Vega Is Loaded + Ready To Launch The IXV Spaceplane
The upcoming Vega mission marks the launcher’s second flight within the European Space Agency-managed VERTA program to showcase this vehicle's flexibility and versatility.
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ULA Launches NASA’s SMAP Mission + A Secondary Payload Of Educational CubeSats + Including A Second Stage Miniskirt
The SMAP mission is NASA’s first Earth-observing satellite mission designed to collect global observations of surface soil moisture and its freeze/thaw state...
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Boeing’s Inmarsat-5 F2 Satellite Delivered + Slotted By International Launch Services
After a 15-hour, 31-minute mission, the satellite was placed into the target orbit by the Proton launcher.
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Settling The EELV Program Diff’s ‘Tween SpaceX + The U.S.A.F.
Going forward, the Air Force will conduct competitions consistent with the emergence of multiple certified providers.
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The Airbus D&S Built SES-12 Satellite Spatial Jump Will Be An Arianespace Affair
The payload of the hybrid SES-12 satellite consists of two distinct but complementary missions...
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ULA + Lockheed Martin…Into The Night Sky A Successful Team Launches U.S. Navy’s MUOS-3
"The Atlas V generated more than two and half million pounds of thrust at liftoff to meet the demands of lifting this nearly 7.5-ton satellite."
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U.S. Navy’s MUOS Mobile Warfighters…Weighs In As Heaviest Payload Atop ULA’s Atlas 5
The MUOS-3 satellite will be the heaviest payload to ride into space atop any of ULA’s Atlas V launch vehicles.
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ESA’s IXV + Arianespace’s Experimental Flight… What Goes Up Will Come Down…Where?
It will create the same conditions as a vehicle returning from low Earth orbit, at hypersonic and supersonic speeds due to thrusters and aerodynamic flaps.
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U.S. Navy, ULA + Lockheed Martin’s MUOS-3 Prep To Send Communications To Proctectors In Harm’s Way
This government and contractor team knows how important this capability is for our protectors in harm’s way."
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U.S.A.F. + SpaceX…A Dragon Launches CATS Into Space
"...a laser instrument designed to measure clouds and the location and distribution of pollution, dust, smoke and other particles in the atmosphere."
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