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United Launch Alliance to Launch NASA's Parker Solar Probe

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星期二, 八月 7, 2018
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CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, Fla., Aug. 7, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta IV Heavy rocket is in final preparations to launch NASA's Parker Solar Probe from Space Launch Complex-37 on Aug. 11.

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  • CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, Fla., Aug. 7, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta IV Heavy rocket is in final preparations to launch NASA's Parker Solar Probe from Space Launch Complex-37 on Aug. 11.
  • After launch, the spacecraft will orbit directly through the solar atmosphere the corona closer to the surface than any human-made object has ever gone.
  • "ULA is honored to launch the one-of-a-kind Parker Solar Probe," said Tory Bruno, ULA president and CEO.
  • With more than a century of combined heritage, United Launch Alliance is the nation's most experienced and reliable launch service provider.

ULA and Ball Aerospace Celebrate 10th Anniversary of STEM Program with Student Rocket Launch

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星期二, 七月 10, 2018
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CENTENNIAL and BOULDER, Colo., July 9, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --United Launch Alliance (ULA) and Ball Aerospace will celebrate the 10th anniversary of hands-on STEM education with a rocket launch over southeastern Colorado.

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  • CENTENNIAL and BOULDER, Colo., July 9, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --United Launch Alliance (ULA) and Ball Aerospace will celebrate the 10th anniversary of hands-on STEM education with a rocket launch over southeastern Colorado.
  • ULA and Ball interns volunteer to participate in the program in addition to their "day jobs" at the aerospace companies.
  • "Ball's BIRST program and the ULA rocket launch offer our interns a unique real-world opportunity to collaborate with mentors to bring a design idea from concept to launch," said Rob Strain, president of Ball Aerospace.
  • Ball Aerospace interns recently completed a Design Review for their payloads, presenting their plans to volunteer mentors, executives and the ULA rocket team.

NASA Invites Media to View Launch of Mission to "Touch" Sun

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星期一, 七月 2, 2018
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The spacecraft will launch on a United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy rocket from Space Launch Complex 37 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (CCAFS) in Florida.

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  • The spacecraft will launch on a United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy rocket from Space Launch Complex 37 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (CCAFS) in Florida.
  • Media prelaunch and launch activities will take place at CCAFS and NASA's neighboring Kennedy Space Center.
  • United Launch Alliance of Centennial, Colorado, is the provider of the Delta IV launch service for Parker Solar Probe.
  • NASA's Launch Services Program , based at Kennedy, is responsible for launch service acquisition, integration, analysis and launch management.