Tag: United Launch Alliance
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Space Symposium returns for 41st edition with focus on Artemis program, successful moon mission
This week, leaders from around the globe are gathering in Colorado Springs for the annual Space Symposium with a renewed focus on moon missions following the return of the Artemis II astronauts. The splashdown came as NASA and private industry focus on deep space exploration, thanks in no small part to NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman.…
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Moon mission could launch April 1 — but can Colorado land aerospace growth?
In two weeks, NASA could send its first crewed mission to the moon in 53 years. Rolling back out to the pad at Cape Kennedy, the 322-foot Artemis II rocket is a bit shorter than the Saturn V ship that carried three astronauts around the moon in 1968. The new mission, which will loop the…
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Next Vulcan rocket launch won’t carry Sierra Space’s Dream Chaser, ULA CEO says
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Two Denver region aerospace companies won’t take off together as soon as expected. Tory Bruno, the CEO and president of United Launch Alliance — headquartered in Centennial — announced Wednesday in a media conference that the next launch of its Vulcan rocket won’t carry Sierra Space’s highly-anticipated…
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Issues on Centennial company’s rocket delays highly-anticipated Boeing Starliner launch
United Launch Alliance and Boeing’s first flight carrying astronauts to the International Space Station continues to face delays. ULA — an aerospace company headquartered in Centennial — scrubbed Monday night’s launch of its Atlas V rocket to take Boeing’s Starliner with two NASA astronauts onboard “out of an abundance of caution” for the crew’s safety, a statement…
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Asteroid mining company relocates to Denver from the Netherlands
A space resources startup, Karman+, selected Denver for its headquarters to relocate from the Netherlands, according to a news release. The Polis Administration and the Global Business Development Division of the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT) made the announcement Wednesday. The company also considered the United Kingdom and Luxembourg as potential…
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NASA’s Artemis set to blast off Saturday
NASA officials are more confident Saturday’s launch attempt of its Artemis I mission to the moon will succeed after poring over data that led to Monday’s scrub. The weather may cooperate, as well. In fact, Monday’s scrub at Florida’s Kennedy Space Center might have been unnecessary after NASA discovered the main reason for it was…
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Colorado’s ties to NASA’s Artemis I launch
When the world’s most powerful rocket engine blasts off from Kennedy Space Center Monday, carrying the Orion spacecraft on NASA’s pioneering Artemis I mission to moon orbit, it also carries years of hard work by many Colorado-based aerospace industry members. Artemis I is an un-crewed test flight to see if the Orion spacecraft can carry…
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Metro Moves: University of Northern Colorado names new chief of staff
Welcome to The Denver Gazette’s Metro Moves. You’ll get the latest metro Denver openings, closings, hiring and promotion briefs here. To submit your company’s news, drop an email to [email protected]. New hires The University of Northern Colorado hired Jennifer Almquist as its new chief of staff, according to a news release. She’s scheduled to start…
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Gov. Polis touts new aerospace branding campaign at Space Symposium
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis touched down at the 37th Space Symposium in Colorado Springs on Tuesday, met with several high-ranking military and Colorado aerospace company officials and touted the state’s new marketing/branding efforts to sell the state to more aerospace companies: AerospaceCO. “I walk away from this symposium, frankly, with my mind blown about the…