United Launch Alliance | Bill Housley

The Landing of The Falcon and the Launching of Humanity

• April 13, 2016 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Current Events, General, Human Space Flight, In The News, space, Technology
Tags: Atlas V, Bigelow Aerospace, Bigelow Expandable Activity Module, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Space Launch Complex 40, Dragon (spacecraft), International Space Station, NASA, SpaceX, United Launch Alliance

The Privatizing of Human Spaceflight

• January 23, 2016 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Commercial Space, General, Human Space Flight, In The News
Tags: Astronaut, Atlas V, Barack Obama, Blue Origin, Commercial Crew Development, Delta IV, Dulles, Earth, Elon Musk, Europa Orbiter, Falcon 9, Falcon Heavy, International Space Station, John McCain, NASA, Obama administration, Orion (spacecraft), RD-180, Richard Shelby, Space Launch System, SpaceX, United Launch Alliance, United States, United States Air Force, United States Congress, Virginia

How Worms Turn Part 2: John McCain vs Alabama

• December 20, 2015 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Current Events, Economics, General, In The News, Politics, space, Technology
Tags: Barack Obama, Defence policy, John McCain, RD-180, Richard Shelby, SpaceX, United Launch Alliance, United States Senate Committee on Armed Services, Vladimir Putin

Centaur Cubed

• November 24, 2015 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Commercial Space, General, space, Technology, Uncategorized
Tags: Atlas V, CubeSat, List of CubeSats, United Launch Alliance

How Worms Turn

• November 20, 2015 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Commercial Space, General, Politics, space
Tags: Atlas V, Boeing, Delta IV, Elon Musk, Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle, Falcon 9, Global Positioning System, SpaceX, United Launch Alliance, United States Air Force

