ULA and SpaceX win $653m national security contract
AUG. 10, 2020– The United States Space Force has awarded the National Security Space Launch (NSSL) contracts to United Launch
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Air Force
Spy satellite to fly on Delta IV Heavy pushed back to August
MAY 9, 2020–A spy satellite set to fly aboard United Launch Alliance’s triple-core Delta IV Heavy rocket has been pushed back from June to late August, according to military officials.
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X-37B set to fly its sixth mission carrying Air Force Academy payload
MAY 7, 2020–The X-37B will launch next week carrying a new satellite built by Air Force students.
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SpaceX continuing rapid Starlink cadence with Flight 3 for Jan. 20
JAN. 14, 2020–SpaceX is poised to launch the third Starlink operational mission on January 20, a mere two days after the Crew Dragon In Flight Abort test, where SpaceX will be testing its Crew Dragon capsule from SLC-39A.
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Firefly Aerospace to conduct maiden launch at Vandenberg in April
JAN. 7, 2020– Firefly Aerospace announced yesterday morning with a Space.com interview of CEO Dr. Tom Markusic that they will launch the maiden flight of their Alpha launch vehicle from SLC-2W at Vandenberg A.F.B., California, in April 2020.
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Rocket Lab completes work on LC-2 at Wallops Flight Facility
DEC. 12, 2019–In a press conference this morning, Rocket Lab announced that they had completed construction on Launch Complex 2 at Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia.
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Vandenberg AFB tests prototype ballistic missile unannounced
DEC. 12, 2019–Earlier this morning the Department of Defense released a statement confirming that they had successfully tested a “prototype
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