Tag: Hurricane Irma
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Live coverage: Irma knocks out power at Kennedy Space Center
Live coverage of Hurricane Irma’s impacts on NASA’s Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. 45th Space Wing Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Hurricane Hurricane Irma Kennedy Space Center Mission Status Center Weather
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Kennedy Space Center braces for Hurricane Irma
STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION An aerial view of the Vehicle Assembly Building and surrounding facilities, including the Space Launch System’s mobile launch platform. Credit: NASA/KSC With an eye on fast-moving Hurricane Irma, SpaceX successfully launched a Falcon 9 rocket from the Kennedy Space Center Thursday while NASA and contractor personnel rushed to prepare…
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SpaceX beats hurricane with smooth launch of military’s X-37B spaceplane
Credit: SpaceX Succeeding on a one-shot launch attempt before Hurricane Irma shuts down the Cape Canaveral spaceport, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket thundered into orbit Thursday with the U.S. Air Force’s X-37B spaceplane, a reusable robotic mini-shuttle that could stay aloft for years with clandestine on-board experiments. Burning a super-chilled mixture of kerosene and liquid…