WASHINGTON — United Launch Alliance carried out a static-fire test of its Vulcan Centaur rocket June 7, one of the final milestones before the vehicle’s first launch.
A Vulcan rocket fired its two BE-4 engines in a static-fire test called the Flight Readiness Firing (FRF) at 9:05 p.m. Eastern from Cape Canaveral’s Space Launch Complex 41. The engine start sequence started at T-4.88 seconds, ULA said in a statement an hour after the test, with the engines throttling up to their target level for two seconds before shutting down, concluding the six-second test. Read More...
The rest of “the world’s most exclusive club” may feel compelled to start treating the help a little nicer, as staffers in Sen. Edward J. Markey’s office are set to form the Senate’s first labor union.
Aides formally requested that the Massachusetts Democrat voluntarily recognize their bargaining unit in a staff meeting Wednesday morning. Markey happily complied.
“I applaud these passionate, dedicated workers who are exercising their right to organize through this fundamental, critical exercise in democracy,” Markey said in a written statement. Read More...
Explore More The driver of the truck involved in the collision that killed founding Dixie Chicks member Laura Lynch could face criminal charges, according to reports.
Officials are looking into whether the motorist, who has not been publicly identified, was under the influence, Texas Department of Public Safety PIO Sgt. Eliot Torres told TMZ.
The driver was taken to a hospital with non-life threatening injuries following the Dec. 22 crash and while there, had blood drawn to tests for drugs and alcohol, according to TMZ. Read More...