by David Todd | Feb 21, 2019 | Seradata News
Under the Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) programme, the US Air Force has awarded two multi-launch contracts: one to ULA and one to SpaceX. The three-launch contract was awarded to the United Launch Alliance (ULA) is worth a total of US$442 million. The...
by David Todd | Feb 7, 2019 | commercial launch services, exploration, Launches, NASA
The United Launch Alliance (ULA) has won a NASA contract to launch the LUCY mission – a “Discovery-class” mission to the Trojan asteroids. Using an Atlas V 401 launch vehicle, the mission will launch in October 2021. Launch-related costs are set to total US$148.3...
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)...
