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Atlas V’s RD-180 Shut Down Early on NASA Cargo Launch
By 2016.03.24 0 Comments Read More →

Atlas V’s RD-180 Shut Down Early on NASA Cargo Launch

For anyone who was paying extraordinarily close attention to the ULA/Orbital ATK launch of an Atlas V rocket to the International Space Station on Tuesday night, a slight discrepancy in the timing of first stage main engine cutoff might have been noticeable. And if you caught that, then a burn of the Centaur upper stage’s […]

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InSight Mission to Mars Re-Scheduled for 2018 Launch
By 2016.03.09 0 Comments Read More →

InSight Mission to Mars Re-Scheduled for 2018 Launch

Surviving the threat of cancellation following discovery of significant problems with one of its main instruments, NASA’s InSight Mars mission, which had been scheduled to launch this month, has new life, and a new launch date. NASA Press Release: NASA Targets May 2018 Launch of Mars InSight Mission NASA’s Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy […]

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