CAPE CANAVERAL SPACE FORCE STATION, FL – After several weather-related delays and for only the fourth time the ULA Vulcan Centaur rocket finally took flight on Thursday, Feb. 12 on a national security mission for the US Space Force from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida – despite one of the first stage solid rocket
CAPE CANAVERAL SPACE FORCE STATION, FL – After several weather related delays and for only the fourth time the ULA Vulcan Centaur rocket is planned to lift off on Thursday, Feb. 12 on a national security mission for the US Space Force from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida The ULA Vulcan will be carrying
SPACE VIEW PARK, FL – Thick clouds greeted the 48 hour weather delayed liftoff of the 4th batch of operational broadband satellites for the Amazon Leo constellation in the ‘dead-of-night’ aboard the most powerful version of the United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Fla early Tuesday, Dec. 16. A United Launch Alliance (ULA)
CAPE CANAVERAL SPACE FORCE STATION, FL – A luscious liftoff performance by the most powerful United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket delivered the Kuiper 3 mission to LEO for Amazon’s Project Kuiper broadband constellation – just past sunrise on Sept. 25. The Atlas V 551 rocket liftoff from Space Launch Complex-41 took place right on time at 8:09 a.m.
CAPE CANAVERAL SPACE FORCE STATION, FL – The most powerful version of the United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket sits poised for liftoff from Florida’s Space Coast on Thursday morning evening Sept. 25 ready to blast the third batch of Amazons Kuiper broadband constellation of commercial internet comsats to orbit by ULA – setting up a new system for
United Launch Alliance (ULA) Vulcan rocket carrying the classified USSF-106 mission for the United States Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) lifted off on Aug. 12 at 8:56 p.m. EDT from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. This 3rd only Vulcan mission marks the first National Security Space Launch aboard the next-generation Vulcan rocket. “National security begins
CAPE CANAVERAL SPACE FORCE STATION, FL – Spectators ringing the Space Coast enjoyed a spectacular sunrise liftoff courtesy of rocket maker United Launch Alliance (ULA) when they at last successfully launched their mighty Atlas V 551 rocket on the second attempt to launch Amazon’s second Project Kuiper mission of broadband internet satellites early morning on June 23 at 6:54 a.m.
CAPE CANAVERAL SPACE FORCE STATION, FL – Rocket maker United Launch Alliance (ULA) has repaired the booster engine issue in their mighty Atlas V 551 rocket that scrubbed the first attempt to launch Amazon’s second Project Kuiper mission caused by a rare high temperature issue in the RD-180 engine compartment. Launch of Atlas V Kuiper 2 mission is now retargeted
CAPE CANAVERAL SPACE FORCE STATION, FL – Following the scrub of rocket maker United Launch Alliance (ULA) mighty Atlas V 551 rocket carrying Amazon’s second Project Kuiper mission, Kuiper 2, the team decided to rollback the rocket to the VIF processing hangar for evaluation and repairs. Enjoy my video (above) from my remote camera capturing the pretty cool rollback of
CAPE CANAVERAL SPACE FORCE STATION, FL – With barely 30 minutes to go to liftoff, rocket maker United Launch Alliance (ULA) abruptly scrubbed the launch of their mighty Atlas V 551 rocket carrying Amazon’s second Project Kuiper mission, Kuiper 2, due to an elevated purge temperature with the RD-180 booster engine seen in engineering observations in the final stages of