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NASA Astros Test SpaceX Lander Elevator Concept

NASA astronauts Nicole Mann and Doug Wheelock recently participated in testing a sub-scale mockup elevator for SpaceX’s Starship human landing system (HLS) at the company’s…

Axiom-3 Will Launch From Pad LC-39A At Kennedy Space Center NET January 17, 2024

Axiom Mission 3, the first all-European private mission to the International Space Station, will launch no earlier than January 17, 2024 from Kennedy Space Center,…

Peregrine Lunar Lander To Be Placed Atop ULA’s Vulcan Today at The Cape

Astrobiotics’ Peregrine Lunar Lander is set to be mounted on top of its ride to space today, according to United Launch Alliance. Their Vulcan rocket,…

SpaceX Launches Falcon 9 Carrying Starlink 6-34 Monday Night

After eight days of bad weather cleared from Space Coast skies, SpaceX got right back to work and sent a Falcon 9 to orbit from…

NASA Resumes Hubble Telescope Observations After Gyro Glitch

NASA announced recently that it has resumed Hubble Space Telescope operations after a fifteen day outage following gyroscope issues aboard the venerable orbiting telescope. Observations…

SpaceX Sets December 28 7:00pm ET For Falcon Heavy Launch

This evening, SpaceX announced the date for the next attempt to launch Falcon Heavy carrying USSF-52 / X37-B from Kennedy Space Center: December 28th. After…

Titusville-Based Space Perspective Announces Major Build Milestone

Space Perspective, the Titusville-based company planning to launch passengers to the edge of space aboard lighter than air vessels, gave an update today about the…

ULA’s Vulcan Passes Critical Wet Dress Rehearsal Test

United Launch Alliance conducted a second Wet Dress Rehearsal test for its new Vulcan rocket on December 12, 2023 at the company's launch pad on…

Another Night, Another Two Scrubs For SpaceX

They say if you don’t like the weather here in Florida, wait half an hour and it will change. SpaceX tried that this evening with…

Launch Schedule Shifts Again – Wednesday for Falcon Heavy, Starlink Still Planned For Tonight

If there’s one thing that’s a certainty here on the Space Coast, it’s that launch schedules can and do change often. After last night’s delay…