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...
04 August 2018
First NASA Commercial Crew revealed
... and the Saturn 5 moon rockets. Boeing on the other hand will launch from pad 41 at the nearby Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. Both have yet to undergo uncrewed test flights before proceeding with astronauts onboard...
04 December 2018
SpaceX sets two new highs in its latest launch
... mission to the International Space Station tomorrow (5 December) at around 1.16pm ET/18.16 GMT from the Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.
