ULA's Rocketship is fast approaching its final destination at Vandenberg Space Force Base! The ship will unload three booster cores for a Delta IV Heavy.
Don’t forget the second stage!!
Wasn't sure if it was onboard. Only seen the three cores :S
In the very front along with the fairings.
ULA's Rocketship has arrived in California! The vessel is docked at the Port Hueneme, east of Vandenberg SFB.
Presented by Col. Melone at today's [September 7] SPRSA meeting.
Yep. "circa" is a good word to use.Anybody know who this is?
Quote from: Newton_V on 09/08/2021 12:37 amYep. "circa" is a good word to use.Anybody know who this is?Ike, addressing American paratroopers and/or "glidertroopers" before D-Day?
...Anybody know who this is?
Quote from: Newton_V on 09/08/2021 12:37 am...Anybody know who this is?Brigadier General Anthony C. McAuliffe, Artillery Commander of the 101st Airborne Division, gives last-minute instructions before takeoff during the invasion of Holland. 72th Troop Carrier Squadron. Photo from USAA Magazine January/February 2002.
Quote from: joek on 09/08/2021 01:19 amQuote from: Newton_V on 09/08/2021 12:37 am...Anybody know who this is?Brigadier General Anthony C. McAuliffe, Artillery Commander of the 101st Airborne Division, gives last-minute instructions before takeoff during the invasion of Holland. 72th Troop Carrier Squadron. Photo from USAA Magazine January/February 2002.Question: why is a picture of a WW2 general featured in a thread about NROL-91?
Quote from: woods170 on 09/08/2021 09:32 amQuote from: joek on 09/08/2021 01:19 amQuote from: Newton_V on 09/08/2021 12:37 am...Anybody know who this is?Brigadier General Anthony C. McAuliffe, Artillery Commander of the 101st Airborne Division, gives last-minute instructions before takeoff during the invasion of Holland. 72th Troop Carrier Squadron. Photo from USAA Magazine January/February 2002.Question: why is a picture of a WW2 general featured in a thread about NROL-91?Newton_V foreshadowing a launch patch theme?
Did the NRO decide to set the launch date for the NROL-91 at the beginning of next August because they felt that scheduling the launch for the middle of 2022 could free up the NRO budget for NRO launches involving the Falcon and Minotaur?
Any new news? August is approaching fast.
Still on track for a summer launch.
Quote from: Newton_V on 07/01/2022 03:43 amStill on track for a summer launch.Still true after the Minotaur II+ explosion?
Firefly gears up for second Alpha launch [dated Jul. 17]Quote from: SpaceNewsFirefly Aerospace is preparing for the second launch of its Alpha rocket in late August or early September, hoping that a successful mission can enable a “step change” in activity for the company.<snip>Schumacher said [Firefly] will have to work around a few government launches scheduled, such as a Delta 4 Heavy launch of a National Reconnaissance Office payload. “If they don’t move, we’ll probably be looking at a launch in the first or second week of September,” he said. “If those government launches are delayed for any reason, we might be able to sneak into the last week of August.”
Firefly Aerospace is preparing for the second launch of its Alpha rocket in late August or early September, hoping that a successful mission can enable a “step change” in activity for the company.<snip>Schumacher said [Firefly] will have to work around a few government launches scheduled, such as a Delta 4 Heavy launch of a National Reconnaissance Office payload. “If they don’t move, we’ll probably be looking at a launch in the first or second week of September,” he said. “If those government launches are delayed for any reason, we might be able to sneak into the last week of August.”
NROL-91 launch scheduled in late August? I presume the Delta IV Heavy has been stacked for some time?Would the Alpha launch overfly SLC-6?Or do the Alpha WDR and/or Static Fire pose a potential threat to NROL-91?Or is it the reverse? The DIVH WDR poses a potential threat to Alpha and SLC-2W?And, what are the other launches?Quote from: Yiosie on 07/18/2022 01:10 amFirefly gears up for second Alpha launch [dated Jul. 17]Quote from: SpaceNewsFirefly Aerospace is preparing for the second launch of its Alpha rocket in late August or early September, hoping that a successful mission can enable a “step change” in activity for the company.<snip>Schumacher said [Firefly] will have to work around a few government launches scheduled, such as a Delta 4 Heavy launch of a National Reconnaissance Office payload. “If they don’t move, we’ll probably be looking at a launch in the first or second week of September,” he said. “If those government launches are delayed for any reason, we might be able to sneak into the last week of August.”
The SLC-2W launch site for the Firefly Alpha is far north of the SLC-6 launch site, and the Firefly Alpha is designed to carry out flight trajectories to the west, unlike the Delta IV Heavy being used to launch payloads into polar orbit. Therefore, the Firefly Alpha can't overfly SLC-6.
