Launch Pad 39A – vacated since the end of the Space Shuttle Program (SSP) – took a step towards welcoming new vehicles to its flame trench, following the NASA announcement confirming they have entered negotiations with SpaceX for the use of the famous launch complex. The path towards talks was cleared after the GAO denied a protest from another interested commercial suitor, Blue Origin.
SpaceX provided another glimpse into their future ambitions by announcing they have completed a review…
Launch Abort System (LAS) hardware for the Exploration Flight Test -1 (EFT-1) mission has arrived…
Evaluations into pad escape options for the crewed vehicles of the future are currently taking…
The Russian Progress M-15M resupply spacecraft, also known by its US designation of 47P, was…
SpaceX are continuing to make progress with their NASA commercial crew contract, with the latest…
STS-132’s weather-delayed rollout to Pad 39A began at 23:31 local time on Wednesday, following three…
The Max Launch Abort System (MLAS) has successfully carried out a pad abort test launch…
STS-125’s Flight Day 2 has been completed, highlighted by the inspections of Atlantis’ Thermal Protection…
Managers are closing in on facilitating a July launch date for Ares I-X, via a…
Discovery remains on track to make the May 31 launch date for STS-124, as she…
NASA is studying an alternative method of crew abort during the launch phase of Ares…
NASA managers are continuing to build their roadmap for Pad 39B’s transition to Ares, in…
A new NASA presentation has revealed a fascinating insight into Constellation’s evaluations of the Launch…
NASA is still trying to officially bring Pad 39A into operation for STS-117 and may…
Launch Complex 39B at the Kennedy Space Center will begin its reversion back to being…
NASA has approached Texas Tech University to develop the software that may ultimately be used…
As China’s launch cadence continues to accelerate, so too has the pace of engine testing…
China has conducted two spacewalks from its Tiangong space station in as many months and…
Mobile Launcher 1 (ML1, or ML) is on its way back to the Vehicle Assembly…
