spacex

72 Launches in 2023 – Breaks Record Again

Posted on January 4, 2024. Categorized under: Uncategorized

January 4, 2024 – With the space industry predicting that there could be two launches a week by the end of this year, the chance to catch one of these awe-inspiring events keeps getting better and better. The Orlando Sentinel breaks it down like this: 2023: 72 Space Coast launches in 2023 (updated Dec. 28)… [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]

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]

KSC Visitor Complex A Great Spot to Spot Launches

Posted on November 7, 2022. Categorized under: Space Exploration

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]

NASA Announces Crewed Flight Updates for ISS

Posted on November 4, 2022. Categorized under: Space Exploration

November 4, 2022 - For space buffs, it's hard to beat Titusville. You can literally see the Vehicle Assembly Building looming in the distance and many people can watch launches from their backyard. It's not called the Space Coast for nothing.  Some of the most exciting missions involve brave crews blasting off for a visit... [Continue Reading]

A Launch Too Big for One Booster

Posted on October 28, 2022. Categorized under: Space Exploration

Falcon Heavy. Image Credit: NASA October 28, 2022 - The last time a Falcon Heavy launched from here was more than 3 years ago, so you may want to catch the mission scheduled to fly on November 1. Check out the maps to find the best viewing when this rocket blasts off from Launch Complex... [Continue Reading]