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in News, NASA, SpaceX, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, CCAFS, International Space Station, Falcon 9, DragonSpaceX Launches CRS-15 Dragon Into Stunning Twilight to Space Station
Laden with approximately 5,900 pounds of payloads and supplies for the incumbent Expedition 56 crew of the International Space Station (ISS), SpaceX’s CRS-15 Dragon cargo ship has successfully launched into low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex (SLC)-40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. The spacecraft rose from Earth at 5:42 a.m. EDT on 29 June, beginning […] More
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Spectacular View Expected for SpaceX’s CRS-15 Cargo Run to ISS Friday Morning
A major science instrument to monitor the temperatures and water requirements of plants and a new Latching End Effector (LEE) will be among 5,900 pounds of payloads and supplies heading uphill to the International Space Station (ISS) on Friday, 29 June. Liftoff of the CRS-15 Dragon—the 15th dedicated cargo mission under SpaceX’s Commercial Resupply Services […] More
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CRS-14 Dragon Kicks Off Multiple-Mission Month of Launches for SpaceX
Kicking off a planned month-long run of missions from the East and West Coasts, which could see as many as five Upgraded Falcon 9 boosters spear for the heavens in the next 28 days, SpaceX has successfully delivered the CRS-14 Dragon mission into orbit, as part of its ongoing Commercial Resupply Services commitment to NASA. […] More
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Astronauts Feustel and Arnold to Kick Off 5.5-Month ISS Expedition With 29 March Spacewalk
Less than a week after their scheduled 23 March arrival at the International Space Station (ISS), Expedition 55/56 astronauts Drew Feustel (EV1) and Ricky Arnold (EV2) will participate in a 6.5-hour Extravehicular Activity (EVA) on Thursday, 29 March. According to NASA, the spacewalk—designated “U.S. EVA-49”—will involve Feustel and Arnold completing a series of tasks in […] More
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in News, SpaceX, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, CCAFS, International Space Station, Falcon 9, Dragon, Launch, CRS-13SpaceX Launches Fourth Dragon of 2017, Nails 20th Landing with CRS-13 Mission
Space Launch Complex (SLC)-40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., which endured significant damage in the wake of last year’s Amos-6 explosion, has been triumphantly returned to flight operations, ticking off more than 80 launches in over five decades of service. SpaceX’s venerable Upgraded Falcon 9 roared aloft from the old pad at 10:36 […] More
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SLC-40 Ready for Return to Flight, With Fourth ISS-Bound Dragon of 2017
SpaceX stands ready to launch its fourth Dragon cargo mission of 2017 to the International Space Station (ISS) at 10:35 a.m. EST Friday, 15 December, marking the first use of Space Launch Complex (SLC)-40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., in more than a year. The pad has been out of service since the Amos-6 […] More
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Pad 39A, America’s Moonport, Celebrates Over 100 Launches in 50 Years of Service
In a strange twist of irony, Pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida was not originally meant to be named “39A” at all. Having supported its first launch, 50 years ago, last week, the iconic pad—which saw the first teams of human explorers leave Planet Earth, bound for the Moon, together with […] More
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SpaceX Launches Third Dragon of 2017 to Space Station, Lands 6th Rocket on LZ-1
For the ninth time this year, the roar of nine Merlin 1D+ engines pummeled Pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida earlier today (Monday, 14 August), as SpaceX successfully delivered its third Dragon cargo mission of 2017 onto a course for the International Space Station (ISS). Liftoff of the Upgraded Falcon 9 […] More
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Storms Threaten Post-Landing Securing of Falcon 9 First Stage on Monday
Weather conditions are expected to be broadly favorable around midday Monday, as SpaceX prepares to return to flight after an Eastern Range-enforced month-long hiatus in flights from the East Coast. Current plans call for the Hawthorne, Calif.-based organization to launch its 230-foot-tall (70-meter) Upgraded Falcon 9 from Pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) at […] More
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UPDATE: Good Falcon 9 Test Fire as SpaceX Aims for Aug 14 CRS-12 Launch
UPDATED Aug 10: SpaceX conducted a successful static test fire of the Falcon 9 rocket at pad 39A today, scheduled to launch CRS-12 next week. Watch our video of today’s test fire below: More
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Multi-National Soyuz MS-05 Crew Ready for Friday Launch to Space Station
For the first time in almost four years, three Americans will be aboard the International Space Station (ISS) together this weekend, as Soyuz MS-05 brings a new team of astronauts and cosmonauts to the multi-national orbiting outpost. Veteran shuttle flyer Randy Bresik, Russian cosmonaut Sergei Ryazansky and Italy’s Paolo Nespoli are slated to launch from […] More
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First Reusable Dragon Cargo Mission Launches Science and Supplies to Space Station
If candles celebrate an anniversary, then the roar of Merlin 1D+ rocket engines honored the 100th launch from Pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida, earlier today (Saturday, 3 June). SpaceX’s Upgraded Falcon 9 booster roared aloft from the historic complex at 5:07 p.m. EDT, precisely on the cusp of an “instantaneous” […] More
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