Atlantis is closing in on the end of her Transition and Retirement (T&R) processing, following the installation of her three Replica Shuttle Main Engines (RSMEs). Atlantis is scheduled to roll to the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) on Friday, in preparation for going on display just down the road at the Visitor Center, allowing for her Orbiter Processing Facility (OPF) to be handed over to a commercial company.
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The three day launch countdown for STS-126 has begun, marking the start of S0007 operations…
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A rather wet Atlantis has made it back into her Orbiter Processing Facility (OPF-1) after…
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Boeing/StarlinerCommercialISS
ULA, Boeing, and NASA prepare for uncrewed and crewed Starliner flight tests
United Launch Alliance (ULA), Boeing, and NASA have all started their final preparations for the…
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Today, Roscosmos is celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Vostok-1 mission, which launched Yuri Gagarin…
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The United States Air Force’s X-37B spaceplane began its sixth mission with launch aboard a…
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United Launch Alliance (ULA) path to the USSF-7 launch achieved a major milestone on Thursday…
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Boeing/StarlinerCommercialShuttleSpaceX
Thirty years after Return To Flight from Challenger, Commercial Crew strives for culture of safety
Thirty years ago this weekend, after a two and a half year stand down and…
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SpaceX launched its Falcon 9 rocket for the US military Thursday, carrying the X-37B spaceplane…
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After several false dawns, the US Air Force’s X-37B mini-spaceplane has landed at the Kennedy…
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NASA’s Crawler Transporter -2 (CT-2) is continuing to enjoy its first outing in over a…
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The highly anticipated confirmation that Dream Chaser will be taking up residency at the Kennedy…
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As the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) continues its transformation into a multi-user spaceport, the three…
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CommercialUncrewed
KSC could facilitate military and commercial operators in the OPFs
by Chris BerginAs Kennedy Space Center’s transition from the home base of the Shuttle fleet to a…
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A few days after the high-visibility move of Space Shuttle Orbiter Endeavour to her retirement…
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Final preparations at Kennedy Space Center (KSC) are in full swing as the NASA and…
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The removal of work stands in Orbiter Processing Facility -3 (OPF-3) will begin next week,…
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XCOR Aerospace – who are believed to be close to arranging a deal to set…
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And now Endeavour has the left the building. At the Kennedy Space Center (KSC), NASA…
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CommercialShuttle
SNC evaluating KSC processing facilities to house the Dream Chaser fleet
by Chris BerginSierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) have stepped up their evaluations into finding a suitable facility to…