22 April 2019
Anomaly during SpaceX test could delay its first crewed flight
... today, SpaceX conducted a series of engine tests on a Crew Dragon test vehicle on our test stand at Landing Zone 1 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The initial tests completed successfully but the final test resulted in an anomaly on the test stand...
October 2017
Cassini observations open up Saturn’s atmosphere
... on 15 October 1997, a mighty streak of flame from a Titan/Centaur rocket split the pre-dawn sky over Cape Canaveral, Florida. It was the beginning of an unprecedented journey of discovery, as the Cassini-Huygens spacecraft left the confines of Earth...
02 September 2016
Falcon 9 rocket and Amos-6 satellite explode during testing
A SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle has exploded during a static fire test on September 1, in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The Falcon 9 was scheduled to launch on September 3 with the Amos-6 communications satellite payload for the ...
09 September 2016
OSIRIS-REx spacecraft on its way to study Bennu after successful launch Thursday
The Atlas 5 rocket has successfully launched at 7:05 pm EDT on September 8, from Cape Canaveral, Florida. OSIRIS-REx spacecraft (Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification and Security-Regolith Explorer) separated from ...
14 August 2017
Falcon 9 to launch super-computer and army satellite
... ship is scheduled to launch on a Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space Station today, Monday August 14, at 1631 GMT, from Cape Canaveral, Florida. This will be the 12th trip for SpaceX. The Falcon 9 will attempt to land on solid ground...
13 July 2018
Israel plan to launch historic Moon mission later this year
... a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket to deliver their robotic lander to the Moon following a launch scheduled for December from Cape Canaveral, Florida. In the coming months the spacecraft will undergo a series of intensive checks and tests at IAI, to prove...
