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Three specially designed, fully electric, environmentally friendly crew transportation vehicles for Artemis missions arrived at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida this week. The zero-emission vehicles, which will carry astronauts to Launch Complex 39B for Artemis missions, were delivered by Canoo Technologies of Torrance, California. NASA/Isaac Watson NASA has shown off a trio of new all-electric vehicles that will shuttle the next generation of lunar astronauts to the launchpad at the Kennedy Space Center.…

Launch pad 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center is being prepped for the first crewed mission to the Moon in more than 50 years, with repairs underway to fixthe damage caused by the inaugural flight of the space agency’s lunar program.Astronomers Could Soon Get Warnings When SpaceX Satellites Threaten Their ViewEngineers with NASA’s Exploration Ground Systems Program are completing a set of upgrades to mobile launcher 1 and launch pad 39B in anticipation of the upcoming Artemis 2 mission, which is set to launch in late…

SpaceX’s giant Falcon Heavy rocket is on a mission to directly deliver three satellites to high Earth orbit, which means the company won’t be able to recover any of the three boosters. You can watch the launch live right here.Astronomers Could Soon Get Warnings When SpaceX Satellites Threaten Their ViewUpdate: 7:00 p.m. ET: SpaceX is now targeting 8:26 p.m. ET for launch, saying weather is now 70% favorable. Original article follows.The Falcon Heavy rocket is scheduled to blast off on Friday, April 28, from Launch Complex…

NASA’s Crawler Transporter 2 was originally designed to carry Saturn V rockets during the Apollo program nearly 60 years ago. The aging giant recently got a much-needed upgrade for supporting the Artemis SLS megarocket, beating its twin vehicle for a world record.China's Plan to Land Astronauts on the MoonOn Wednesday, Guinness World Records presented NASA teams at the Kennedy Space Center with a certificate confirming that, at a whopping 6.65 million pounds (3 million kilograms), Crawler Transporter 2 is the world’s…

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket standing at the Florida launch pad. Photo: NASA/Joel KowskyFollowing a last-minute scrubearly Monday morning, SpaceX is set to transport four astronauts to the International Space Station. You can catch the action live right here.The four astronauts, two from NASA and the others from Russia and the United Arab Emirates, were all set to go earlier this week, but a problem with the Falcon 9’s engine ignition system forced controllers to issue a scrub with a little over two minutes left in the…

The pre-existing liquid hydrogen tank at Kennedy Space Center, which holds roughly 50% less LH2 than the planned storage tank.Photo: NASA/Ben SmegelskyPreparations for the crewed Artemis 2 trip to the Moon are in full swing, with NASA rolling-out various fixes, upgrades, and new technologies to support the mission, which could happen as soon as 2024. Among the more exciting developments are a gigantic new hydrogen fuel tank and an updated escape system that harkens back to the Space Shuttle era.Artemis 2, the sequel to…

The first Falcon Heavy as seen on the launch pad, February 6, 2018. Photo: SpaceXThe U.S. military is hitching a ride aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy—the most powerful commercial rocket currently in operation. Here’s how you can watch the classified USSF-67 mission take to Florida’s twilight skies.The time has come for SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy to make its fifth flight, with launch of the USSF-67 mission expected on Saturday, January 14 at 5:51 p.m. ET from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Sunset will have…

Scorching and other minor damage at Launch Pad 39B.Screenshot: NASA TVA scorched platform, fried cameras, broken pipes, and a busted elevator are among the casualties of last week’s launch of NASA’s SLS rocket. Mobile Launcher 1 and Launch Complex 39B at Kennedy Space Center will require repairs, but NASA says they’ll be ready for the next Artemis mission.Space Launch System, or SLS, blasted off during the early hours of Wednesday, November 16, sending the Orion capsule on a 25.5-day journey to the Moon and back. It was a…

The Falcon Heavy during launch from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on November 1, 2022.Photo: John Raoux (AP)The fog was thick this morning at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, but that didn’t stopSpaceX from launching its rarely flown Falcon Heavy, nor did it prevent thrilling views of the spectacle. Falcon Heavy is currently the most powerful rocket in the world, so it’s a big deal when SpaceX has the opportunity to light this oversized candle. The rocket was recruited for the USSF-44 mission chartered by the U.S.…

Inaugural launch of SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy on February 6, 2018.Photo: SpaceXSpaceX is scheduled to launch a classified payload for the U.S. military on Tuesday morning with a Falcon Heavy—a giant rocket that hasn’t flown in three years. Launches of Falcon Heavyare quite spectacular, and you can catch the action live right here.The classified mission, named USSF-44, is slated to take flight on Tuesday, November 1 at 9:41 a.m. ET (1:41 p.m. UTC). The rocket is currently standing atop Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space…