That’s an Atlas V rocket, lifting off from Cape Canaveral, Fla., this morning and carrying the unmanned spacecraft Juno — launching a five-year mission to Jupiter. Expect to hear a lot more ...

The rocket has flown dozens of times, including the launches of NASA's New Horizons -- the first spacecraft to encounter Pluto-- and NASA's Juno mission to Jupiter. "Atlas V is a reliable ...

This is the 13th time Atlas V has flown with the five boosters since its debut in 2006, which have included NASA’s Juno and New Horizons missions. It’s the 98th Atlas V launch overall and 18th ...

First launched from what is now Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida atop an Atlas V rocket on August 5, 2011 on the start of a seven-year mission, Juno is now well into its 12th year.

Launched on an Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral Aug. 5, 2011, Juno voyaged 1.74 billion miles (2.8 billion kilometers) to reach Jupiter. Its convoluted 59-month trek carried it initially beyond ...

The rocket launching today is known as the Atlas V 551 variant, or "The Bruiser" as ... including launches of NASA's New Horizons to study Pluto, Juno to orbit Jupiter and a variety of national ...

Editor’s note: ULA Atlas V, Amazon rocket launch for Wednesday, April 9, 2025, was scrubbed due to weather. For updates and launch replay, click here. A “so Florida” event is coming up ...

ULA noted the Atlas V rocket weighs 1.29 million pounds once ... and has launched the New Horizons spacecraft to Pluto, the Juno orbiter to Jupiter, along with multiple national security payloads.

Later this year, the United Launch Alliance will sunset its workhorse rocket, the Atlas V, and begin the era of the Vulcan rocket. Atlas V has seen an impressive 93 launches in its nearly 20-year ...