Kennedy Space Center’s famous launch pads are continuing their regeneration work in preparation for hosting their first orbital launches since the end of the Space Shuttle Program. Pad 39B will host the most powerful of the new fleet of rockets, requiring a complete modernization of its Flame Trench – a process that includes replacing its famous brick wall.
"Flame Trench"
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Engineers at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) have compiled a preliminary report on the state…
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One of the final upgrades to Kennedy Space Center’s Pad 39B will begin in earnest,…
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Engineers have begun to install the new Flame Deflector into the Flame Trench of Pad…
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Major pad modification work is continuing to take place at Pad 39B, ahead of hosting…
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Russia’s crucial launch infrastructure at Baikonur Cosmodrome’s Site 31/6 has been fully repaired following a…
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SpaceX conducted a successful full test of the water-cooled top deck on the Orbital Launch…
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While pushing for Flight 12, SpaceX has received approval to nearly double the launch site’s…
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Although there has been a pause in launch operations as SpaceX transitions Starship to the…
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The rocket and spacecraft that will perform the first human spaceflight to the vicinity of…
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SpaceX continues to make rapid progress on its Starship program infrastructure, with significant developments at…
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SpaceX continues rapid infrastructure improvements at its Starbase facility in South Texas, with demolition work…
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SpaceX’s Roberts Road facility, the company’s primary hub for Starship operations on Florida’s Space Coast,…
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After waiting the requisite time for an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), SpaceX now has environmental…
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As SpaceX ramps up production and testing of its Starship vehicles and engines, significant advancements…
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SpaceX has intensified demolition efforts at Starbase’s Pad 1, in tandem with making significant steps…
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Amid numerous questions about whether SpaceX can have the Human Landing System (HLS) variant of…
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SpaceX has kicked off a significant demolition and upgrade phase at its Starbase facility, targeting…