31 March 2017
Success for SpaceX's first 'flight-proven' launch
... for SpaceX if it can be achieved. It was remarked that the Falcon 9 relaunched yesterday will be donated to the Cape Canaveral Spaceport for display, however future boosters will be expected to fly up to ten times with no refurbishment and about ...
07 April 2017
Astronauts can zip to safety with new Emergency Egress System (EES) from ULA
... situated on level 12 of the Crew Access Tower (CAT), 52 metres above the Space Launch Complex 41 pad deck at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, crew will be able to evacuate to a landing zone in as little as 53 seconds, say ULA. And, by allowing...
08 May 2017
"Secret" space plane lands after 2 years in orbit
...'s experimental X-37B, which has overtones of the space shuttle design, blasted off in May 2015 from nearby Cape Canaveral Air Force Station aboard an Atlas 5 rocket that was built by United Launch Alliance. Since then it has...
12 June 2017
US spy satellite buzzes ISS
... whether it returns to the vicinity of the International Space Station (ISS). After its launch into orbit from Cape Canaveral by SpaceX on 1 May 2017 analysts around the world quickly realised it was doing something more unusual. Its...
22 September 2017
OSIRIS-REx makes closest Earth approach today
... as to how Earth got its oceans. Launched just over a year ago while strapped to an Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida, OSIRIS-Rex has already unfolded its solar panels in the first step of its mission. After...
07 February 2018
Musk sets pace in the race to Mars
... Press Centre near the giant countdown clock the Falcon Heavy cut an imposing figure across the Cape Canaveral landscape as it awaited lift-off after a tense series of delays due to strong winds high in the atmosphere. The...
