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Category: Kennedy Space Center
NASA rewraps Boeing Starliner Astrovan II for Artemis II ride to launch pad
Artemis II, meet Astrovan II. NASA’s first astronauts who will fly by the moon in more than 50 years participated […]
Rivals object to SpaceX’s Starship plans in Florida—who’s interfering with whom?
“We’re going to continue to treat any LOX-methane vehicle with 100 percent TNT blast equivalency.” Artist’s illustration of Starships stacked […]
NASA’s next Moonship reaches last stop before launch pad
The Orion spacecraft, which will fly four people around the Moon, arrived inside the cavernous Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA’s […]
NASA closing its original repository for Columbia artifacts to tours
The new Columbia Learning Center at Kennedy Space Center will be divided into three areas: a pre-show area where a […]
Prepping for Starship, SpaceX is about to demolish one of ULA’s launch pads
SpaceX may soon have up to nine active launch pads. Most competitors have one or two. A Delta IV Heavy […]
NASA just swapped a 10-year-old Artemis II engine with one nearly twice its age
Skip to content One of the engines on NASA’s next Space Launch System rocket requires repairs. Engine 2063, seen in […]
Four private astronauts launch on first human mission to fly over the poles
“I call it the last frontier of unexplored territory in low-Earth orbit.” With thunderstorms just offshore, SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket […]
As preps continue, it’s looking more likely NASA will fly the Artemis II mission
NASA’s existing architecture still has a limited shelf life, and the agency will probably have multiple options for transporting astronauts […]