Space Exploration
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]
First Flight of 3D Printed Rocket Scheduled for Tomorrow
Image Credit: NASA March 7, 2023 - Relativity Space's first launch of TERRAN 1, "Good Luck, Have Fun" (GLHF), is scheduled for March 8, 2023 from Cape Canaveral Space Force's Launch Complex 16. The launch window opens at 1:00 PM ET. This is the first orbital attempt for TERRAN 1. TERRAN 1 is the largest... [Continue Reading]
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 Safely En Route to International Space Station
February 2, 2023 - Crew members assigned to NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 mission are in orbit following their successful launch to the International Space Station at 12:34 a.m. EST Thursday from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The international crew are the agency’s sixth commercial crew rotation mission with SpaceX aboard the... [Continue Reading]
NASA SpaceX Crew-6 Prepares for Launch
February 22, 2023 – The crew of the NASA and SpaceX mission has arrived on the Space Coast for the launch that is now set for Monday, Feb. 27 at 1:45 a.m. The team boasts an international vibe, with Russian Cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev of Roscosmos, Sultan Alneyadi of the United Arab Emirates, NASA astronaut Woody... [Continue Reading]
Hundreds of Local Space Launches – It’s In the Stars
January 18, 2023 – Historically, a new launch vehicle was introduced every ten or twenty years, but with several companies bringing new gear online, the outlook is for several new systems and hundreds of launches in the next few years. Relativity Space will be introducing the Terran 1 series of expendable rockets. Most of the... [Continue Reading]
SLS, Powered by Boeing, A Look Back at November Launch
January 2, 2023 - The space industry continues to dazzle with impressive achievements. Returning humans to the Moon has to rank at the very top of this list. Titusville serves as the headquarters location for Boeing's Space and Launch Division, and the aerospace leader has a major role in this endeavor. The following is a... [Continue Reading]
Artemis Returning to Earth
Orion captured imagery of the Earth and Moon together from its distant lunar orbit, including this image on Nov. 28, 2022, taken from camera on one of the spacecraft’s solar array wings.Image Credit: NASA December 6, 2022 – The Artemis mission has scored some major achievements during the trip around the moon and the spacecraft... [Continue Reading]
KSC Visitor Complex A Great Spot to Spot Launches
November 7, 2022 – There are many places around Titusville to catch a space vehicle leave a firey trail as it ascends upward, and you can check them out with this handy EPIC Launch Views map. Also, if you plan accordingly, you may be able to schedule a visit to Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex… [Continue Reading]
