Tag: LRR
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Atlas 5 rocket cleared to launch NASA probe to Asteroid Bennu
An Atlas 5-411 will launch OSIRIS-REx. Credit: United Launch Alliance CAPE CANAVERAL — Mission leaders Tuesday gave approval for rollout of the United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket to its pad on Wednesday morning, leading to liftoff Thursday evening of a NASA probe to rendezvous with an asteroid and bring a sample back to Earth.…
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Readiness confirmed for Thursday’s Atlas 5 cargo launch to space station
File photo of Atlas 5 on the pad. Credit: ULA CAPE CANAVERAL — Mission managers today granted approval to proceed with Wednesday’s rollout of the Atlas 5 rocket and Thursday’s launch to deliver the commercial Cygnus cargo ship into orbit to resupply the International Space Station. The Launch Readiness Review was conducted with senior officials…
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Atlas 5 rocket cleared for rollout to launch pad
CAPE CANAVERAL — Mission leaders Tuesday gave approval for rollout of the United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket on Wednesday morning, leading to liftoff Thursday night of the Magnetospheric Multiscale science project for NASA. “We have built four, large, identical, very sensitive, spinning spacecraft that we will fly in formation,” said Craig Tooley, the MMS…
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All systems ‘go’ for Delta 2 rocket launch of SMAP
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE — The SMAP observatory to map soil moisture distribution from 426 miles in space and its workhorse booster have been cleared for launch Thursday morning from California. The Launch Readiness Review occurred today to verify that SMAP and United Launch Alliance Delta 2 rocket are standing in perfect shape for blastoff…