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Dec 18, 2020, 09:31 AM
Manufacturing is complete on the final Delta II rocket in preparation for shipment early next year to the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex (KSCVC) Rocket Garden to stand as a lasting tribute.
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Dec 2, 2020, 07:44 AM
ULA launch team members conducted a simulated countdown Dec. 1 to test their work in crafting the procedures and timelines that will be used next year to launch the first Vulcan Centaur rocket.
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Oct 26, 2020, 14:22 PM
The United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket and the NROL-101 payload from the National Reconnaissance Office are joined together for their launch into space on Nov. 3.
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Oct 22, 2020, 14:52 PM
An Atlas V rocket spent two days at the launch pad this week for a practice countdown to test flight and ground systems in preparation for the upcoming NROL-101 mission for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO).
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Sep 23, 2020, 09:01 AM
From developing home remedies for frustrating smartphone bugs as a college student to providing technical oversight of ULA's mission software group, Jake Adwar is the certified responsible engineer (CRE) of recurring flight software for the upcoming Delta IV Heavy launch of the NROL-44 mission.
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Sep 21, 2020, 06:50 AM
An Atlas V rocket, the first to sport GEM 63 solid rocket boosters, is now stacked at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station to launch the NROL-101 mission for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO).
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Aug 14, 2020, 06:31 AM
Over the course of the summer, around 50 United Launch Alliance (ULA) interns from Denver, Colo., Decatur, Ala. and Cape Canaveral, Fla. participated in the annual ULA intern rocket program.
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Aug 6, 2020, 12:18 PM
ULA is preparing for our next mission, the launch of a Delta IV Heavy rocket for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) from Cape Canaveral on Aug. 26.
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Jul 21, 2020, 06:10 AM
Building on the legacy of over a thousand Graphite Epoxy Motors (GEMs) that powered Delta rockets for 30 years, ULA has taken delivery of its first GEM 63 boosters from strategic partner Northrop Grumman to introduce a new era of solid motor propulsion into the Atlas V rocket system and prepare for Vulcan Centaur.
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Jul 13, 2020, 10:19 AM
In another example of driving down cost while delivering the launch services our customers expect, ULA is transitioning to a new kind of payload fairing that is more affordable and easier to build. ULA technicians took delivery of the first one recently at Cape Canaveral, Florida.
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Jul 8, 2020, 12:00 PM
The Atlas V rocket, ready to make its fifth launch to Mars for the scientific exploration and discovery at the red planet, is loaded with NASA's Perseverance rover and Ingenuity helicopter to begin the Mars 2020 mission.
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Jun 24, 2020, 13:11 PM
The United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket has achieved a major milestone in preparation to launch the Mars 2020 mission next month to investigate whether life ever existed on Mars.
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Jun 22, 2020, 04:27 AM
Practice is essential whether you are an athlete preparing for a big game, trying to master the skills of playing a musical instrument or launching a rocket during a narrow opportunity to reach another planet.
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Jun 11, 2020, 07:39 AM
The United States is going back to Mars, and the powerful Atlas V rocket that will launch NASA's Perseverance rover to the red planet has been assembled for liftoff on July 20.
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Jun 1, 2020, 11:03 AM
From the moment an Atlas first stage arrives at Cape Canaveral until giving the "Go Atlas" call seconds before liftoff, ULA's David Kube works as the lead engineer managing all aspects to ready the stage for launch.
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May 19, 2020, 13:02 PM
With less than two months until launch, the Atlas V rocket has arrived at Cape Canaveral from the factory for its mission to send NASA's Perseverance rover to Mars in search of ancient life.
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May 10, 2020, 07:11 AM
From an auto mechanic to the chief engineer of the Atlas rocket fleet, Marty Malinowski has always been intrigued with what makes things tick.
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May 6, 2020, 09:11 AM
The United States Space Force-7 (USSF-7) payload featuring the X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle has been hoisted atop United Launch Alliance's next Atlas V rocket in preparation for launch on Saturday, May 16 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida.
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Mar 13, 2020, 08:52 AM
The capstone satellite to the U.S. Space Force Space and Missile Systems Center's Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) communications system has been mounted atop the United Launch Alliance Atlas V 551 rocket for its ride into orbit on March 26.
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Feb 28, 2020, 11:38 AM
A half-million pounds of hardware have come together at Cape Canaveral's Vertical Integration Facility (VIF) to form the Atlas V 551 rocket for the first launch of a national security space mission on behalf of the U.S. Space Force Space and Missile Systems Center.
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