12 February 2018
Dream Chaser's first mission to ISS gets NASA go-ahead
.... The mission also benefits from being able to return up to 2,000 kilograms of cargo, which can be delivered to NASA Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Shuttle Landing Facility (SLF) for immediate post-landing handover to customers. “We can’t wait to see the...
October 2015
Earth independence: new definitions of home on Mars missions and beyond
... When astronauts launched from Earth on the shuttle, they had the support of a large and capable team at Kennedy Space Center. When astronauts leave planet Mars, they’ll have to do it independently. Finally, after again facing the challenge of months...
15 April 2018
TESS, NASA's planet-finding mission launches today!
... Baez, launch director for NASA’s Launch Services Program at a prelaunch news conference last night from NASA's Kennedy Space Center. With a tight 30 second window in which to get the mission off the ground, all being well, it then...
27 December 2019
Mars 2020 aeroshell’s impressive pedigree
... with the Viking missions in the 1970s. A US Air Force transport plane flew the new aeroshell to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida for delivery on 12 December. The mission is scheduled to launch from Florida in July 2020, during a brief window...
31 March 2021
Inspiration4 names final crew members for world’s first all-civilian mission to space
...crew was introduced publicly on 30 March, 2021 for the first time from historic Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Sembroski and Proctor will represent the mission pillars of Prosperity and Generosity: Dr. Proctor is a 51-year-old...
January 2021
Taking out the trash in space
... propellants or power system fuels in addition to life support oxygen and water. The Trash to Gas team at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center is looking for ways to convert no longer needed mission waste such as food packaging, clothing and hygiene items...
