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NASA to Host a Pair of Briefings for Starliner Crew Flight

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Tuesday, April 16, 2024
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WASHINGTON, April 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- NASA will host two media opportunities on Thursday, April 25, in preparation for the agency's Boeing Crew Flight Test to the International Space Station.

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  • WASHINGTON, April 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- NASA will host two media opportunities on Thursday, April 25, in preparation for the agency's Boeing Crew Flight Test to the International Space Station.
  • As part of the agency's Commercial Crew Program, the mission is the first crewed flight for the Starliner spacecraft.
  • Following a successful crewed flight test, NASA will begin the final process of certifying Starliner and systems for crewed missions to the space station.
  • 1 p.m.: Crew arrival media event at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, with the following participants:
    Crew arrival will air live on NASA+ , NASA Television, the NASA app , YouTube , and the agency's website .

NASA Invites Media to First Astronaut Launch Aboard Boeing's Starliner

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Wednesday, February 21, 2024
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NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams will launch aboard Starliner on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket and dock at the orbiting laboratory, where they will stay for up to two weeks.

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  • NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams will launch aboard Starliner on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket and dock at the orbiting laboratory, where they will stay for up to two weeks.
  • Liftoff is currently targeted for mid-April 2024 from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
  • The mission will test the end-to-end capabilities of the Starliner system, including launch, docking, and return to Earth in the desert of the western United States.
  • Following a successful mission, NASA will begin the final process of certifying Starliner and systems for crewed missions to the space station.

United Launch Alliance Successfully Launches First Next Generation Vulcan Rocket

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Monday, January 8, 2024
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CAPE CANAVERAL SPACE FORCE STATION, Fla., Jan. 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- United Launch Alliance (ULA) marked the beginning of a new era of space capabilities with the successful launch of its next generation Vulcan rocket on Jan. 8 at 2:18 a.m. EST from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The Vulcan rocket provides industry leading capabilities to deliver any payload, at any time, to any orbit.

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  • CAPE CANAVERAL SPACE FORCE STATION, Fla., Jan. 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- United Launch Alliance (ULA) marked the beginning of a new era of space capabilities with the successful launch of its next generation Vulcan rocket on Jan. 8 at 2:18 a.m. EST from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
  • The Vulcan rocket provides industry leading capabilities to deliver any payload, at any time, to any orbit.
  • "Vulcan's inaugural launch ushers in a new, innovative capability to meet the ever-growing requirements of space launch," said Tory Bruno, ULA's president and CEO.
  • ULA has sold more than 70 Vulcan launches to date, including 38 missions for Amazon's Project Kuiper and multiple national security space launch missions as the part of the country's Phase 2 launch procurement.

United Launch Alliance's New Vulcan Rocket Begins Final Road to First Launch

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Monday, November 6, 2023
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CAPE CANAVERAL SPACE FORCE STATION, Fla., Nov. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The United Launch Alliance (ULA) new innovative Vulcan rocket is beginning final processing milestones in advance of the inaugural launch. The first certification mission (Cert-1) is planned to launch on Sunday, Dec. 24, from Space Launch Complex-41 (SLC-41) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. The Vulcan rocket will provide higher performance and greater affordability for ULA customers across national security, civil and commercial markets.

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  • ULA schedules inaugural launch for Dec. 24, 2023
    CAPE CANAVERAL SPACE FORCE STATION, Fla., Nov. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The United Launch Alliance (ULA) new innovative Vulcan rocket is beginning final processing milestones in advance of the inaugural launch.
  • The first certification mission (Cert-1) is planned to launch on Sunday, Dec. 24, from Space Launch Complex-41 (SLC-41) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida.
  • The Vulcan rocket will provide higher performance and greater affordability for ULA customers across national security, civil and commercial markets.
  • "This launch begins a new era for ULA and for the country," said Tory Bruno, ULA's president and CEO.

United Launch Alliance Successfully Launches First Mission in Partnership with Amazon

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Friday, October 6, 2023
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CAPE CANAVERAL SPACE FORCE STATION, Fla., Oct. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket carrying the Protoflight mission for Amazon's Project Kuiper lifted off on Oct. 6 at 2:06 p.m. EDT from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. To date, ULA has launched 158 times with 100 percent mission success. The Protoflight launch is the first mission in a broader commercial partnership between ULA and Amazon to launch the majority of the Project Kuiper constellation.

