An Atlas V launch vehicle carried its largest payload to date into orbit tonight, the Inmarsat 4-F1 satellite that weighs nearly 6 metric tons (5,959 kgs/13,138 pounds). This also marked the third ...
The 196-foot-tall Atlas V rocket bolted off Launch Complex 41 right on time Tuesday, lighting up the morning sky over Cape Canaveral. This rare launch marked not only the 100th national security ...