Tag: NASA
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Photos: Atlas 5 rocket assembled for crucial GOES-R satellite launch
CAPE CANAVERAL — In the span of two weeks, United Launch Alliance technicians performed the basic buildup of the Atlas 5 rocket and then mated the advanced GOES-R weather satellite that will be hauled into space on Saturday. On Monday, Oct. 24, the Common Core Booster first stage was brought from the Atlas Spaceflight Operations…
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Preview: Weather satellite to touch the lives of every American ready to launch
Mission’s launch poster. Credit: United Launch Alliance CAPE CANAVERAL — A new generation of spacecraft with unprecedented clarity and speed to observe the weather, improve forecasting and enhance tracking of severe storms across the United States begins with the launch of an Atlas 5 rocket on Saturday. The 197-foot-tall United Launch Alliance rocket will propel…
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Weather forecast favorable for launch of new weather observatory atop Atlas 5
File photo of Atlas 5. Credit: United Launch Alliance CAPE CANAVERAL — Near-perfect weather for launching a rocket into space is expected at Cape Canaveral on Saturday when an Atlas 5 rocket is scheduled to fly. The United Launch Alliance booster will carry the GOES-R weather satellite into orbit for NASA and NOAA, advancing the…
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Space station chief flips over Veterans Day
Shane Kimbrough may not be the highest-ranking U.S. veteran, but he’s definitely the highest, by virtue of his status as the International Space Station’s commander. So it’s worth noting the reflections from the retired U.S. Army colonel in honor of Veterans Day, which is being celebrated on Friday: “As I orbit the Earth at an altitude…
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Advanced weather bird mounted atop Atlas 5 rocket for launch into space
File photo of satellite in Atlas 5 rocket payload in 5-meter fairing being hoisted. Credit NASA-KSC CAPE CANAVERAL — The opening volley in the transformation of U.S. weather forecasting was mounted atop its ride to space today for the planned Nov. 19 launch that begins an $11 billion upgrade in the nation’s meteorology capability. The…
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Atlas 5 rocket to launch space station cargo delivery mission in March
– Posted at 12:01 a.m. – Updated at 10:15 a.m. with Orbital ATK statement File photo of Atlas 5 launch. Credit: ULA CAPE CANAVERAL — Calling on the Atlas 5 rocket to flex its muscles one more time, Orbital ATK will partner with United Launch Alliance once again to send a massive load of supplies…
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NASA shows off the James Webb Space Telescope and says it’s ready for testing
Engineers conduct a white-light inspection on NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope in the clean room at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. (Credit: Chris Gunn / NASA) After years of busted budgets and stretched timelines, NASA says its $8.8 billion James Webb Space Telescope is ready for testing and on track for launch…
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NASA puts out call for lunar experiments, and Moon Express says it’ll help pay
An artist’s conception shows a Moon Express lander in lunar orbit. (Credit: Moon Express) NASA wants suggestions for experiments that can be sent to the moon on commercial spacecraft – and Moon Express, one of the companies building those spacecraft, wants to kick in up to $500,000 per experiment. The experiments would be aimed at filling the…
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Space station trio gets warm reception after chilly touchdown in Kazakhstan
NASA astronaut Kate Rubins is all smiles as she is carried from the Soyuz landing site to a medical tent shortly after touchdown. The Soyuz sits in the background of the picture. (Credit: Bill Ingalls / NASA) Just a week after a fresh trio of spacefliers moved into the International Space Station, three other crew members…
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Photos: New U.S. weather observatory buttoned up for launch
United Launch Alliance encapsulated the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-R, GOES-R, on Oct. 21 at the Astrotech payload processing facility in Titusville, Florida near NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. GOES-R will be the first satellite in a series of next-generation NOAA GOES satellites. The spacecraft is scheduled to launch aboard a ULA Atlas 5 rocket on Nov.…