Tory Bruno provided an update on the investigation into the Vulcan mishap and discussed when to expect next ULA launch.
The Atlas family of rockets have been a mainstay of America’s space program since the dawn of the Space Age, when unused SM-65 Atlas intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) were refurbished ...
At T+1.1 seconds the five AJ-60A solid rocket motors lit and AV-086 will lifted off on the first leg of its journey to deploy AEHF-6. After clearing the launch pad, Atlas began a series of pitch ...
The crew onboard were already buckled into their flight capsule when an engineering issue was identified by ground staff in ...
After analyzing data following a launch scrub Monday, United Launch Alliance managers decided to haul the Atlas 5 rocket carrying ... behind schedule after a series of technical problems that ...
"During 2017, we plan the delivery of 11 RD-180 engines [for Atlas rockets] to United Launch Alliance (ULA) and eight RD-181 motors [for US carrier rockets Antares] to Orbital ATK," Arbuzov said.
Russia is now delivering RD-180 engines for US Atlas rockets and RD-181 engines for Antares carriers. The engines are produced by Energomash Research and Production Association based in the Moscow ...