Tag: Kennedy Space Center
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Florida launch range remains open; Falcon 9 mission postponed
EDITOR’S NOTE: Updated April 15 with new launch date. File photo of a Falcon 9 launch from Cape Canaveral. Credit: SpaceX Range personnel at Cape Canaveral will employ physical distancing, face covers and other cautionary measures to reduce the risk of spreading the coronavirus during launch operations, the commander of the U.S. military’s 45th Space Wing…
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Ground teams fuel Perseverance rover landing system, attach Mars Helicopter
The Mars Helicopter was installed on NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover April 6 inside the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Credit: NASA/JPL Working under the cloud of the global coronavirus pandemic, technicians and engineers at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center have installed a rotor-driven drone on the agency’s next Mars rover…
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SpaceX plans another Starlink launch next week
A view of 60 Starlink satellites stacked before a previous launch. Credit: SpaceX SpaceX is preparing to launch another batch of satellites for the Starlink Internet network from Florida’s Space Coast as soon as April 16, a sign that launch operations at Cape Canaveral could continue at a reduced pace amid the global coronavirus pandemic.…
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Video: Slidewire basket crew egress system tested at pad 39A
EDITOR’S NOTE: Videos like this are made possible with the help of Spaceflight Now Members. If you enjoy our coverage of the space industry, please consider becoming a member. SpaceX tested astronaut slidewire escape baskets and fire suppression capabilities Friday at launch pad 39A in Florida, demonstrating rescue systems that would be activated in the event…
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Back in Florida, Orion capsule nears readiness for Artemis test flight
NASA’s Orion spacecraft, perched on top of its European-built service module, is pictured inside an environmental test chamber at Plum Brook Station in Ohio. Credit: NASA/GRC/Marvin Smith The Orion spacecraft slated to fly around the moon on an unpiloted mission next year has arrived back at the Kennedy Space Center following an environmental test campaign…
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Military officials committed to keeping Cape Canaveral open for launches
Military officials say launches will continue at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, but public viewing sites will be closed in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Credit: NASA/Ben Smegelsky The military-run Eastern Range at Cape Canaveral remains ready to support upcoming launches — including an Atlas 5 flight Thursday — amid the coronavirus pandemic, officials said…
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Falcon 9 rocket overcomes engine failure to deploy Starlink satellites
A Falcon 9 rocket takes off from pad 39A Wednesday morning at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Credit: SpaceX A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket overcame a rare in-flight engine failure soon after launch from Florida’s Space Coast Wednesday to place 60 satellites in orbit for the company’s Starlink Internet network. One of the rocket’s…
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NASA institutes mandatory agency-wide telework policy
The Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Credit: NASA/Glenn Benson All NASA centers and facilities will begin a mandatory telework policy for agency and contractor employees effective immediately, except for “mission-essential” personnel, to combat the threat from the coronavirus pandemic, officials announced Tuesday. NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine said in a statement…
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SpaceX launch aborted in final second before liftoff
A Falcon 9 rocket stands on pad 39A seconds after an aborted launch Sunday. Credit: SpaceX The countdown for a planned launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida automatically aborted in the last second before liftoff Sunday after an on-board computer detected unexpected data during an engine power…
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Live coverage: SpaceX delivers Starlink satellites to orbit despite engine failure
Live coverage of the countdown and launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The mission will launch SpaceX’s sixth batch of Starlink broadband satellites. Text updates will appear automatically below. Follow us on Twitter. [tabby title=”SpaceX Webcast”] [tabby title=”SpaceX Mission Audio”] [tabbyending] Spaceflight Now members can…