by David Todd | Feb 7, 2019 | commercial launch services, exploration, Launches, NASA
The United Launch Alliance (ULA) celebrated the win in a competitive bidding situation of a NASA contract to launch the LUCY mission – a “Discovery-class” mission to the Trojan asteroids. The launch is to use an Atlas V 401 launch vehicle. The...
by David Todd | Jan 21, 2019 | Launches, Military space, Seradata News
After suffering a delay for a month while a small hydrogen leak was repaired, a United Launch Alliance (ULA)-operated Delta IV Heavy rocket successfully lifted off from the Vandenberg launch site. Lifting off at 1910 GMT on 19 January 2019, the rocket placed a mystery...
by David Todd | Dec 13, 2018 | History, Seradata News
While this column has liked to make fun of the German accent, Germans are also famous for putting the verb at the end of their sentences – just like the Star Wars’ Yoda character. As such, Seradata could not resist putting this factor into its e-Christmas card this...
by David Todd | Oct 22, 2018 | Launches, Military space, Satellites, Seradata News
While the US Congress or the Russians themselves may not like it, a Russian RD-180 engine was used to successfully launch a US military communications satellite at 0415 GMT on 17 October. The 6,168 kg Advanced Extremely High Frequency satellite No. 4, (AEHF 4)...
by David Todd | Oct 15, 2018 | commercial launch services, Launches, Military space, Seradata News
A bit like the NASA commercial crew effort, the US Air Force has announced that it is to part fund three companies’ development of new launch vehicles, with a view to signing up two of them (or an outsider) for a full series of launch contracts. The three firms...
