Bolstering the GPS Network
Richard Weakley / Managing Editor On Wednesday, Oct. 29 at 1:21 p.m. EST, United Launch Alliance launched an Atlas V 401 carrying the GPS 2F-8 satellite from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. Despite a...
View ArticleOrion Makes Space Flight History on EFT-1
Jack Taylor/Photo Editor On Dec. 5, 2014 the United States took its first major step toward deep space exploration. NASA’s Orion space capsule is nearly ready to carry U.S. astronauts into space....
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MUOS Increases Military Com 10-Fold
Credit: Jack Taylor Trey Henderson/Editor-in-Chief Communications power the modern day warrior. Robust communications links and instantaneous data transfer are essential to command of the battlefield...
View Article$2 Billion Deal for ULA Threatens Blue Origin’s New Engine
Micah Knight/Managing Editor Rocket engine supplier Aerojet Rocketdyne announced a $2 billion deal to acquire the United Launch Alliance (ULA). ULA is Boeing and Lockheed Martin’s joint venture and has...
View ArticleReduce, Reuse, Relaunch.
Jack Taylor/Photo Editor The dream of creating the world’s first fully reusable launch vehicle has been sought after for decades. The National Aerospace Plane (NASP) began the chase in the 80s with...
View ArticleBlue Origin to Build and Launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station
Andy Lichtenstein/Editor-in-Chief On Sept. 15, Blue Origin announced plans to manufacture and launch their own reusable vehicles from Complex 36 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. In the announcement...
View ArticleAtlas V Lifts GPS Satellite to Orbit
Micah Knight/Managing Editor At 12:13 P.M. on Sat., Oct. 31, SLC-41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station was shaken by 860,200 pounds of thrust from an Atlas V rocket. The United Launch Alliance’s (ULA)...
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