ULA launches 90th Atlas V rocket and 261st Centaur 2nd stage flight at 5:19 AM EDT (10:19 UTC) Dec. 7th 2021 with STP-3 mission.
With 80% favorable weather for a launch and building thick ground fog starting to develop over the SLC-41 launch pad the most powerful of all the Atlas V family of rockets screamed off the pad with 2.6 million pounds of thrust and weighing over 1,295,695 pounds (587,717 kg) fully fueled at liftoff. Internally ULA has Read More
EL AL Israel Airlines is the official airline of the Miss Universe 2021 competition taking place in Eilat, Israel
…for the first time El Al's flight attendant Manalush Grazemach alongside a plane branded especially in honor of the competition Hundreds of delegations and representatives including those from the United States and from dozens of countries around the world will arrive on EL AL's aircraft in preparation for the exciting event, on December 12 EL Read More
ENAIRE announces 90 openings for air traffic controllers
The current forecasts for air traffic growth in coming years confirm the recovery of the aviation sector in the wake of the crisis caused by COVID-19.In this growth scenario, ENAIRE has resumed its plan to hire new air traffic controllers, in keeping with its pre-pandemic preparations. The Official State Gazette (BOE) published a call for Read More
ULA Atlas V STP-3 Mission Progressing Toward Launch Dec. 7
Everything continues to progress towards the ULA Atlas V launch carrying the Space Test Program-3 (STP-3) mission for the U.S. Space Force. The mission is planned to lift off on Tues., Dec. 7 at 4:04 a.m. EST from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Today’s forecast shows an 80 percent chance of favorable weather conditions Read More
Webb fuelled for launch
The James Webb Space Telescope was fuelled inside the payload preparation facility at Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana ahead of its launch on Ariane 5. Webb’s thrusters will use this propellant to make critical course-corrections after separation from Ariane 5, to maintain its prescribed orbit about one and a half million kilometres from Earth, and to Read More
United Launch Alliance STP-3 Mission Scrubbed
The launch of a United Launch Alliance Atlas V 551 rocket carrying the Space Test Program-3 (STP-3) mission for the U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) has been scrubbed. The team repaired the ground storage system but will require additional time to verify the sample integrity of the fuel prior to tanking operations. Launch Read More
United Launch Alliance STP-3 Mission Scrubbed
The launch of a United Launch Alliance Atlas V 551 rocket carrying the Space Test Program-3 (STP-3) mission for the U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) has been scrubbed. During initial operations, a leak was discovered in the Rocket Propellant-1 (RP-1) ground storage system. Launch is now scheduled for Mon., Dec. 6 at 4:04 Read More
First Look ULA Atlas V 551 STP-3 SLC-41 Pad Photos
ULA calls the Atlas V 551 "The Beast" producing more than two and a half million pounds of thrust at liftoff! This rocket is the most powerful in the Atlas V fleet. In its 15 years of service, the 551 has launched groundbreaking missions for our nation including historic science missions like New Horizons, the Read More
NASA’s Next Laser Communications Mission – with video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTWHDMTSrGs We’re taking a step toward the next era of space communications with the launch of the Laser Communications Relay Demonstration, or LCRD, on Sunday, Dec. 5. LCRD is set to launch as part of the United States Space Force Space Systems Command’s Space Test Program 3 (STP-3) mission. STP-3 will launch on a Read More
Earth from Space: White Nile, Sudan
A part of the White Nile state in Sudan is featured in this false-colour image captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission. Click on the image below to explore it in its full 10 m resolution. White Nile is one of the 18 states of Sudan. Covering an area of around 40 000 sq km, the Read More