Space Exploration

NASA gives Starliner ‘go to proceed’

April 26, 2024 (Boeing press release) Boeing and NASA are proceeding with plans for the CST-100 Starliner spacecraft’s Crew Flight Test following a Flight Test Readiness Review at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The readiness review is a standard pre-launch milestone ahead of all human spaceflight missions, and is a forum for technical… [Continue Reading]

Delta Heavy IV to Launch for Final Time

March 27, 2024 – (from ULA) As preparations continue for the final launch of the Delta rocket, United Launch Alliance (ULA) salutes the generations of current and former Delta teammates who designed, built, assembled and launched this storied family of rockets for the past 63 years. Delta is completing its mission as ULA transitions to… [Continue Reading]

Germany Signs Artemis Accords

Bremen, Germany – September 25, 2023 – The work underway in support of Artemis missions is an international effort and recently Germany has agreed to join the Artemis Accords, which is a non-binding agreement between the United States and partner nations, to help the effort to bring humans back to the Moon, to Mars and… [Continue Reading]

Crew-7 SpaceX Launch Blasts Off

August 26, 2023 – It was the wee small hours of the morning, but that did nothing to hamper the launch of the SpaceX Crew 7 mission. With a mighty roar heard throughout Titusville and lighting the sky at 3:27 a.m. earlier today, the four astronauts on board represent four different space agencies and are… [Continue Reading]

SpaceX Breaks Own Record

Image Credit: SpaceX August 7, 2023 - When the Falcon 9 lifted off from Launch Complex 40 last night it did so just three days 21 hours and 41 minutes from the previous SpaceX launch, breaking the record that was set less than two weeks ago. Shaving about five hours off the turnaround time, the... [Continue Reading]

Four Launches Scheduled for August

August 2, 2023 – Summer is heating up at the Cape, with four planned launches—three from SpaceX and one from United Launch Alliance. The first SpaceX launch is a Falcon 9 that has a window that opens at fifteen minutes after midnight tonight. It will be lifting an Intelsat Galaxy 37 geostationary communications satellite made... [Continue Reading]

Artemis II Crew Will Be Over The Moon

April 4, 2023 - NASA and the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) announced the four astronauts who will venture around the Moon on Artemis II, the first crewed mission on NASA’s path to establishing a long-term presence at the Moon for science and exploration through Artemis. The agencies revealed the crew members Monday during an event... [Continue Reading]

April Events at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex

April 1, 2023 - No fooling, there are plenty of events at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in April. Earth Day | April 20 “Pollinators” is the theme of this year’s Earth Day. Celebrate with the visitor complex on April 20 along with numerous local businesses and conservation groups. All Systems Are Go! Now Open... [Continue Reading]