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Atlas V sends classified NROL-79 payload to space
This article was written by Derek Richardson for SpaceFlight Insider, and is reprinted here with permission.
A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket roared out of Vandenberg Air Force Base in California with a classified payload for the National Reconnaissance Office. The NROL-79 mission lifted off at 9:49 a.m. PST (12:49 p.m. EST / 17:49 GMT) March 1, 2017, from Space Launch Complex 3E.
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Rebirth: Launch Complex 39A Begins New Life with SpaceX CRS-10 Launch
This article was written by Bart Leahy for SpaceFlight Insider, and is reprinted here with permission.
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — Launch Complex 39A began its third career after serving as the site for historic Apollo and Space Shuttle launches. Today it welcomed its first commercial launch, with SpaceX sending Cargo Resupply Service (CRS) 10 aboard the Dragon spacecraft perched atop the ‘Full Thrust’ Falcon 9. [Read more…]
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