Tag: United Launch Alliance

Spectacular Sunrise Liftoff of ULA Atlas V Kuiper 2 Internet Satellite Mission on June 23: Photos

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.

Booster Engine Issue Scrubs ULA Atlas V Kuiper 2 Launch: Photos

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

Most Powerful ULA Atlas V Rocket Thunders to Orbit Carrying 1st Amazon Kuiper Constellation Comsats: Photos

CAPE CANAVERAL SPACE FORCE STATION, FL – The most powerful version of the United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket thundered aloft from Florida’s Space Coast on Monday evening April 28 and successfully delivered the 1st batch of Amazons Kuiper constellation commercial comsats to orbit – setting up a direct head-to-head competition with the already well-established SpaceX Starlink satellite system.

ULA Atlas V Carrying Experimental Missile Warning Satellite to Orbit for U.S. Space Force Targets July 1 Launch: Photos

For SpaceUpClose.com & RocketSTEM CAPE CANAVERAL SPACE FORCE STATION, FL –  The U.S. Space Force will launch a new $1.1 Billion experimental missile warning and detection satellite on the venerable United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket on July 1 which is outfitted with an advanced new infrared sensor payload serving as a pathfinder for further future upgrades critical for

Starliner Lands in New Mexico Concluding Incredibly Successful OFT-2 Uncrewed Test Flight to Space Station for NASA

For SpaceUpClose.com & RocketSTEM KENNEDY SPACE CENTER/CAPE CANAVERAL SPACE FORCE STATION, FL –  Boeing’s Starliner crew capsule landed in the New Mexico desert, Wednesday evening, May 19, concluding an ‘incredibly successful’ uncrewed test flight for NASA to the International Space Station (ISS) and back – paving the way to    the first crewed flight with NASA astronauts aboard as soon as

Boeing Starliner Poised Prelaunch atop ULA Atlas V at Pad 41 on OFT-2 Test Flight for NASA to ISS: Photos

For SpaceUpClose.com & RocketSTEM KENNEDY SPACE CENTER/CAPE CANAVERAL SPACE FORCE STATION, FL – Here’s a look back to Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner crew capsule integrated atop a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket prelaunch at launch pad 41 on Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, Wednesday, May 18, prior to the high stakes and ultimately successful May 19 liftoff

Station Astronauts Open Hatch and Enter Boeing Starliner on Uncrewed Test Flight to ISS for NASA

For SpaceUpClose.com & RocketSTEM KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL –  NASA Astronauts living aboard the International Space Station (ISS) opened the hatch for the first time ever to Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft Saturday, May 21, becoming the first humans to enter the ship on orbit just hours after docking at the orbiting outpost Friday evening, May 20 – marking another major

Boeing Starliner Stunning Blast Off on Long Delayed Critical Uncrewed Test Flight for NASA to Space Station: Photos

For SpaceUpClose.com & RocketSTEM KENNEDY SPACE CENTER/CAPE CANAVERAL SPACE FORCE STATION, FL – Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner human rated crew capsule magnificently blasted off at last atop a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket, Wednesday evening, May 19,  on a long delayed and high stakes uncrewed test flight for NASA from launch pad 41 on Cape Canaveral Space Force Station