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Space.com Top Stories

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Space Force Talk Drawing Attention to the Need for International Norms August 19, 2018
The announcement by Vice President Mike Pence last week that the Pentagon will stand up a Space Force suddenly has drawn attention to the issue of international space security.
This NASA Video of the Moon's Lunar Landmarks Is Simply Amazing August 19, 2018
A new NASA video tour of the moon captures breathtaking views of the lunar surface.
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On Aug. 19, 1997, the Philippines launched its own satellite for the first time. See how it happened in our On This Day in Space video series.
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Photo Tour: Inside Boeing's CST-100 Starliner Spaceship Hangar August 18, 2018
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Water on Mars: Exploration & Evidence August 17, 2018
Mars has water trapped in the polar ice caps. More water may lie just beneath the surface. A new study suggests that water also flows on the surface.
NASA Solar Probe Hits 1st Deep-Space Milestones On Its Way to the Sun August 17, 2018
The Parker Solar Probe, which launched early Sunday morning (Aug. 12) from Florida's Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, is notching flight milestones according to plan, NASA officials said today (Aug. 17).
Here's the 1st 'Star Wars Resistance' Trailer! (And Its Release Date) August 17, 2018
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The Most Amazing Space Photos This Week! August 17, 2018
Here are our picks for the most amazing space photos of the week.
New NASA Images Show California's Largest Wildfire from Space. Canadian Blazes, Too August 17, 2018
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The Hubble Space Telescope has been at work for almost three decades, but it's still learning new skills — like how to squeeze an incredible 15,000 galaxies into a single image.
Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico to Get a $5.8 Million Antenna Upgrade August 17, 2018
Puerto Rico's Arecibo Observatory, the second-largest radio telescope in the world, is about to get a major upgrade.
Rocket On! These Cool Student Experiments Just Launched to Space August 17, 2018
Dozens of students got to see their experiments travel from school to space. A sounding rocket soared from a NASA rocket facility in Virginia Tuesday (Aug. 14), carrying several student experiments under the RockSat-X program.
NASA's Opportunity Rover on Mars Still Silent 2 Months into Epic Dust Storm August 17, 2018
Opportunity has been silent since June 10, when a monster Red Planet dust storm began blocking sunlight from reaching the solar-powered rover. But Opportunity's handlers still hope to get a ping once the dust has cleared.
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Aside from balloons and making our voice squeaky, what use is helium?
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The Hubble Space Telescope has been at work for almost three decades, but it's still learning new skills — like how to squeeze an incredible 15,000 galaxies into a single image.
'Foreign Object' on Mars Spotted by Curiosity Rover Is Just a Rock August 18, 2018
Curiosity photographed an odd, flat object that mission team members initially thought might have fallen off the car-size robot. But the "debris" turned out to be a Red Planet rock.
Amazing Images: The Best Science Photos of the Week August 18, 2018
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Here are the most interesting, amazing and unusual things that happened in the world of science this week. A recap of Live Science's best.
Man Who Slapped Hippo's Butt at LA Zoo Is Still at Large August 18, 2018
An unidentified man got dangerously hands-on with the hippos at the LA Zoo.
New NASA Images Show California's Largest Wildfire from Space. Canadian Blazes, Too August 18, 2018
The Mendocino Complex Fire, the largest blaze in California's history, releases clouds of smoke in new photos from NASA, and fires blazing over Canada are visible from a million miles away in space.
Colorectal Cancer Screening: Guidelines, Options and Risks August 17, 2018
Colorectal cancer is preventable. Here are the types of colorectal cancer screenings and when you should get tested.
More Than 70 People Overdosed in a Connecticut Park August 17, 2018
Several dozen people overdosed within hours of one another at a park in Connecticut today (Aug. 15), according to news reports.
A Field Covered in Dead, Headless Reindeer and Poop Is Teaching Us About the Circle of Life August 17, 2018
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Stunning NASA Image Lets You Watch the Sun Explode in Real Time August 17, 2018
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Flu Shot Facts & Side Effects (Updated for 2018-2019) August 17, 2018
The seasonal flu shot is a yearly vaccine administered to protect against the flu, or influenza. In the United States, flu shots are recommended for everyone ages 6 months and older.
Egyptian Papyrus Reveals Rare Details of Ancient Medical Practices August 17, 2018
New translations of ancient medical texts detail Egyptians' scientific and medical knowledge.
This Week's Strangest Science News August 17, 2018
Ready to get weird? Here are some of the strangest stories on Live Science this week.
The Chipotle Outbreak That Sickened Nearly 650 People Was Caused by This Bacteria August 17, 2018
The source of the outbreak that sickened nearly 650 people at a Chipotle in Ohio last month has been identified.
Eating Some Carbs, But Not Too Many, Could Help You Live Longer, Study Suggests August 17, 2018
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Facts About Megalodon: The Long-Gone Shark August 16, 2018
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This 1491 Map May Have Influenced Christopher Columbus August 16, 2018
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Huge Tsunamis May Have Ravaged Ancient Mars May 25, 2016
When Mars was a wet world, did its oceans experience powerful tsunamis spawned by meteorite impacts?
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Supermassive black holes occupy all known galaxies, but astronomers have little idea how they formed. Now space telescopes have found a clue.
Mystery Plumes: Did the Sun Bruise Mars? May 24, 2016
Strange plumes have been spotted high in the Martian atmosphere that have, so far, defied explanation. Now scientists think space weather is to blame.
NASA Probe Tracks Object in Solar System's Badlands May 23, 2016
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Solar Superflares Set Stage for Life on Earth May 23, 2016
Earth could have grown warm enough for liquid water as far back as 4 billion years ago thanks to massive and frequent solar flares.
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Mars reaches opposition this weekend, making Saturday and Sunday (May 21 and 22) an opportune time to see the Red Planet with your own eyes.
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DNews: Meet a Black Hole 17 Billion Times the Sun's Mass May 20, 2016
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LHC Opens the Quantum Physics Floodgates May 20, 2016
As it restarts its mission to discover weird and exotic things about our universe, the Large Hadron Collider is about to become a firehose of quantum data.

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A Russian satellite has been getting closer to Earth without a clear reason and US officials are concerned that it could be a space weapon
Doctors will grow human tissue on the International Space Station August 15, 2018
Liver tissue and muscle fibre are going to be grown on the ISS, to see if we can one day grow human organs in space
Weird circles in the sky may be signs of a universe before ours August 15, 2018
A theory suggesting that the universe is constantly reborn could be proved right by ‘Hawking points’ – signs of evaporated black holes from a time before the big bang

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