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2 days ago · Comparison of orbital launcher families. A Saturn V rocket, one of the most powerful operational launch vehicles to date. This article compares different orbital launcher families (launchers which are significantly different from other members of the same 'family' have separate entries). The article is organized into two tables: the first ...
5 days ago · The Delta II rocket was chosen due to its successful launch history, which includes launches of the Spirit and Opportunity Mars Exploration Rovers in 2003 and Mars Pathfinder in 1996. A noctilucent cloud was created by the exhaust gas from the Delta II 7925 rocket used to launch Phoenix.
- 350 kg (770 lb)
- August 4, 2007 09:26 UTC, (16 years, 2 months and 9 days ago)
- 670 kg (1,477 lb.)
- Delta II 7925
2 days ago · In 2014, ULA began development of the Vulcan Centaur rocket as a successor to the Atlas V and Delta IV, with an initial flight planned for 2019. After multiple delays, the maiden flight took place on 8 January 2024 with the initial mission launching Astrobotic Technology's Peregrine lunar lander.
Situational awareness in Geostationary Orbit has been identified as a criticality by the U.S. Department of Defense to identify and monitor potential threats to U.S. space assets. The first two GSSAP Satellites were launched on July 28, 2014 atop a Delta IV M+ (4,2) rocket, entering an operational orbit near Geostationary Orbit, drifting above ...
5 days ago · Transitioning into JPSS, NASA and NOAA managed to remain on budget and schedule for the launch of JPSS-1 in 2017 atop a Delta II rocket and JPSS-2 in 2022 in order to minimize any potential loss of continuity of data in the afternoon orbit segment.
5 days ago · A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Florida to deliver another 23 Starlink satellites to low Earth orbit on May 6, 2024. Image: SpaceX. SpaceX launched the first of two Starlink missions from...
2 days ago · The Astroparticle Physics Laboratory conducts research in cosmic ray and gamma ray high-energy astrophysics. Researchers investigate high-energy phenomena in the universe in terms of unified theories of fundamental interactions. The Laboratory conducts a broad range of space-based scientific studies of the origin, nature, and effect of cosmic rays.
