Space Exploration

Germany Signs Artemis Accords

Posted on September 25, 2023. Categorized under: Space Exploration

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

Posted on August 26, 2023. Categorized under: Space Exploration

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

Posted on August 7, 2023. Categorized under: Space Exploration

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

Posted on August 2, 2023. Categorized under: Space Exploration

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

Posted on April 4, 2023. Categorized under: Space Exploration

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

Posted on April 1, 2023. Categorized under: Space Exploration

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]

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 Safely En Route to International Space Station

Posted on March 2, 2023. Categorized under: Space Exploration

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

Posted on February 22, 2023. Categorized under: Space Exploration

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

Posted on January 18, 2023. Categorized under: Space Exploration

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]