29 July 2020
Mars 2020 mission, Perseverance rover 'go for launch,' says NASA
...and we have protected this mission because it is so important." The launch will take place at 7:50 am EDT (11:50 GMT) on Thursday from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on board a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket. Live coverage will take place on YouTube...
June 2015
Great expectations: launch markets, SpaceX, China, and other new players
... Costs are a secondary factor. In this sector, only certified providers are usually allowed. The United Launch Alliance, for example, serviced most US government launches for a very long time. ULA is a joint venture of Boeing and Lockheed Martin, and...
January 2020
Commercialising space exploration and development
...-month study to see if we could prove that you could re-purpose an upper stage in orbit. Working with partners at United Launch Alliance (ULA) and robotics specialist Maxar, we showed – to everyone’s surprise - that not only could you re-purpose the...
November 2020
Walking on the Moon
...unusual and innovative lunar rover will be delivered to the Moon by Astrobotic’s lander, which will be launched by the first United Launch Alliance (ULA) Vulcan mission in 2021. Although other options for reaching the Moon were considered, Astrobotic...
05 October 2015
ESTEC opens its doors, 9,000 hi-res Apollo photos go online, and other news from the weekend
... a lunar spacewalk, which will be up for online bidding on October 15. Finally, United Launch Alliance, a Boeing-Lockheed Martin joint venture, held its 100th successful launch from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Friday. The Atlas V rocket was carrying...
29 March 2019
NASA's Mars helicopter completes flight tests
... NASA Headquarters in Washington. The Mars Helicopter will launch as a technology demonstrator with the Mars 2020 rover on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket in July 2020 from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida...
