Scott PowersMay 27, 2020Tag: launch
Scott PowersMay 27, 2020
Scott PowersMay 27, 2020
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Astronauts to be launched at 4:33 p.m. from Kennedy Space Center, ending 9 year wait.
Scott PowersMay 26, 2020
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NASA, SpaceX and frustrated Americans are hoping for good weather.
Scott PowersMay 1, 2020
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This is a high-priority mission for the United States of America.
Scott PowersDecember 17, 2019
Boeing, NASA plan next big step toward returning to crewed flights with Starliner test launch Friday
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This mission is uncrewed. The next is planned for astronauts.
Scott PowersAugust 12, 2018
4min258
Under clear skies that must have made it visible throughout much of Florida, a Delta IV Heavy rocket blasted off from Cape Canaveral early Sunday morning sending the Parker Solar Probe to the sun to explore the mysteries of how stars work. “All I can say is, ‘Wow, here we go,'” said 91-year-old scientist Eugene […]
Scott PowersFebruary 6, 2018
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A couple hours late but still years ahead of the competition, SpaceX blasted off its Falcon Heavy rocket Tuesday afternoon, staking his claim to any business the military and telecommunications industry may have for rocket companies that can carry very heavy loads. The huge rocket – three Falcon 9s together providing more than 5 million […]
Scott PowersJanuary 11, 2018
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Concluding that there is an under-served market of soccer fans seeking news about American professional soccer, the Orlando Sentinel announced Thursday it is launching a website devoted to Major League Soccer news, analysis and commentary. The Sentinel reported Thursday that its new site, ProSoccerUSA, will tap into the coverage the newspaper’s sports staff has provided […]
Scott PowersJuly 19, 2017
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Sierra-Nevada Corp. has caught a flight to space for its space plane, Dream Chaser, which will be the first spacecraft available to NASA and the the commercial sector since the space shuttle that can fly and land like an airplane. The company picked United Launch Alliance to provide the rockets to lift the Dream Chaser […]
Scott PowersMay 29, 2017
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The next SpaceX launch, of a Falcon 9 rocket to send cargo to the International Space Station, has been set for a 5:55 p.m. launch on Thursday from Kennedy Space Center. The mission would be SpaceX’s 11th commercial resupply effort to the space station. The Dragon spacecraft will be carrying almost 6,000 pounds of science […]