Tag: 2014

  • 2014’s launch tally highest in two decades

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    The United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket flew nine times in 2014, more than any other U.S. launcher. Six of the missions flew from Cape Canaveral, which was the starting point for 16 space launches in 2014, tied for the highest number of launches there since 2003. Credit: ULA There were more successful space launches…

  • ULA year in review

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    CAPE CANAVERAL — A record number of Atlas 5 launches, the return of Delta 2 and a Delta 4-Heavy at the dawn of a new space exploration era highlighted 2014 for United Launch Alliance. The company performed 14 missions this year from Cape Canaveral in Florida and Vandenberg Air Force Base in California using nine…