kennedy space center

NASA’s MAVEN Mars orbiter granted ‘Emergency Exemption’ to Resume Processing during Government Shutdown

Technicians resumed spacecraft preparations for NASA’s MAVEN orbiter today (Oct. 3) aimed towards meeting the hoped for Nov. 18 launch…

11 years ago

Orion takes shape for 2014 Test Flight

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL - NASA is picking up the pace of assembly operations for the Orion capsule, America’s next…

11 years ago

NASA’s KaBOOM Experimental Asteroid Radar Aims to Thwart Earth’s Kaboom

Over the past month, about a half dozen rather large asteroids have careened nearby our home planet and in one…

12 years ago

Orion assemblage on track for 2014 Launch

Image caption: Orion EFT-1 crew cabin construction ongoing inside the Structural Assembly Jig at the Operations and Checkout Building (O…

12 years ago

Endeavour Departs Kennedy Forever for California Home

Image caption: Endeavour departs Kennedy Space Center forever on Sept 19 on last flight of NASA's Space Shuttle Program. Credit:…

12 years ago

Shuttle Endeavour mated to Jumbo Jet for Final Flight

Image caption: Endeavour mated to Boeing 747 in the Mate-Demate device at the Kennedy Space Center Shuttle Landing Facility on…

12 years ago

Endeavour’s Cross-Country Final Piggyback Ride Arrives at Kennedy

SCA Arrival at KSC on Sept. 11 for Endeavour Ferry Flight to California on Sep. 17. Credit: Ken Kremer The…

12 years ago

NASA’s Colossal Crawler Gets Souped-Up for SLS

Shuttle Discovery riding one of KSC's crawler-transporters to Launch Pad 39B in June 2005 (NASA) One of NASA's two iconic…

12 years ago