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Holiday Launch Season on Florida Space-Coast
November 27th, 2019 - 2019 appears to be going out on a BANG this December, as the Eastern Range of Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, and NASA Kennedy Space Center, prepare for a rapid succession of rocket launches. With a potential for up to 5 launches being slated for the Christmas season, members of the media, pace fans, and locals alike, are preparing for one of the busiest month's the community has seen all year. Ringing in the launch season will be Space X's 11th launch of the year, CRS-19
60 More Space X StarLink Satellites in Orbit
November 13th, 2019 - The morning of November 11, 2019, Space X fans and Aerospace enthusiasts on Florida's space coast were treated to a crystal clear view of StarLink-1 and Falcon 9 lifting off from Space Launch Complex 40 in Cape Canaveral. This mission, Space X's 10th of 2019, marks several new milestones for the company. The Falcon 9 first stage which supported this mission, Booster B1048, is for the first time, 4 times re-flown, and will be undergoing preparations for an upcoming 5th fligh
That Time Pizza Hut Delivered to the ISS
The year is 2000. The dawn of the new millennium. Our chilling in the basement. Mom left $20 on the table to order pizza. Pick up the phone and call Pizza Hut right? Right. But what if you are a Russian cosmonaut, floating in space in the brand new, 16 nation International Space Station? There’s no pizza in space right? In July of 2000, the standard for pizza delivery was thrust through the stratosphere. The plan was to send a 6 inch pepperoni pizza to the space station on board the new Zvezda
That Time Pizza Hut Delivered to the ISS
The year is 2000. The dawn of the new millennium. Our chilling in the basement. Mom left $20 on the table to order pizza. Pick up the phone and call Pizza Hut right? Right. But what if you are a Russian cosmonaut, floating in space in the brand new, 16 nation International Space Station? There’s no pizza in space right? In July of 2000, the standard for pizza delivery was thrust through the stratosphere. The plan was to send a 6 inch pepperoni pizza to the space station on board the new Zvezda
NG-12 ISS Resupply Mission Success
November 13th, 2019 - The morning of November 2, 2019 at 0959 AM EST, Northrop Grumman and NASA successfully launched NG-12 aboard an Antares 230+ from Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia. This mission marked the 12th mission with Northrop Grumman to resupply the International Space Station with the Cygnus Spacecraft. Additionally, this was the first flight of the 230+ and second Cygnus spacecraft currently in orbit . The spacecraft, honored, the " S.S. Alan Bean", successfully delivered 8,200 pou
SpaceX successfully deploys their second set of Starlink Satellites.
Photo: Kevin Quick // Spaceflight News This morning at 9:56am ET, SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket launched from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) in Cape Canaveral, FL, carrying another batch of 60 Starlink satellites into Low Earth Orbit. This Falcon 9 included a reused first stage as well as a pair of reused fairings, which were recovered from the sea from the Falcon Heavy ArabSat-6A mission. The first stage was previously flown on the Iridium-7, SAOCOM-1A, and Nusantara Satu missions, making this the
SpaceX successfully deploys their second set of Starlink Satellites.
Photo: Kevin Quick // Spaceflight News This morning at 9:56am ET, SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket launched from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) in Cape Canaveral, FL, carrying another batch of 60 Starlink satellites into Low Earth Orbit. This Falcon 9 included a reused first stage as well as a pair of reused fairings, which were recovered from the sea from the Falcon Heavy ArabSat-6A mission. The first stage was previously flown on the Iridium-7, SAOCOM-1A, and Nusantara Satu missions, making this the
SpaceX Will Be Launching it’s Next Batch of Starlink Satellites Tomorrow
SpaceX plans to launch a Falcon 9 Block 5 rocket tomorrow morning. Inside the fairing will be 60 Starlink satellites that will lay the (groundwork) for the (company’s) massive Starlink constellation program. These sixty satellites, along with another 11,540 planned satellites will bring internet to even the most remote places on earth by 2024. The company says it only needs a couple hundred to begin providing internet on Earth. SpaceX has recently applied for an additional 30,000 Starlink sat
SpaceX Will Be Launching it’s Next Batch of Starlink Satellites Tomorrow
SpaceX plans to launch a Falcon 9 Block 5 rocket tomorrow morning. Inside the fairing will be 60 Starlink satellites that will lay the (groundwork) for the (company’s) massive Starlink constellation program. These sixty satellites, along with another 11,540 planned satellites will bring internet to even the most remote places on earth by 2024. The company says it only needs a couple hundred to begin providing internet on Earth. SpaceX has recently applied for an additional 30,000 Starlink sat
4 Astronauts May Spend 2 Weeks on Lunar Surface
Last week at the 2019 annual meeting of Lunar Exploration and Analysis Group (LEAG) NASA spokespersons casually mentioned a mission in the works that would have 4 astronauts spend 2 weeks on the surface of the moon. Currently the mission is unnamed but it is likely to occur near 2030. This announcement comes as a surprise to many. The current record for longest lunar excursion is Apollo 17’s 3 day stint. NASA is already looking for possible landing sites near the South Pole where they believe
4 Astronauts May Spend 2 Weeks on Lunar Surface
Last week at the 2019 annual meeting of Lunar Exploration and Analysis Group (LEAG) NASA spokespersons casually mentioned a mission in the works that would have 4 astronauts spend 2 weeks on the surface of the moon. Currently the mission is unnamed but it is likely to occur near 2030. This announcement comes as a surprise to many. The current record for longest lunar excursion is Apollo 17’s 3 day stint. NASA is already looking for possible landing sites near the South Pole where they believe