October 2015
Finding Earth-like worlds: the tale of how Kepler-452b was discovered
... of the stars. The Delta II rocket carrying NASA’s Kepler spacecraft blasts off from Launch Pad 17-B at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida at 10:49 p.m. EST on 6 March 2009. Ron’s analysis demonstrated that we needed to collect a lot...
October 2015
Green cosmonautics: an ideal to strive for
... discovered a number of uses for areas affected by rocket parts. For example, the total area of launch facilities at Cape Canaveral, Wallops, Vandenberg, and Kwajalein is less than half the size of Russia’s Plesetsk launch facilities and the...
March 2016
Space industrialisation needs balanced legal and policy approach
... seat may be available for paying space tourists. Launch will be by United Launch Alliance’s Atlas 5 rocket from Cape Canaveral All of these changes seem to have been made to reflect the modern evolution of commercial space launch activities...
August 2016
Fireflies and saucers
... expert’. The thing is - he actually created his own UFO! Astronaut John H. Glenn wearing a Mercury pressure suit at Cape Canaveral, Florida, during preflight training activities for his Mercury- Atlas 6 flight in 1962. He made America’s first manned...
January 2017
Blueprint for NASA’s journey to Mars
... test will certify Orion’s Launch Abort System by performing an ascent abort off a test booster launched from Cape Canaveral. Mars Rover 2020 is critical for understanding the Mars surface and preparing for Mars Base Camp...
August 2018
America’s ‘dream machine’
... protect government finances. Artist’s rendering of Dream Chaser atop a ULA Atlas V rocket on Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. Astronautics It’s also different because we actually own this vehicle. SNC has invested heavily...
