#ULA’s #Atlas 5 launches National Reconnaissance Office mission
NROL-107, geostationary surveillance mission, is the next-to-last national security space launch for the Atlas 5
Sandra Erwin
September 10, 2023 @spacenews_inc@bird.makeup

https://spacenews.com/ulas-atlas-5-launches-national-reconnaissance-office-mission/

ULA shooting for Sunday NROL-107 launch, last Atlas NRO mission
https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2023/09/ula-nrol-107/

United Launch Alliance (ULA) will try again Sunday to launch Atlas V with the classified… The post ULA shooting for Sunday NROL-107 launch, last Atlas NRO mission appeared first on NASASpaceFlight.com .
#Commercial #Featured #Uncrewed #Atlas_V #Lockheed_Martin #NRO #slc41 #ULA

ULA delays NROL-107 launch, last Atlas NRO mission
https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2023/09/ula-nrol-107/

United Launch Alliance (ULA) has called off its Atlas V launch of the classified NROL-107… The post ULA delays NROL-107 launch, last Atlas NRO mission appeared first on NASASpaceFlight.com .
#Commercial #Uncrewed #Atlas_V #Lockheed_Martin #NRO #slc41 #ULA

Launch
Atlas V rocket,
Ready to fire in the night
Spy satellite spies on all
Silent Barker

#ula #atlasv #rocket #satellite #silentbarker #cinquain #poetry

https://arstechnica.com/space/2023/08/us-spy-satellite-agency-isnt-so-silent-about-new-silent-barker-mission/

ULA delays NROL-107 launch, last Atlas NRO mission
https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2023/08/ula-nrol-107/

United Launch Alliance (ULA) has called off its Atlas V launch of the classified NROL-107… The post ULA delays NROL-107 launch, last Atlas NRO mission appeared first on NASASpaceFlight.com .
#Commercial #Featured #Uncrewed #Atlas_V #Lockheed_Martin #NRO #slc41 #ULA

Final ICPS arrives in Florida for Artemis III SLS launch
https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2023/08/final-icps-arrives/

United Launch Alliance (ULA) delivered the last-ever Space Launch System (SLS) Interim Cryogenic Propulsion Stage… The post Final ICPS arrives in Florida for Artemis III SLS launch appeared first on NASASpaceFlight.com .
#Artemis #Featured #Artemis_II #Artemis_III #Artemis2 #Artemis3 #EM2 #ICPS #LVSA #NASA #SLS #ULA

#Reuters 📆 August 7, 2023 #Amazon will launch the first two #satellites 🛰️ aboard a dedicated #Atlas V rocket from #ULA. In 📆 2021 ULA stopped selling the Atlas V and has 19 more missions to fly before the #rocket retires. The company had imported the rocket's #Russian 🇷🇺 -made #RD180 engines in bulk for those remaining missions and has no plans to order more https://www.reuters.com/science/amazon-switches-rockets-first-test-satellites-sooner-launch-2023-08-07

Not #RocketScience : Fixing 🔧 the #Centaur V is relatively simple: #ULA is making the top of the dome a little bit thicker. “The corrective action is a pretty low-tech thing,” Bruno said. “We will simply put in another layer of stainless steel" https://aviationweek.com/defense-space/space/united-launch-alliance-aims-vulcan-first-flight-year-end

現在、衛星を使ったブロードバンド事業を行っているのは、2社。

「すでに軌道上に 4,000 機以上の衛星を搭載している SpaceX の Starlink ネットワークや、600 機以上の宇宙船を擁する OneWeb のブロードバンド コンステレーション」： arsTECHNICA

これら２社に対抗して、 #Amazon が政府から許可されている衛星を
「2026年7月までに、3,236基の衛星の約半分を配備する」
計画。

打ち上げは　#ULA のバルカン38機に加え、間もなく退役するULAのアトラスVの9飛行、アリアン6ロケット18機、ニュー・グレン・ミッション12機で、さらに15機の契約オプションが付いている。 。

ただ、バルカン、ニュー・グレン・ミッションは開発中のロケットになる。

https://arstechnica.com/space/2023/07/amazon-is-getting-ready-to-launch-a-lot-of-broadband-satellites/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

#prattohome #arsTECHNICA #Amazon #ブロードバンド衛星

#Centaur V upper stages have been built using #automated laser arc welding 🤖. #SpaceX’s #Starship also employs this welding technique. #ULA will revert back to gas tungsten arc welding. Bruno says it’s a wider weld which can be more forgiving, even though it is done #manually 🖐️. During a test firing on 📆 June 30 one of the #BE4 engines exploded 💥 at a #BlueOrigin testing site. Full vehicle certification is expected to be completed in the first quarter of 📆 2024 https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2023/07/vulcan-centaur-anomalies/

