Delta 4 Heavy

Orion assemblage on track for 2014 Launch

December 23, 2012

Want to stay on top of all the space news? Follow @universetoday on Twitter Image caption: Orion EFT-1 crew cabin construction ongoing inside the Structural Assembly Jig at the Operations and Checkout Building (O & C) at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC). This is the inaugural space-bound Orion vehicle due to blastoff from Florida in [...]

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1st Space-bound Orion Crew Capsule Unveiled at Kennedy

July 4, 2012

Image caption: Sen. Bill Nelson of Florida welcomes the newly arrived Orion crew capsule at a Kennedy Space Center unveiling ceremony on July 2, 2012 and proclaims Mars is NASA’s long term goal for human exploration. Credit: Ken Kremer NASA’s first space-bound Orion crew capsule was officially unveiled at a welcoming ceremony at the Kennedy [...]

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NROL-15 Spysat and Delta 4 Heavy – Cape Launch Photo Gallery

July 2, 2012

Image caption: An upgraded Delta 4 Heavy rocket and super secret spy satellite roar off pad 37 on June 29, 2012 from Cape Canaveral, Florida. Credit: Jeff Seibert/wired4space.com Here’s a launch photo gallery showing the blastoff of the NROL-15 top secret intelligence gathering satellite atop a mighty Delta 4 Heavy booster from colleagues with a [...]

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Stupendous ‘Spysat Sunrise’ at the Cape

July 1, 2012

Image caption: ‘Spysat Sunrise’ and Delta 4 Heavy booster at Cape Canaveral, Florida prior to successful June 29, 2012 blastoff from Pad 37 at 9:15 a.m. EDT. Credit: Ken Kremer Some lucky Florida Space Coast spectators were unexpectedly treated to a glorious “Spysat Sunrise” when the June 29 liftoff of the powerful Delta 4 Heavy [...]

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Super Secret Spy Satellite Soars Spectacularly to Space on Delta 4 Heavy Booster

June 29, 2012

Image caption: An upgraded Delta 4 Heavy rocket and super secret spy satellite roar off pad 37 on June 29, 2012 from Cape Canaveral, Florida. Credit: Ken Kremer A super secret spy satellite for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) soared spectacularly to space today (June 29) aboard a Delta 4 Heavy Booster – America’s most [...]

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