Cape Canaveral
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NASA
Building on America’s 65-Year Legacy of Human Spaceflight
On the morning of May 5, 1961, the Mercury-Redstone 3 launch vehicle lifted into the sky from Cape Canaveral, Florida, carrying astronaut Alan B. Shepard Jr. Over the next 15 minutes, Shepard ascended to an altitude of 116 miles (187 kilometers) in his Freedom 7 spacecraft, becoming the first American to fly into space before splashing down in the Atlantic Ocean. This short flight…
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First Rocket Launch from Cape Canaveral
The Bumper V-2 launches from Cape Canaveral in this July 24, 1950, photo. In the 75 years since this milestone, this facility has seen thousands of rockets take to the skies, destined for Earth orbit, the Moon, planets, and even beyond. From Cape Canaveral and from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida nearby, astronauts launched on the first pioneering crewed missions, headed for Moon…
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Sidus Space and Saturn Satellite Networks Sign Memorandum of Understanding to Support Development of Next-Generation GEO Satellite Platform
Sidus Space (NASDAQ: SIDU) (the “Company” or “Sidus”), an innovative, agile space mission enabler, today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Saturn Satellite Networks, Inc., a pioneering developer of space-based reprogrammable payloads and geostationary (GEO) satellite solutions redefining access to space communications. This agreement outlines a strategic collaboration to support the development and deployment of Saturn’s…
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AST SpaceMobile Announces Launch Services Agreements to Enable Continuous Space-Based Cellular Broadband Service Coverage for the United States, Europe, Japan, the U.S. Government, and Other Strategic Markets Globally
–AST SpaceMobile, Inc. (“AST SpaceMobile”) (NASDAQ: ASTS), the company building the first and only space-based cellular broadband network accessible directly by everyday smartphones, and designed for both commercial and government applications, today announced launch services agreements securing the orbital launch capacity to enable continuous space-based cellular broadband service coverage across some of the most in-demand cellular markets globally. AST SpaceMobile’s global…
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AST SpaceMobile Announces Successful Orbital Launch of Its First Five Commercial Satellites
AST SpaceMobile, Inc. (“AST SpaceMobile”) (NASDAQ: ASTS), the company building the first and only space-based cellular broadband network accessible directly by everyday smartphones designed for both commercial and government use, today announced the successful launch of its first five commercial satellites, called BlueBirds. The groundbreaking launch started at 4:52 a.m. EDT from Cape Canaveral, Florida. The event was witnessed by partners…
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NASA, SpaceX Extend US Media Deadline for Crew-9 Launch to Station
NASA is extending U.S. media accreditation for the launch of the agency’s ninth rotational mission of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft that will carry astronauts to the International Space Station. This mission is part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. The application period for U.S. media and U.S. citizens representing international media organizations is extended until 11:59 p.m.…
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Rocket Lab Ships Twin Satellites to Launch Site for NASA Mars Mission
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) (“Rocket Lab” or “the Company”), a global leader in launch services and space systems, has successfully packed and shipped two Mars-bound spacecraft to Cape Canaveral, FL in preparation for launch. These twin spacecraft for the Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers (ESCAPADE) heliophysics mission were designed, built, integrated, and tested by Rocket Lab…
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SES’s Fifth and Sixth O3b mPOWER Satellites Successfully Launched
SES announced today that two additional O3b mPOWER satellites were successfully launched into space by a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, United States, at 4:08pm local time. With the fifth and sixth O3b mPOWER satellites launched, the system completes the six medium earth orbit (MEO) satellites required to offer high-performance network services delivering…
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From Cape Canaveral to Xbox, An Unprecedented Year For PaintScaping
LOS ANGELES (PRWEB) JANUARY 02, 2021 The world’s first 3D mapping on an operational rocket, at Cape Canaveral (Christie.) The Guinness World Record of the Largest Videogame Display, for Xbox (Barco.) The largest estate ever mapped in the USA (Panasonic.) Indeed, it’s been an unprecedented year for LA-based PaintScaping. Against all odds. And we owe it all to the people behind…
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SPACE WEEK: A Look Back at Launch Pad 39a Launches
STS-125 Launch May 11, 2009
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