Justin Ray is the former editor of the space launch and news site Spaceflight Now, where he covered a wide range of missions by NASA, the U.S. military and space agencies around the world. Justin was space reporter for Florida Today and served as a public affairs intern with Space Launch Delta 45 at what is now the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station before joining the Spaceflight Now team. In 2017, Justin joined the United Launch Alliance team, a commercial launch service provider.
Latest articles by Justin Ray

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The Atlas rocket team is poised to launch a new satellite after a June failure.

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A Delta 2 rocket successfully launched the WorldView-1 Earth scanning satellite into orbit.

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A Russian rocket failed to successfully launch a Japanese satellite Wednesday.

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European and American communications satellites shared a ride to space Friday night aboard an Ariane 5 rocket.

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A new broadcasting satellite for high definition television across the United States roared into space Sunday from a floating platform in the Pacific Ocean.

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The second step in a $1.5 billion program to create a mobile broadband communications network spanning the globe for users at sea, in the air and on land roared into space today.

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After being launched into orbit last Thursday, a tiny European spacecraft built by students fell silent Friday morning and officials aren't sure if the mission can be recovered.

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A grand spectacle in the evening sky created by a spacebound rocket delighted stargazers and frightened the uninformed across hundreds of miles in the southwestern United States on Thursday.

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A handful of worries spawned by problems found in the factory have prompted the Air Force to delay launching the next Global Positioning System satellite.

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The final Lockheed Martin Titan 4 rocket to launch from Cape Canaveral will soar up the U.S. eastern seaboard Friday night carrying a mysterious military payload.
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