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A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta IV Heavy rocket and its U.S. national security payload are vertically integrated atop their launch pad for the upcoming NROL-68 mission in service to the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) and support from the...
By Tory BrunoOrbital debris has become something that we must urgently deal with. It is not tomorrow’s problem. It is today’s issue. Fortunately, it’s not entirely new ground (no pun intended). It does not require a fundamentally new approach....
United Launch Alliance (ULA) is preparing for the Flight Readiness Firing (FRF) of the Vulcan rocket as a validation of the fully integrated vehicle at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida.
FRF demonstrates the day of launch timelines and procedures,...
By Tory Bruno
It’s hard to go anywhere without hearing about the new threat of hypersonic missiles. China and Russia have them, the United States does not! Even the news has been breathlessly announcing that “Russia used hypersonic missiles against...
By Tory Bruno
STEM directly affects the quality of our everyday lives, enabling us to work more effectively, giving us the time to pursue the things that enrich our existence and even extending our very life spans. This alone would...
By Tory Bruno
Once upon a time, Space was a peaceful and unchallenged high ground. While weapons might travel through space when transiting from one place on Earth to another, the space domain itself was without weapons and generally without...
The second Interim Cryogenic Propulsion Stage (ICPS), derived from the United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta IV Heavy rocket, is beginning pre-flight testing and preparations to help launch four pioneering astronauts on NASA's Artemis II mission around the Moon.
ICPS serves as the...
Completing the next phase of testing in preparation for the inaugural Vulcan rocket flight, the United Launch Alliance (ULA) team accomplished tanking demonstrations at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. The pathfinder tests filled the Vulcan first stage and Centaur...
By Tory Bruno
I am going to share with you some of the little-known techniques and implications of rocket architectural design. Why big rockets sometimes do less. Why little rockets sometimes cost more. And why every rocket has its very...
The first United Launch Alliance (ULA) Vulcan rocket is atop its Cape Canaveral launch pad for the next phase of qualification testing in preparation for the inaugural flight.
Over the next several days, ULA engineers and technicians will put the...
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