SpaceX building hundreds of spy satellites for US government, report says
Satellites to "track targets on the ground" for US intelligence, Reuters writes. Enlarge / A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches from Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida on March 3, 2024. (credit: Getty Images | Anadolu ).....»»
After Astra loses 99 percent of its value, founders take rocket firm private
First you burn the cash, then comes the crash. Enlarge / Liftoff of Astra's Rocket 3.0 from Cape Canaveral, Florida. (credit: Astra) Astra's long, strange trip in the space business is taking another turn. The company a.....»»
Blue Origin is getting serious about developing a human spacecraft
Company seeks: "Experience with human spaceflight or high-performance aircraft systems?" Enlarge / Dave Limp, Blue Origin's new CEO, and founder Jeff Bezos observe the New Glenn rocket on its launch pad Wednesday at Cape Canavera.....»»
SpaceX delays Crew-8 launch, but lines up Starlink launch instead
Bad weather conditions on the launch corridor for a human spaceflight from Kennedy Space Center have prompted a two-day delay, so SpaceX took the opportunity to roll out and try and shoehorn a launch without humans from nearby Cape Canaveral Space Fo.....»»
Jeff Bezos’ New Glenn rocket finally makes an appearance on the launch pad
Blue Origin plans a tanking test at Cape Canaveral, then a hotfire on the launch pad. Enlarge / Dave Limp, Blue Origin's new CEO, and founder Jeff Bezos observe the New Glenn rocket on its launch pad Wednesday at Cape Canaveral S.....»»
SpaceX lines up satellite launch from Cape Canaveral
SpaceX is set to send up the 11th launch from the Space Coast this afternoon with a Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral Space Force Base......»»
The 400-year-old story of oaks: From cultural icons to invaders and victims
The nearly 400-year-old history of oaks in South Africa may be coming to an end, forever changing the treescape of towns and cities such as Cape Town, George, Paarl, Stellenbosch, and Swellendam......»»
New or retooled Cape Canaveral launch pads considered for SpaceX Starship
The Department of Defense is looking for a new home for SpaceX's Starship, launching the process to determine what the environmental impact would be to allow the world's most powerful rocket to launch from Florida's Space Coast......»»
New stem cell research to take flight into space
A Mayo Clinic research experiment will be part of a payload that launches into space from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Jan. 29, subject to weather conditions and other factors. The research team from the lab of Dr. Abba.....»»
Healthy food is hard to come by in Cape Town"s poorer areas: How community gardens can fix that
In 1950, as part of the Group Areas Act, South Africa's apartheid government banished people of color to outlying areas, away from central business districts. The Cape Flats are one such area, sprawling to the east of central Cape Town......»»
The Space Force is changing the way it thinks about spaceports
There's not much available real estate to grow Cape Canaveral's launch capacity. Enlarge / The Morrell Operations Center at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. (credit: Jonathan Newton/The Washington Post via Getty Image.....»»
Rocket Report: A Chinese launch you must see; Vulcan’s stunning debut
"I am so proud of this team. Oh my gosh, this has been years of hard work." Enlarge / Vulcan launches from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Monday. (credit: United Launch Alliance) Welcome to Edition 6.26 of the Roc.....»»
ULA’s Vulcan rocket shot for the Moon on debut launch—and hit a bullseye
ULA's Vulcan rocket flew straight and true right out of the gate. Enlarge / The first Vulcan rocket fires off its launch pad in Florida. (credit: United Launch Alliance) CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida—Right out of the gate, U.....»»
A commander’s lament on the loss of a historic SpaceX rocket
This rocket restored NASA crew launches to US soil, then launched 18 more times. Enlarge / One of the most historic rockets in SpaceX's fleet toppled over Christmas Day on the return tip to Cape Canaveral, Florida, following its.....»»
SpaceX launches two rockets—three hours apart—to close out a record year
This was the shortest time between orbital launches at Cape Canaveral since 1966. Enlarge / SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket lifted off Thursday night from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. (credit: SpaceX) It seems li.....»»
Saving the African penguin from climate change and overfishing
A hatchery and protected sanctuary in South Africa is boosting penguin numbers. Enlarge / African penguins on a beach near Simon's Town in South Africa. (credit: spooh) CAPE TOWN, South Africa—A weathered, green buildi.....»»
Unusual ancient elephant tracks had our team of fossil experts stumped—how we solved the mystery
Over the past 15 years, through our scientific study of tracks and traces, we have identified more than 350 fossil vertebrate tracksites from South Africa's Cape south coast. Most are found in cemented sand dunes, called aeolianites, and all are from.....»»
For the first time, ULA’s Vulcan rocket is fully stacked at Cape Canaveral
A lunar lander from Intuitive Machines is still waiting for a SpaceX launch slot. Enlarge / United Launch Alliance's first Vulcan rocket stands 202 feet (61.6 meters) tall with the addition of its payload fairing. (credit: United.....»»
Exploring bird-like footprints left by unknown animals in Late Triassic Southern Africa
Ancient animals were walking around on bird-like feet over 210 million years ago, according to a study published November 29, 2023 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Miengah Abrahams and Emese M. Bordy of the University of Cape Town, South Africa.....»»
SpaceX sends up Space Coast"s 66th launch of the year
SpaceX chalked up another Starlink mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station to mark the Space Coast's 66th launch of the year......»»