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Recently Declassified USAF Space Surveillance Program Pushes Orion Flight Test to December
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SpaceX and United Launch Alliance Face-Off at Hearing for Military Launch Contracts
On Wed., March 5, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk and United Launch Alliance (ULA) CEO Michael Gass both testified at a hearing on National Security Space Launch Programs before the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense. The hearing had a focus on the Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) program, and both Musk and Gass delivered their sales pitches to […] More
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45th Space Wing’s Commander: ‘Yes, We Are Still Launching Rockets!’
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla — “So, what do you do now that they aren’t launching rockets anymore?” This cringe-inducing phrase has become a recurring statement that myself and my partner in covering the space program, Alan Walters, have had to endure a number of times. Alan, ever the wise man, rarely responds, shaking his head and returning […] More
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Team Effort Crucial to Success of Delta IV Heavy
Cape Canaveral Fla. – United Launch Alliance (ULA) let its “biggest dog” off the leash on a classified mission last week. The Delta IV Heavy rocket thundered off of Cape Canaveral Air Force Station’s Space Launch Complex-37 (SLC-37) carrying a payload for the National Reconnaissance Office dubbed NROL-15 at 9:15 a.m. EDT. The primary contractor that builds […] More
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If you have ever watched a rocket or space shuttle launch in person from Kennedy Space Center or Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, then you have probably noticed one or two Pave Hawk helicopters flying overhead from time-to-time before and after the launch (or the scrub). Maybe you knew what they were doing, or perhaps you […] More
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Atlas V Launches AEHF-2 Satcom For Top Secret U.S. Messages
The second U.S. Air Force Advanced Extreme High Frequency (AEHF) communications spacecraft was successfully launched into a super synchronous transfer orbit May 4 atop a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V 531 rocket. More
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Launch Of Atlas V With AEHF-2 Scrubbed
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla – The launch of a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V 531 rocket and its U.S. Air Force Advanced Extremely High Frequency-2 (AEHF-2) payload was scrubbed today due to a lack of helium flow from ground support equipment to the inter-stage adapter section of the rocket. Both launch vehicle and satellite have […] More
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AmericaSpace Exclusive: Stunning Video From Recent MUOS-1 Launch
[youtube_video] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34K_twtgDzg[/youtube_video] Excluding the “countdown” audio and music score during the second launch video – all the elements of this presentation were produced by AmericaSpace and its affiliates. Alan Walters, Mike Killian, Jason Rhian, Matt Gaetjens as well as Mike Barrett & Jeff Seibert with Wired4Space.com and Lloyd Behrendt with Blue Sawtooth Studios contributed to make […] More
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Surging Chinese Espionage Targets U. S. Space Components
The FBI is pursuing a growing number of Chinese agents trying to obtain and smuggle U. S. space system components into China for use in spacecraft being developed by the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA). More
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Third Time the Charm for U.S. Navy’s MUOS-1 Satellite on ULA Atlas V
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The skies above Cape Canaveral Air Force Station were thankfully clear of both high winds and threatening clouds before United Launch Alliance (ULA) sent an Atlas V 551 rocket thundering into the heavens. The U.S. Navy’s Mobile User Objective System-1 (MUOS-1) satellite roared to orbit a little over a week later […] More
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Images taken at the launch pad yesterday with the Atlas-V that will launch MUOS-1 into orbit. After being scrubbed by bad weather twice last week the vehicle is ready to try again today at 5:15 p.m. EST. The weather forecast calls for a 80% chance of favorable conditions at liftoff – a cold front is […] More
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AmericaSpace Launch Viewing Guide for Atlas V
When it comes to actually viewing rockets thunder off to orbit – few places can match Florida’s Space Coast. Miles of beautiful, scenic beaches stretch out as far as the eye can see and on those days when Deltas, Atlases and Falcons launch – they provide a beautiful backdrop from which to witness the majesty that […] More
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U. S. Navy Poised to Launch Giant “Cell Phone Tower” Into Space
A powerful new U. S. Navy communications satellite with huge antennas that will act as a giant military cell phone tower in space is poised to try again to launch from Cape Canaveral on Feb. 24 on board a 206 ft. tall 2.2 million lb. thrust Atlas V 551 rocket. Two previous launch attempts were scrubbed […] More
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