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New Antenna May Reveal More Clues About Lightning
In fact, there have been 116 space shuttle scrubs; 72 for technical reasons and 45 for inclement weather.
Former Air Force Commander Joins SpaceX
Space Exploration Technologies announces that Colonel Scott Henderson has joined the company.
Live at KSC: Atlantis one week from launch
Space shuttle Atlantis is a week from blasting off on the year's final mission if preparations continue on schedule and a rocket launches as planned early Saturday.
BAE Systems Wins $20 Million Contract for Air Force Nuclear Treaty Monitoring
BAE Systems has received a contract worth up to $20 million to support U.S. Air Force global monitoring for nuclear treaty compliance.
What's Next for the Ares Rocket?
After Wednesday's picture perfect launch of the Ares I-X test rocket - which revealed no real showstoppers or issues as of yet for the vehicle - the obvious next question is: now what? Much of what comes next for the Ares program, and Constellation in general, hinges on any decisions the Obama administration and Congress make in regards to NASA's ...
SpaceX Picks Launch Date for New Rocket's Debut
Space Exploration Technologies has requested a Feb. 2 launch date for the maiden flight of its new Falcon 9 rocket, according to a recent launch range forecast issued by the U.S. Air Force's 45th Space Wing.
Recovery Act: NASA Solicitation: Commercial Crew Enabling Initiative - Upgrades to Launch Complex 40
STATUS REPORT Date Released: Tuesday, October 27, 2009 Source: Kennedy Space Center - Comments Synopsis - Oct 21, 2009 General Information Solicitation Number: N/A Reference Number: NNK09ZCS001 Posted Date: Oct 21, 2009 FedBizOpps Posted Date: Oct 21, 2009 Recovery and Reinvestment Act Action: Yes Original Response Date: N/A Current Response Date: ...
Ares I-X parachutes fail during flight
NASA's Ares I-X rocket sustained significant damage Wednesday when it first-stage parachute recovery system failed to operate as intended and the vehicle slammed into the Atlantic Ocean about 120 miles due east of Kennedy Space Center.
45th Space Wing Supports Successful Ares I-X Launch
The stars and stripes on the American flag reflect NASA's commitment to teamwork as the Constellation Program's Ares I-X test rocket roars off Launch Complex 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida Nov.
More than 47 years after 13 airmen supporting America's beginnings in human space flight were killed in an plane crash, a top Air Force general Friday unveiled a memorial plaque in their memory.
Live At KSC: Ares Forecast "A Little Bit Of A Problem"
NASA is preparing to pick up the countdown to the planned launch Tuesday of its Ares I-X rocket and winging its way through final Ares I-X vehicle checkouts and a scaled-back launch team is ready to send the huge vehicle on its way.
USAF Chief of Staff to speak at memorial dedication at Cape Canaveral ...
USAF Chief of Staff to speak at memorial dedication at Cape Canaveral for Airmen killed supporting Project Mercury Posted 10/24/2009 Updated 10/24/2009 Release Number: 011009 10/24/2009 - CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, Fla.
BAE Systems Opens New Melbourne, Florida Office to Serve the Space Coast
MELBOURNE, Fla., BUSINESS WIRE -- BAE Systems has relocated its Space Coast Operations from Satellite Beach to Melbourne and begun hiring additional employees.
NASA Pushes Back Shuttle Launch Target for New Rocket Test
For the first time in more than a quarter-century, a new space vehicle stands ready in NASA Kennedy Space Center's 52-story Vehicle Assembly Building in Florida.
Space shuttle Atlantis set to launch from KSC on Nov. 16
NASA is planning the launch of Space shuttle Atlantis on an 11-day mission to the International Space Station for Nov.
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United Launch Alliance 600th Atlas Mission Successfully Launches DMSP F18
Adding to the Atlas rocket program's accomplished five decade legacy, a United Launch Alliance Atlas V successfully launched the U.S. Air Force's Defense Meteorological Satellite Program F18 mission from Space Launch Complex-3 here at 9:12 a.m. PDT, today.
Atlantis crew hopes for Nov. 12 launch
Two Marine Corps pilots, two Navy aviators and two "very smart people" hope they're within a month of launching the year's final space shuttle mission.
NASA blasts off two moon probes
This NASA handout image shows the liftoff of an Atlas V rocket carrying the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter and Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite bound for the moon, on June 18, from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.
Boeing's 3rd Wideband Global SATCOM Satellite Shipped to Cape Canaveral
PRESS RELEASE Date Released: Thursday, October 15, 2009 Source: Boeing - Comments EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Oct.
The 45th Space Wing from Patrick Air Force Base, Fla. supports a Delta II launch at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.
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