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...
March 2021
Building SLS - a contractual odyssey
...Orion spacecraft for NASA’s Artemis I mission at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Attached below Orion are the crew... Ground Systems (a conglomeration of launch facilities at Kennedy Space Center). The date looked so unlikely, considering the ...
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...
June 2019
Space industry prime directive
... had 30 years of Shuttle and I was privileged to be there from the very beginning. The final landing of Atlantis at Kennedy Space Center was an emotional time for us. It was the right decision, no question whatsoever, but it’s one thing to know what...
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...
