Status Check

The stages and boosters have been joined together to form the Atlas V rocket that will launch the inaugural flight of Boeing's CST-100 Starliner spacecraft.

It is known as LVOS, a day that is celebrated in the life of every rocket destined to launch into space.

United Launch Alliance's rocket delivery ship, sporting a new name and livery, has transported an Atlas V rocket to the launch site for an upcoming national security mission.

Meet Glenn Davis, United Launch Alliance's go-to guy during integration of the Atlas V rocket and fifth Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF-5) satellite for a critical Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center launch to bolster U.S. strategic communications capabilities.

The 80th Atlas V rocket has been topped with its sophisticated payload, the U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center's fifth Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF-5) spacecraft that will provide an unbreakable line of communications to the nation's warfighters.