Next up is launch, as Boeing"s Starliner takes trek to Cape Canaveral
Boeing's CST-100 Starliner, set to take its first humans on board during the Crew Flight Test mission next month, was transported from Boeing's Commercial Crew and Cargo Processing Facility at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on a 10-mile trip to Cape.....»»
SpaceX’s most-flown reusable rocket will go for its 20th launch tonight
Remarkably, SpaceX has launched a Falcon 9 rocket almost every day over the last week. Enlarge / File photo of a Falcon 9 rocket rolling out of its hangar at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. (credit: SpaceX).....»»
After a fiery finale, the Delta rocket family now belongs to history
"It is bittersweet to see the last one, but there are great things ahead." Enlarge / In this video frame from ULA's live broadcast, three RS-68A engines power the Delta IV Heavy rocket into the sky over Cape Canaveral, Florida. (.....»»
With payload questions, it’s likely Vulcan will not launch again until fall
United Launch Alliance may seek certification from the Space Force after one flight. Enlarge / The first Vulcan rocket lifts off from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. (credit: United Launch Alliance).....»»
Stingray sand "sculpture" in South Africa may be oldest example of humans creating an image of another creature
South Africa's Cape south coast offers many hints about how our human ancestors lived some 35,000 to 400,000 years ago during the Pleistocene epoch. These clues are captured in the dunes they once traversed, today cemented and preserved in a rock typ.....»»
The Delta IV Heavy, a rocket whose time has come and gone, will fly once more
The final Delta IV Heavy rocket is scheduled to launch Thursday, weather permitting. Enlarge / United Launch Alliance's final Delta IV Heavy rocket, seen here in December when ground crews rolled it to the launch pad at Cape Cana.....»»
It’s official: Europe turns to the Falcon 9 to launch its navigation satellites
The European Union agreed to pay a 30 percent premium for Falcon 9 launches. Enlarge / A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 60 Starlink satellites launches from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on January 29, 2020. (credit: Getty I.....»»
Cape lions were genetically diverse prior to extinction, researchers find
Cape lions used to roam the Cape Flats grassland plains of South Africa, in what is now known as Western Cape Providence. When Europeans arrived in South Africa in the mid-1600s, Cape lions, along with many other African carnivores and herbivores, we.....»»
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.....»»