SpaceX has confirmed it is now into the construction phase of converting Kennedy Space Center’s Pad 39A for its Falcon Heavy debut, with a large amount of work now taking place to build a new vehicle facility at the complex. The former Apollo and Space Shuttle pad is being re-purposed to host the maiden flight of SpaceX’s new rocket, set to launch as early as next summer.
Launch Pad 39A – vacated since the end of the Space Shuttle Program (SSP) –…
The mothballed Pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) began looking towards the future…
Endeavour’s highly advanced payload arrived at Pad 39A on Monday evening, as STS-134 continues to…
Just a day after the fleet leader, Discovery, landed at the nearby Shuttle Landing Facility…
Discovery has completed her journey back out to Pad 39A with her modified External Tank…
In what is highly likely to be her final rollout, Discovery – as the STS-133…
STS-132’s weather-delayed rollout to Pad 39A began at 23:31 local time on Wednesday, following three…
Discovery has rolled out of the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) just after midnight on Wednesday morning…
Endeavour has completed her 3.5-mile journey to Launch Pad 39A from the VAB ahead of…
The STS-129 stack has completed rollout from the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) to Pad 39A…
STS-127 has concluded it’s fifth and final EVA, following the pacy completion of EVA-5’s tasks. …
The high tempo pace of shuttle processing continues through the weekend and earlier into next…
Atlantis has rolled back out to Pad 39A for her re-aligned STS-125 mission to the…
Shuttle Discovery has departed from the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) at 5am Wednesday morning, for a…
Engineers at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) have compiled a preliminary report on the state…
Space shuttle Endeavour has been escorted on a mini tour of the Kennedy Space Center…
While the status of STS-125’s Hubble Servicing Mission remains fluid, managers at the Kennedy Space…
STS-125 moved another step closer to launch, following Atlantis’ arrival at Pad 39A – a…
Engineers repairing damage to the flame trench at Pad 39A have started to spray Fondue…
