Military Space

Atlas 5 rocket boosts military comsat into space

A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket boosted a $1.7 billion military communications satellite into orbit Friday, the second in a planned constellation of advanced jam-resistant relay stations.
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Atlas 5 boosts military comsat into space

An Atlas 5 rocket boosted a powerful new communications satellite into space Friday evening, the first of five planned relay stations that will act like orbital cell phone towers for military personnel around the world. Read More...

Delta 4 boosts military comsat into space

An Air Force communications satellite that will be used in part to relay commands to unmanned drones was boosted into orbit Thursday by a United Launch Alliance Delta 4 rocket (UPDATED).
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Delta 4 rocket boosts upgraded GPS satellite into orbit

A United Launch Alliance Delta 4 rocket blasted off from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station early Saturday, boosting an upgraded Global Positioning System navigation satellite into orbit for the Air Force. Read More...

Missile warning satellite boosted into space

A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket successfully boosted a $1.3 billion missile early warning satellite into orbit Saturday after a picture-perfect liftoff from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. Read More...

Atlas 5 rocket takes off on secret mission

A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket blasted off from California's Vandenberg Air Force Base early Friday carrying a secret National Reconnaissance Office payload. Read More...

Musk unveils plans for low-cost heavy lift rocket

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk unveiled details of a new commercial heavy lift rocket Tuesday -- the Falcon Heavy -- that he said will deliver twice the cargo to orbit at one third the cost of competing rockets. Read More...

Air Force Delta 4 rocket lofts secret satellite into space

A United Launch Alliance medium-class Delta 4 rocket boosted a secret National Reconnaissance Office satellite into space Friday, capping a busy week on Florida's Space Coast. Read More...

Atlas 5 rocket carrying Air Force spaceplane takes off

A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket blasted off and boosted an unmanned Air Force spaceplane toward orbit Saturday to kick off a classified military mission. It was the second flight of an X-37B spacecraft. Read More...

United Launch Alliance Delta 4 rocket boosts secret spy satellite into space

A United Launch Alliance Delta 4-Heavy, the most powerful rocket ever launched from the West Coast, blasted off from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., Thursday on a classified mission to boost a spy satellite in orbit. Read More...