USSF certifies ULA Vulcan for NSSL missions – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2025-03-26 00:00 U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command’s (SSC) Assured Access to Space organization has announced the certification of United Launch Alliance’s (ULA) Vulcan launch system for National Security ...

H3 reaches orbit on second launch Original Publication Date: 2024-02-17 01:17 Japan's H3 rocket successfully reaches orbit on its second launch Feb. 16. The H3 rocket lifted off from the Tanegashima Space Center at 7:22 p.m. Eastern. On the vehicle’s inaugural launch in March 2023, that engine ...

Astrobotic confirms Peregrine reentry plans Original Publication Date: 2024-01-18 02:34 Astrobotic confirms Peregrine lunar lander will reenter over South Pacific on Jan. 18. Company says it had to perform two-step process to put spacecraft on that reentry trajectory. Peregrine launched Jan. 8 ...

SpaceX Falcon Heavy launches first U.S. national security mission Original Publication Date: 2022-11-01 15:01 USSF-44 was SpaceX’s 50th launch of 2022. USSF-44 was a direct-to-geostationary orbit launch. It carried two Space Force satellites and small rideshare payloads. Both side boosters ...