 
SpaceX Falcon 9 NASA COTS Demo 1 launch
CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, Fla.--SpaceX Falcon 9 NASA COTS Demo 1 carrying the Dragon spaceecraft launches Dec. 8, 2010, at 10:43 a.m. from Pad 40 here with range and safety support from the 45th Space Wing. "This is a true milestone mission, the first time a commercial company has launched and attempted reentry of a capsule," said Brig. Gen. Ed Wilson, 45th Space Wing commander. (Photo courtesy of Alan Walters, awaltersphoto.com)
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Posted: 12/8/2010
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45th SW Launches Delta IV-Heavy
The 45th Space Wing successfully launched a Delta IV-Heavy rocket carrying the NROL-32 classified payload for the National Reconaissaince Office Nov. 21 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.
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Posted: 11/22/2010
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History Article
Shuttle Endeavor launched Jan. 11, 1996, as part of the STS-72 "High Flyers" Mission. The primary objectives of the STS-72 mission launched in January 1996 were to: 1) retrieve the Japanese Space Flyer (JSF) spacecraft on Flight Day 3,
and 2) deploy and retrieve the Office of Aeronautics and Space Technology
(OAST) Flyer on Flight Day 4 and Flight Day 6 respectively.
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Posted: 11/19/2010
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Roadmap to Launch: Changing the way we do business
Roadmap to Launch, a campaign-focused initiative designed to increase efficiency in our launch preparations through a standard, repeatable Wing process, is changing the way we do business. All Air Force launches on the Eastern Range, including the Delta IV Heavy pictured above, will follow a streamlined process that will be faster and more
customer-friendly.
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Posted: 10/14/2010
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AEHF-1
The 45th Space Wing successfully launched
the first Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) satellite onboard an
Atlas V launch vehicle here today from launch pad 41 at 7:07 a.m.
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Posted: 8/14/2010
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Atlas V OTV launch
The X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle makes its first space flight aboard an Atlas V rocket April 22 from Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo/John Connell)
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Posted: 4/29/2010
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Atlas V Orbital Test Vehicle rollout
A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket with the Air Force’s Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV) rolls out to its Space Launch Complex-41 launch pad April 21. The OTV, also known as the X-37B, supports space experimentation, risk reduction, and concept of operations development for long duration and reusable space vehicle technologies.
(United Launch Alliance photo/Pat Corkery)
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Posted: 4/21/2010
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Atlas V Orbital Test Vehicle rollout
A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket with the Air Force’s Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV) rolls out to its Space Launch Complex-41 launch pad April 21. The OTV, also known as the X-37B, supports space experimentation, risk reduction, and concept of operations development for long duration and reusable space vehicle technologies.
(United Launch Alliance photo/Pat Corkery)
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Posted: 4/21/2010
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Delta IV mission assurance
Delta IV Mechanical Engineer 2nd Lt. Elizabeth-Ann Bupane of the 5th Space Launch Squadron performs mission assurance observations of a Delta IV booster prior to it moving to the launch pad. The Delta IV lifted off March 4 carrying the NASA/NOAA Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite P. (U.S. Air Force photo courtesy of Maj. Jeremy Geib)
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Posted: 3/12/2010
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Delta IV GOES P launches
A United Launch Alliance Delta IV rocket lifts off with the NASA/NOAA Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite P (GOES P) from Space Launch Complex-37 at 6:57 p.m. March 4. GOES P will provide NOAA and NASA scientists with data to support weather, solar and space operations, and will enable future science improvements in weather prediction and remote sensing. Additionally, GOES P will provide data on global climate changes and capability for search and rescue. (Boeing photo/Carleton Bailie)
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Posted: 3/5/2010
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Enhancing Military Communications
CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, Fla. (Dec. 5, 2009) -- A United Launch Alliance Delta IV rocket with the Air Force’s Wideband Global SATCOM-3 (WGS-3) satellite lifts off from its Space Launch Complex-37 launch pad at 8:47 p.m. EST today. WGS satellites are important elements of a new high-capacity satellite communications system providing enhanced communications capabilities to America’s troops in the field for the next decade and beyond. (United Launch Alliance photo by Pat Corkery)
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Posted: 12/10/2009
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Early morning liftoff
A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket launches at 1:55 a.m. EST Monday, Nov. 23, 2009 from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. The United Launch Alliance Atlas V lifted the Intelsat-14 commercial satellite, designed tol provide high-powered video and data services to customersthroughout the Americas, Europe and Africa. (United Launch Alliance photo by Pat Corkery)
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Posted: 11/23/2009
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