The Atlas family of rockets have been a mainstay of America’s space program since the dawn of the Space Age, when unused SM-65 Atlas intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) were refurbished ...

USSF-51 is a landmark mission: It was the last national security space launch (NSSL) for a member of the Atlas rocket family, which has been flying since 1957. — Mike Wall Read more ...

United Launch Alliance (ULA) will soon close out production of its Atlas V rocket, completing a stock of 15 boosters set to fly on contracted missions. With ULA’s future focus on the Vulcan rocket, ...

A 60-year-old tribute to America's first human spaceflight program is standing up to the test of time, but what about the ...

The first launch of the replacement for ULA’s Atlas and Delta family of rockets occurred back on Jan. 8 on the first of two ...

In a feat that can only be described as legendary, and after many months and a catastrophic setback, Polaris Spaceplanes has ...

In addition to its debut with Centaur, the RL-10 has also flown on the upper stage of the Saturn I and the Delta rocket family. The current version, the RL-10C, currently flies on the Atlas V and ...

The California weather cleared shortly before lift-off to enable everyone to see Landsat-9's Atlas rocket leave the pad What is arguably the world's most important satellite has launched to orbit ...

The AFP is capable of traveling laterally up to 98 feet (30 meters) making it fully capable of laying the largest pieces – the 91 ft (28 m) long interstage and fairing of the Neutron rocket.

Launch Recap: Scroll down for live updates from the July 30 launch of Atlas V from Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 41. It was good morning for a launch! At 6:45 a.m. EDT Tuesday, a United Launch ...

NASA confirmed Tuesday its sun-observing spacecraft captured the moment when the comet Atlas broke into chunks this week as ...