-hour shakedown cruise around the Earth, leaving port atop a United Launch Alliance Delta 4-Heavy rocket and its incandescent power at 7:05 a.m. EST today. The 46,000-pound craft rocketed into its preliminary orbit, setting the stage for a…
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NASA Administrator speaks about Orion test flight
NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden speaks to Spaceflight Now’s Stephen Clark about the upcoming test flight of the Orion space capsule on the EFT-1 mission.
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NASA astronaut Rex Walheim excited about Orion test flight
NASA astronaut Rex Walheim says the Orion EFT-1 test flight represents the opening of a new era for the space agency.
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Video: Learn about the Orion flight test launching in December
NASA flight director Mike Sarafin describes the timeline of Orion Exploration Flight Test 1, the crew capsule’s first space mission set for launch Dec. 4 on a United Launch Alliance Delta 4-Heavy rocket. The test flight will verify the craft’s heat shield, computers and avionics, and key separation events to be used on piloted missions…
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Delta 4 passes countdown rehearsal before Orion launch
The Delta 4-Heavy rocket set to launch NASA’s Orion spacecraft undergoes a countdown rehearsal at Cape Canaveral on Wednesday. CAPE CANAVERAL — A countdown dress rehearsal and rocket fueling exercise was completed Wednesday at Cape Canaveral for next month’s launch of NASA’s Orion crew module atop a United Launch Alliance Delta 4-Heavy booster. Known as…