The GOES-T satellite, part of NOAA’s GOES-R series, is scheduled for launch on March 1,…
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.
https://youtu.be/ojyjFFFgva0 As part of the preparations for the Artemis I mission, the crew access arm…
LCRD Is On Its Way! The Laser Communications Relay Demonstration (LCRD) mission has successfully launched,…
NASA’s DART mission will test asteroid deflection by crashing into Didymos’ moonlet at high speed.…
Landsat 9, a NASA satellite built to monitor the Earth’s land surface, successfully launched at…
NASA’s dune restoration at Kennedy Space Center protects launch sites and creates habitat for wildlife…
NASA’s new TRIDENT drill will search for water ice beneath the lunar surface, a vital…
NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) core stage for the Artemis I mission arrived on April 27, 2021,…
The final piece of NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket that will send NASA’s Artemis…
The first core stage of NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket departs Stennis Space Center…
The Space Shuttle Columbia began a new era of human spaceflight when STS-1 lifted off…
NASA’s SCCS system has been certified to manage the complex data flow and communications for…
Orion Takes Final Steps Toward Artemis I Launch The Orion spacecraft for NASA’s Artemis I…
Years of design, development, and testing have culminated in NASA officially certifying the first commercial…
Today (May 27, 2020), two American astronauts, Robert L. Behnken and Douglas G. Hurley, are…
The Flight Readiness Review has concluded, and NASA’s SpaceX Demo-2 mission is cleared to proceed…
For Artemis missions, NASA’s Orion spacecraft will be traveling at 25,000 mph (40,000 kph) as…
The Mars 2020 mission involving NASA’s newly named rover — Perseverance — received a substantial…