February 2021
On the nature of spacepower
... state could dictate the political, military, and economic fates of all terrestrial governments.” US Air Force personnel at Cape Canaveral supervise the launch of a military satellite in 2019. Continental seapowers “Control of Earth Space not only...
05 October 2015
ESTEC opens its doors, 9,000 hi-res Apollo photos go online, and other news from the weekend
... 15. Finally, United Launch Alliance, a Boeing-Lockheed Martin joint venture, held its 100th successful launch from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Friday. The Atlas V rocket was carrying a Morelos-3 satellite for Mexico’s network of satellites, but The...
23 October 2015
NASA says no to commercial launch pads at Kennedy Space Center – for now
... NASA received for the launch pads – which would have been built at the Kennedy Space Center on Cape Canaveral – has not been disclosed. Yet NASA officials also admitted that the decision could very well...
03 December 2015
Cygnus Cargo Spacecraft Launches Today
... and hardware to the International Space Station. The Cygnus is scheduled to launch at 5:55 p.m EST (2255 GMT) from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket. This is the fourth resupply mission...
20 January 2016
Our view of Van Allen belts set to be revolutionised by new data from NASA probes
... by electrons. Now however, over three years after NASA’s Van Allen Probes were launched from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, the twin spacecraft continue to push the boundaries of what is known about the...
08 March 2016
Falcon 9 Successfully Launches SES-9
...'s first stage on a ship, however, was not successful. The upgraded Falcon 9 lifted off at 6:35 p.m. Eastern from Cape Canaveral, Florida. The rocket released the SES-9 satellite into geostationary transfer orbit 31 minutes after liftoff. SpaceX...