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  • CAPE CANAVERAL SPACE FORCE STATION, Fla., Oct. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket carrying the Protoflight mission for Amazon's Project Kuiper lifted off on Oct. 6 at 2:06 p.m. EDT from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
  • The Protoflight launch is the first mission in a broader commercial partnership between ULA and Amazon to launch the majority of the Project Kuiper constellation.
  • "We have worked diligently in partnership with the Project Kuiper team to launch this important mission that will help connect the world.
  • ULA's next launch is the inaugural Vulcan mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

United Launch Alliance Successfully Launches Joint National Security Mission

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Sunday, September 10, 2023
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CAPE CANAVERAL SPACE FORCE STATION, Fla., Sept. 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket carrying the SILENTBARKER/NROL-107 mission for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) and the United States Space Force's Space Systems Command (SSC) lifted off on Sept.10 at 8:47 a.m. EDT from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. To date, ULA has launched 157 times with 100 percent mission success.

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  • CAPE CANAVERAL SPACE FORCE STATION, Fla., Sept. 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket carrying the SILENTBARKER/NROL-107 mission for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) and the United States Space Force's Space Systems Command (SSC) lifted off on Sept.10 at 8:47 a.m. EDT from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
  • To date, ULA has launched 157 times with 100 percent mission success.
  • SILENTBARKER/NROL-107 was ULA's 98th launch for national security and was the final NRO launch aboard an Atlas V rocket as ULA transitions future missions to the next generation Vulcan rocket that will offer unprecedented flexibility in a single system with streamlined operations and greater affordability.
  • ULA's next launch is the Amazon Project Kuiper Protoflight mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida.

Tesseract Ventures Receives United States Air Force AFWERX Direct-to-Phase II SBIR Grant with Space Force

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Tuesday, April 18, 2023
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OVERLAND PARK, Kan., April 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Tesseract Ventures announced today that the company has been awarded a direct-to-Phase II Small Business Innovation (SBIR) grant by the Space Force through AFWERX.

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  • OVERLAND PARK, Kan., April 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Tesseract Ventures announced today that the company has been awarded a direct-to-Phase II Small Business Innovation (SBIR) grant by the Space Force through AFWERX.
  • The research proposal, submitted under the 23.4 SBIR cycle, has been approved for a $1,250,000 contract for research and development (R&D) at Space Launch Delta 45 at Patrick Space Force Base, FL, and at Cape Canaveral, FL.
  • Under this grant, Tesseract will further develop their Tesseract Smart Space, Prism hardware and Mosaic software to create a multi-dimensional common operating picture of the launch environment.
  • These tools will enable Space Force to accurately track machines, people and objects on the base, and create a clearer understanding of launch conditions through next generation data visualization.

Hundreds of Renesas’ Intersil-Brand Radiation-Hardened ICs Lift Off Onboard Artemis 1 Mission to the Moon

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Thursday, November 17, 2022
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The Intersil-brand ICs perform multiple functions, including power management and precision signal processing.

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  • The Intersil-brand ICs perform multiple functions, including power management and precision signal processing.
  • Artemis 1 is sending the test-mannequin populated Orion capsule to orbit the moon and deploy cubesats and other space experiments on a 42-day mission to test all the critical systems.
  • Artemis 2 (2024) will have a crew that will orbit the moon paving the way for Artemis 3 (2025), which will land the first woman and the first person of color on the moon.
  • Renesas Intersil-brand rad-hard ICs support subsystems for mission critical applications in data communications transfer, power supplies and power conditioning, general protection circuitry, and telemetry, tracking and control (TT&C).

United Launch Alliance Enables Advanced Weather Forecasting with Launch of Climate Monitoring Satellite for NOAA and NASA

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Thursday, November 10, 2022
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VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif., Nov. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket carrying the Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS)-2 mission for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and NASA's Low-Earth Orbit Flight Test of an Inflatable Decelerator (LOFTID) lifted off on Nov. 10 at 1:49 a.m. PST from Space Launch Complex-3 at Vandenberg Space Force Base. To date ULA has launched 155 times with 100 percent mission success.

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  • "We depend on accuracy and timeliness of weather prediction models for enhanced weather forecasting and climate observations.
  • Our ULA team is proud to launch the JPSS-2 mission that supports advanced forecasting of extreme weather and global climate monitoring," said Gary Wentz, ULA vice president of Government and Commercial Programs.
  • Successfully deploying these two payloads is a monumental achievement; thank you to our mission partners for their outstanding teamwork."
  • For more information on ULA, visit the ULA website at www.ulalaunch.com , or call the ULA Launch Hotline at 1-877-ULA-4321 (852-4321).

NASA Invites Media to Launch of Water-Monitoring Satellite

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Thursday, October 13, 2022
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NASA and SpaceX are targeting no earlier than Monday, Dec. 5, for launch of the Earth-facing satellite on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex-4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.

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  • NASA and SpaceX are targeting no earlier than Monday, Dec. 5, for launch of the Earth-facing satellite on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex-4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.
  • U.S. and international media interested in attending this launch must apply no later than 5 p.m. EDT on Thursday, Oct. 27.
  • Media accreditation requests should be submitted at:
    A copy of NASA's media accreditation policy is available online .
  • NASA's Launch Services Program at Kennedy is managing the launch.