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2 days ago · The Cygnus Spacecraft is an unmanned cargo resupply spacecraft designed and operated by Orbital Sciences Corporation. The Cygnus program started as part of NASA’s Commercial Orbital Transportation Services Program (COTS) and enters the Commercial Resupply Services Program once completing its first demonstration flight.
5 days ago · The LADEE Spacecraft is launched atop a Minotaur V rocket operated by Orbital Sciences Corporation blasting off from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia. Minotaur V has never flown before, but the launcher builds on flight heritage of its individual components.
5 days ago · Comparison of orbital launcher families. A Saturn V rocket, one of the most powerful operational launch vehicles to date. This article compares different orbital launcher families (launchers which are significantly different from other members of the same 'family' have separate entries).
3 days ago · Established in 1941, it serves as a space launch base primarily for spacecraft from the Western Range and conducts missile testing. The base is controlled by Space Launch Delta 30 of the United States Space Force.
21 hours ago · In preparation for the safe deorbit of the International Space Station after 2030, NASA has selected SpaceX to build and deliver the U.S. Deorbit Vehicle. The single-award contract, valued at $843 million, is widely regarded as critical to ensure the safe and controlled deorbiting of the decades-old laboratory, minimizing risks to populated areas.
3 days ago · Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS), an installation of the United States Space Force's Space Launch Delta 45, is located on Cape Canaveral in Brevard County, Florida.