.@ULAlaunch is targeting Friday, July 3 at 12:03 a.m. ET for the launch of Leo Atlas 8 (LA-08) from SLC-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
Every mission adds coverage and capacity to the Leo network, and LA-08 — our fourth Atlas V in three months — is on track to be our 14th overall launch as we work to deliver fast, reliable internet to customers around the world.
Follow mission updates here: https://t.co/Z6gMsOvrxt
See our full photo album capturing the Amazon Leo 7 mission launched tonight by the United Launch Alliance Atlas V 551 rocket.
Photos: https://t.co/873Ausskgo
Launch info: https://t.co/8kjGxH9cYg
Two launches. Two continents. One mission.
Leo Atlas 6 (LA-06) and Leo Europe 2 (LE-02) launched just over 48 hours apart, delivering 61 Leo satellites to orbit and growing our constellation to 300+ satellites.
Leo is next on the manifest for both @ULAlaunch and @Arianespace as we prepare to accelerate deployment rates in year two.
Learn more: https://t.co/Z6gMsOvrxt
In the next 24 hours, the Artemis II crew will be on the far side of the Moon, farther into space than any humans in history.
Even as they reach this historic milestone, we will continue learning a great deal about the Orion spacecraft, setting us up for Artemis III next year and America’s grand return to the lunar surface on Artemis IV in 2028.
United Launch Alliance’s Second Stage Delivered Orion and Astronauts on Mission to Orbit the Moon for Historic NASA Artemis II Mission
https://t.co/1uvpN7kcVy
ICPS-2 successfully boosted Orion and its four-person crew into a high Earth orbit. This is where the astronauts will orbit for the next day to ensure Orion’s systems are working as expected while still close to home.
United Launch Alliance, under a collaborative partnership with Boeing, built the Interim Cryogenic Propulsion Stage (ICPS) upper stage of the SLS rocket.
The countdown begins.
Teams at @NASAKennedy have arrived to their stations at the Launch Control Center. We are about 48 hours from the launch of the Artemis II mission around the Moon. https://t.co/PqaR8eyxu4
Last night, the Museum’s 2026 Michael Collins Trophy for Current Achievement was awarded to the Boeing Starliner Flight Test Crew.
Astronauts Sunita “Suni” Williams and Barry “Butch” Wilmore’s extensive spaceflight experience prepared them to not just adapt but excel with personal strength, grace, and competence when their eight-day mission turned into one that lasted more than nine months. Watch the featured video now.
#CollinsTrophy
The Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft for the Artemis II mission arrived to the launch pad today at 11:21am ET (1521 UTC).
We are gearing up for preparations ahead of launch of the crewed lunar mission. The earliest possible launch opportunity is April 1. https://t.co/zSgvJMCzXL
ULA technicians transported the Amazon Leo 5 payload to the Vertical Integration Facility and hoisted the encapsulated satellites atop the Atlas V today. This will be the fifth Atlas V launch that enables expansion of the Amazon broadband constellation. Liftoff is scheduled for Sunday, March 29 at 3:53 a.m. EDT (0753 UTC).
https://t.co/InrlinJNCk // @AmazonLeo
We haven’t forgotten the days of Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo, where the average launch was every 3 months.
We’re not going to follow the previous administration and launch every 3 years.
President Trump and Congress gave us the means to do this in the One Big Beautiful Bill so we can change the world again.
Congratulations to the entire Atlas V ViaSat-3 F2 team on delivering this state-of-the-art, ultra-high-capacity broadband satellite into space. We send our best wishes to Viasat as our customer brings the new satellite into service over the Americas! https://t.co/iABWwAlIAJ
Our first ever collab with the Space Force is officially live. Super proud of this one and the powerful story we had the opportunity to tell.
Link down below! @SpaceForceDoD @gospaceforce
Our first ever collab with the Space Force is officially live. Super proud of this one and the powerful story we had the opportunity to tell.
Link down below! @SpaceForceDoD @gospaceforce