One of NASA’s Commercial Crew Development (CCDev) suitors – Boeing and their CST-100 spacecraft – have signed a 15 year lease to utilize Orbiter Processing Facility (OPF-3) at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC). The deal was announced on Monday, following a NASA agreement with Space Florida – the State’s aerospace economic development agency.
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After years of development, Blue Origin’s semi-reusable heavy-lift orbital launch vehicle, New Glenn, successfully launched…
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Firefly Aerospace, the decade-old spaceflight company based in Cedar Park, Texas, is now working on…
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Over the past few months, Blue Origin has been busy progressing on many of its…
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Space Coast looks toward the future with port and factory expansions
The space facilities around Cape Canaveral on Florida’s east coast are being prepared for a…
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After years of work, Sierra Space’s first Dream Chaser reusable spaceplane is almost ready to…
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Space Perspective prepares to introduce new recovery ship as providers compete for land at Port Canaveral
by Gav CornwellFirst announced in November 2022, Florida-based Space Perspective has purchased an 89-meter-long (292 feet) vessel…
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Cape Canaveral has been at the heart of America’s space program since the very beginning.…
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The prospect of Starship making its mark on the Space Coast entered another level this…
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Elon Musk has confirmed Starship will add another chapter in Launch Complex 39A’s incredible history…
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Blue Origin Continues to Make Launch Complex Progress for the Eventual Debut of New Glenn
The debut of Blue Origin’s orbital launch vehicle, New Glenn, has been delayed until no…
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OmegA Launch Tower to be demolished as KSC 39B fails to become a multi-user pad
by Chris BerginFollowing the cancellation of Northrop Grumman’s OmegA rocket, work to demolish the vehicle’s launch tower…
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Firefly has announced that they have received the AS9100 Quality Certification. This will allow Firefly…
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Blue Origin continuing work on New Glenn launch complex, support facilities
by Ian AtkinsonWork on Blue Origin’s New Glenn launch complex – LC-36 – is well underway. Recent…
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For the better part of 18 months, a Central Texas-based rocket startup known as Firefly…
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Pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) is preparing for a return to crew…
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As Rocket Lab continues to put together their manifest for the first operational year of…
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KSC, Cape & Brownsville launch pads to shepherd busy launch schedules
by Ian AtkinsonAs Kennedy Space Center continues its transition to becoming a multi-user spaceport, more details are…
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Orbital ATK’s Minotaur rocket made its first launch from Cape Canaveral Friday, delivering the experimental…
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Vector Space Systems, a startup small satellite launch service, is hoping to revolutionize the launch…