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Amazon confirms it now has enough satellites (currently 396) in orbit to begin “initial service” of its Leo internet-from-space network later this year. Last launch = liftoff at 12:30:15 a.m. EDT on July 2, using ULA Atlas V launch vehicle.

No formal start date for LEO other than "later this year". https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/02/amazon-has-deployed-enough-satellites-to-launch-leo-service-this-year.html #Amazon #Leo #Space #Satellite #Internet #ULA #AtlasV #LowEarthOrbit

NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test Liftoff 🌎🚀🛰️🧑‍🚀

#AdvancedBaselineImager #Astronauts #AtlasV #AtlasVrocket #Boeing #BoeingCFT #BoeingStarlinerSpacecraft #ButchWilmore

⏩ 10 new pictures from NASA (Image Library) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:ListFiles?limit=10&user=OptimusPrimeBot&ilshowall=1&offset=20240607011300

NASA's Boeing Crew Flight Test Astronaut Walkout 🛰️🧑‍🚀

#Astronauts #AtlasV #AtlasVrocket #Boeing #BoeingCFT #BoeingStarliner #BoeingStarlinerSpacecraft #BoeingStarlinerspacecraft

⏩ 27 new pictures from NASA (Image Library) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:ListFiles?limit=27&user=OptimusPrimeBot&ilshowall=1&offset=20240606012154

NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test Live Launch Coverage 🛰️🧑‍🚀

#Astronauts #AtlasV #AtlasVrocket #Boeing #BoeingCFT #BoeingStarlinerspacecraft #ButchWilmore #CCP

⏩ 10 new pictures from NASA (Image Library) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:ListFiles?limit=10&user=OptimusPrimeBot&ilshowall=1&offset=20240602010326

NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test Astronaut Suit Up (Scrubbed) 🛰️🧑‍🚀

#Astronauts #AtlasV #AtlasVrocket #Boeing #BoeingCFT #BoeingStarlinerspacecraft #ButchWilmore #CCP

⏩ 14 new pictures from NASA (Image Library) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:ListFiles?limit=14&user=OptimusPrimeBot&ilshowall=1&offset=20240508010528

NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test Crew Arrival 🚀🛰️🧑‍🚀

#Astronauts #AtlasV #AtlasVrocket #Boeing #BoeingCFT #BoeingStarlinerspacecraft #ButchWilmore #CCP

⏩ 25 new pictures from NASA (Image Library) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:ListFiles?limit=25&user=OptimusPrimeBot&ilshowall=1&offset=20240426010612

The #Atlas launch vehicle has evolved over the many years. The first Atlas SM-65 was a nuclear missile modified to launch spacecraft. Upper stages were added like Agena and Centaur.
The #skin of the #AtlasRocket was made of stainless #steel and thinner than a US #dime. The tanks could not support their own weight and had to be pressurized with gas to prevent them from crumpling.
This was true from Atlas, to Atlas-Centaur, to Atlas I, Atlas IIAS, and Atlas III.
The #AtlasV’s skin is made of isogrid aluminum; this being a type of machined aluminum that removed triangular sections from the inside of the tank walls, saving weight while preserving strength.
A copper-colored outer cladding is added.

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