NASA

Rocket Launches Oh Yeah!

SpaceX Crew-1 rescheduled to Sunday, Nov. 15 7:27 pm Eastern. Nov 14, 2020—  Just last evening an Atlas V thundered into the skies carrying a National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) satellite on a classified mission. This United Space Alliance (ULA) launch was a beautiful site in the night sky, with three strap-on boosters falling away as… [Continue Reading]

Ingenuity – the Aptly Named Mars Helicopter

July 28, 2020 – When NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover launches from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station this week, a 4 lb (1.8 kilogram) super-duper, innovative miniature flying machine will be riding along. It’s name is Ingenuity—and it’s a marvel of engineering. Ingenuity is designed to be the first aircraft to attempt controlled flight on… [Continue Reading]

Aerospace Thrives in Titusville

July 6 — Lockheed Martin has a significant presence in north Brevard and it’s growing. The 58,000 sq ft. building which once housed the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame will be renovated and will be used in the assembly of the Orion spacecraft, the capsule Lockheed is building for NASA’s upcoming moon missions. Located at… [Continue Reading]