Inaugural Vulcan Launch Targeting Late 2023 After Anomalies
https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2023/07/vulcan-centaur-anomalies/

United Launch Alliance (ULA) says despite recent anomalies involving their Centaur V upper stage and… The post Inaugural Vulcan Launch Targeting Late 2023 After Anomalies appeared first on NASASpaceFlight.com .
#Blue_Origin #Commercial #Uncrewed #BE4 #Centaur #Centaur_V #tory_bruno #ULA #United_Launch_Alliance #Vulcan

So after reading a bit more about the #BlueOrigin engine mishap, this is what we know:

1) ULA: ULA has already received the two BE4 engines needed for the inaugural launch of #vulcan.
This mishap will have no impact on the launch date of Vulcan.

2) Blue Origin: The engine in question had previously failed an ATP (Acceptance Test) and was reworked.
After static firing the engine, the engine exploded thus failing the ATP a second time (and last time).

Failing ATP's is not uncommon, especially when you're ramping up production. It's better to fail an ATP than cause a failed launch.

According to Tory Bruno, this is not a big issue and is not uncommon. It's more about scrap rate than anything.

#gospace #space #ULA #BE4 #kuiper

Gizmodo: Potential Setback for Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin as Rocket Engine Explodes in Test https://gizmodo.com/jeff-bezos-blue-origin-rocket-engine-explodes-test-1850631196 #unitedlaunchalliance #vulcancentaur #spacetourism #blueorigin #newshepard #jeffbezos #torybruno #newglenn #centaur #atlas #bruno #ula #be3 #be4

🇨🇳 #Landspace #Zhuque-2 launch 🚀 scheduled for 📆 July 12. If successful, Zhuque-2 will become the world’s first #methalox launch vehicle to achieve #orbit.
A range of methalox #rockets, including #SpaceX’s #Starship, the #ULA #Vulcan, #BlueOrigin’s #NewGlenn, #RocketLab’s #Neutron and #TerranR from #RelativitySpace, are at various stages of development and testing. https://spacenews.com/chinas-landspace-set-for-second-methalox-rocket-launch/

#Forbes 📆 Jun 23, 2023 "#Amazon says half of the 3,236 #satellites 🛰️ will be up above us by 📆 2026" - but who will #launch 🚀 them ? 🤔 https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidphelan/2023/06/23/project-kuiper-how-amazon-will-drape-the-world-in-satellites/

• #BlueOrigin / #NewGlenn : no news / tests yet
• #Ariane 6 is years late (again)
• #ULA's #Vulcan is late, dependent on #BE4 engines

#ULA's #Vulcan rocket is likely at least a year ⏳🥱💤 away from becoming #operational. ULA aimed to launch the first Vulcan rocket in 📆 2019 when the company announced the program in 📆2015.https://arstechnica.com/space/2023/06/ula-shipping-vulcan-upper-stage-back-to-factory-for-more-work/

New big rocket is a taur :3c

https://arstechnica.com/space/2023/06/vulcan-rocket-completes-critical-test-but-launch-slipping-toward-end-of-2023/

#ULA #VulcanCentaur #rocket #taur

ULA’s penultimate Delta IV Heavy launches NROL-68 mission
https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2023/06/delta-iv-heavy-nrol-68/

United Launch Alliance’s penultimate Delta IV Heavy rocket took flight on the NROL-68 mission Thursday,… The post ULA’s penultimate Delta IV Heavy launches NROL-68 mission appeared first on NASASpaceFlight.com .
#Featured #Uncrewed #Cape_Canaveral #Delta_IV #Delta_IV_Heavy #ELINT #NRO #NROL #NSSL #SLC37B #Space_Force #ULA

Heute bleibt ULa wegen der Fete de la Musique geschlossen. In Berlin ist das ein halber Feiertag, dagegen sieht z.B. der 3.Oktober aus wie eine interne Veranstaltung des Clubs der toten Politiker. Auf fetedelamusique.de findet man das "offizielke" Programm mit über 600 Veranstaltungen.

Viel Spaß!

#ula #umsonstladen #TUB

ULA’s penultimate Delta IV Heavy to launch with NROL-68 mission
https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2023/06/delta-iv-heavy-nrol-68/

United Launch Alliance’s penultimate Delta IV Heavy rocket will take flight on the NROL-68 mission… The post ULA’s penultimate Delta IV Heavy to launch with NROL-68 mission appeared first on NASASpaceFlight.com .
#Featured #Uncrewed #Cape_Canaveral #Delta_IV #Delta_IV_Heavy #ELINT #NRO #NROL #NSSL #SLC37B #Space_Force #ULA