Bound for an asteroid of the same name, the orbiter spacecraft is undergoing final preparations…
Browsing: Kennedy Space Center
The Kennedy Space Center (KSC) is a major hub of NASA’s space launch operations, located on Merritt Island, Florida. Established in 1962 and named in honor of President John F. Kennedy after his assassination in 1963, the center has been the starting point for numerous pivotal space missions, including the Apollo moon-landing flights and Space Shuttle launches. KSC includes facilities such as launch pads, a vehicle assembly building, and a visitor complex that offers educational exhibits and displays of spacecraft and memorabilia. It is integral not only to NASA’s crewed spaceflight missions but also to its scientific and commercial ventures. As the primary site for the assembly and launch of U.S. human spaceflights, the Kennedy Space Center plays a crucial role in advancing the frontiers of space exploration.
The Psyche spacecraft completed its journey from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Southern California…
At approximately 5:30 p.m. ET today (April 25, 2022), NASA’s Artemis I Moon rocket is…
The astronauts who will launch this week (Saturday, April 23, 2022) to the International Space…
SpaceX’s brand-new Dragon spacecraft – named “Freedom” by the Crew-4 astronauts – arrived at Kennedy…
At approximately 5 p.m. EDT today (April 12, 2022), the launch team arrived at their…
In continued preparations for the Artemis I wet dress rehearsal test, with tanking targeted for…
The Artemis I team has ended today’s attempt at the wet dress rehearsal test at…
At approximately 6:45 a.m. EDT, the launch director and mission management team chair gave the…
The Artemis I launch team continues to press ahead through the wet dress rehearsal countdown.…
Engineers confirmed there were four lightning strikes to the lightning towers within the perimeter of…
The launch team is continuing to monitor severe weather in the Kennedy Space Center area…
Before the Artemis I mission launches on its way around the Moon, the launch team…
In a pre-test review on March 28, NASA gave the “go” to proceed with the…
NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft, standing atop the mobile launcher, are…
Yesterday, engineers and technicians at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida drove Crawler Transporter-2, which…
The Artemis I Moon rocket is getting closer to rolling out of the Vehicle Assembly…
The Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-T (GOES-T) satellite, a joint effort between NASA and the National…