10 December 2021
SpaceX launches NASA's IXPE mission
...am EST (06:00 GMT) Thursday on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. A joint effort with the Italian Space Agency, the IXPE observatory is NASA’s first mission dedicated to measuring the polarization of X-rays from the...
04 May 2020
NASA commits to future Artemis missions with more SLS rocket engines
... that culminates with the firing of all four RS-25 engines. Upon completion of the test, NASA’s Pegasus barge will take the core stage to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida where it will be integrated with other parts of the rocket and Orion...
25 October 2021
NASA is targeting Feb 2022 for first Artemis launch
... the huge 98 metre-tall (322-foot) SLS/Orion system at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. “Completing stacking is a really important milestone,” said Mike Sarafin, NASA’s Artemis 1 mission manager. “It shows that we’re in the home stretch toward...
11 December 2020
NASA reveals Artemis Team to train for moon landings
... Artemis Team Wednesday during the eighth National Space Council meeting at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. “I give you the heroes...The Artemis Team astronauts are the future of American space exploration – and that future is bright." The ...
04 February 2021
Three more service modules for Artemis to be built in Europe
... decade of exploration,” said Andreas Hammer, Head of Space Exploration at Airbus, “Building six Orion European Service Modules... a European Service Module is being fuelled at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, USA, in preparation for its flight...
22 April 2020
SpaceX seeks permission to lower the orbit of all its first-gen Starlink satellites
...this lower altitude, this relocation will significantly enhance space safety by ensuring that any orbital debris will ... off from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. A backup opportunity is available on Thursday, April 23 ...
