Tag: Hurricane Matthew
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SpaceX still expects to resume launches by the end of the year
An aerial reconnaissance plane surveyed damage from Hurricane Matthew along the U.S. East Coast, revealing exterior siding stripped from SpaceX’s payload processing facility at Cape Canaveral. Credit: NOAA Strong winds from Hurricane Matthew stripped exterior panels from SpaceX’s payload processing facility at Cape Canaveral last week, but the damage is not likely to affect the…
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‘Great relief’ the worst of Hurricane Matthew stayed away from space center
Kennedy Space Center officials said Tuesday that Hurricane Matthew knocked out the main cooling system for the iconic Vehicle Assembly Building and surrounding structures, but they expect no lingering effects from the storm on NASA’s Space Launch System and Orion spaceship scheduled for their first full-scale test flight around the moon in 2018. Employees returned…
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Cape gets back into rocket business after Hurricane Matthew
The Atlas 5 first stage was transported to the Cape aboard a giant Antonov aircraft. Credit: 45th Space Wing CAPE CANAVERAL — Taking delivery of the Atlas 5 rocket that will boost an advanced weather observatory into space next month, United Launch Alliance and the Air Force are back at work following disruptions from Hurricane…
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Critical Antares rocket launch set for Friday night
A view of the Antares rocket and Cygnus spacecraft (right) undergoing final preparations for this week’s launch. Credit: Orbital ATK The debut launch of an upgraded version of Orbital ATK’s Antares rocket has slipped to Friday after ground teams resolved a minor vehicle issue and made emergency preparations for Hurricane Matthew, which bypassed the Antares…
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Hurricane Matthew passes by Cape Canaveral coastline
Updated at 7 p.m. EDT (2300 GMT). Credit: National Weather Service Hurricane Matthew slammed NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, home to multiple launch pads and spacecraft assembly facilities, with wind gusts of more than 100 mph early Friday, but there were no immediate reports of significant damage at the spaceport as officials assessed the storm’s impact…
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Kennedy Space Center, Air Force station, brace for Matthew
STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION NOAA’s GOES-East weather satellite captured this image of Hurricane Matthew around 11:45 a.m. EDT (1445 GMT) Thursday, when the storm had maximum sustained winds of 140 mph. Credit: NOAA Launch pads and critical facilities at the Kennedy Space Center and the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station are braced…
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Kennedy Space Center, Air Force station, brace for Matthew
STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION NOAA’s GOES-East weather satellite captured this image of Hurricane Matthew around 11:45 a.m. EDT (1445 GMT) Thursday, when the storm had maximum sustained winds of 140 mph. Credit: NOAA Launch pads and critical facilities at the Kennedy Space Center and the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station are braced…
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Hurricane Matthew forecast track prompts precautions at the Cape
Forecast track from the 45th Space Wing’s Weather Squadron. As Hurricane Matthew churns ever closer to the United States, NASA’s Kennedy Space Center and the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station have begun preparations for possible impacts from the storm. At 2 p.m. EDT (1800 GMT) today, KSC went to Hurricane Condition 3 alert status. HURCON…
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Hurricane Matthew forecast track prompts precautions at the Cape
Forecast track from the 45th Space Wing’s Weather Squadron. As Hurricane Matthew churns ever closer to the United States, NASA’s Kennedy Space Center and the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station have begun preparations for possible impacts from the storm. At 2 p.m. EDT (1800 GMT) today, KSC went to Hurricane Condition 3 alert status. HURCON…
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Managers set Oct. 13 for first Antares launch in two years
A view inside the Horizontal Integration Facility at Wallops Island, Virginia. Credit: Orbital ATK NASA and Orbital ATK officials have set Oct. 13 as the target date for the first Antares launch in nearly two years, giving approval for ground crews to load final cargo into the mission’s Cygnus supply carrier heading for the International…