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As the sun rose over Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on May 4th, a momentous procession unfolded. A towering United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket, crowned with Boeing's highly anticipated Starliner spacecraft, commenced its rollout to the launch pad. This choreographed dance marked a pivotal step in a long-awaited mission – the inaugural crewed flight of the Starliner capsule to the International Space Station (ISS). Amidst the excitement, a palpable sense of nostalgia permeated the air. The last time human spacefarers departed from the hallowed grounds of Cape Canaveral was over five decades ago, during the Apollo 7 mission in 1968. Furthermore, no astronaut has embarked upon a journey atop an Atlas rocket since Gordon Cooper's pioneering Mercury-Atlas 9 flight in 1963. As St...

In a significant milestone for space exploration, United Launch Alliance (ULA) successfully launched its brand-new Vulcan Centaur rocket on its inaugural flight to the moon. This mission, named Cert-1, marks the first time an American spacecraft will venture to the lunar surface in over 50 years. On January 8, 2024, at 2:18 a.m. EST, the Vulcan Centaur rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Powered by two solid rocket boosters (SRBs) and two Blue Origin-built BE-4 first-stage engines, the rocket soared into the sky with nearly 2 million pounds of thrust. The 202-foot-tall rocket, accompanied by Pittsburgh-based company Astrobotic's Peregrine moon lander, embarked on its journey to the moon. Astrobotic's Peregrine lander is a robotic spacecraft carrying ...

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Boeing’s Starliner Poised for Historic Crewed Launch

ULA Vulcan Rocket Mission: Exploring the Moon’s Surface