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NASA Sets Coverage for Next SpaceX Resupply Launch to Space Station
he SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Dragon capsule soars upward after lifting off from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on July 14, 2022, on the company’s 25th Commercial Resupply Services mission for the agency to the International Space Station. Liftoff was at 8:44 p.m. EDT. Dragon will deliver more than 5,800 pounds of cargo,…
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Record Number of Sea Turtles Hatch at NASA Spaceport
Humans aren’t the only living creatures using NASA’s Kennedy Space Center as their launchpad to the future. This year, a record number of sea turtle hatchlings got their start in nests built on the undisturbed beaches of the Florida spaceport. Biologists counted 13,935 sea turtle nests along Kennedy’s shoreline during the 2023 nesting season, 639 more nests than 2022 and…
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Beep beep – CubeRover drives at NASA KSC!
CubeRover delivered to NASA Kennedy Space CenterWe recently visited NASA Kennedy Space Center’s Swamp Works to deliver CubeRover hardware. Developed under a NASA SBIR Phase II Extension contract, this delivery marks the culmination of a multiyear contract that funded the development of CubeRover from inception.At NASA KSC, the team drove CubeRover in a large lab simulating the harsh, abrasive nature…
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AI SpaceFactory and NASA Kennedy Space Center Release Lunar Outpost Designs
space architecture and technology firm AI SpaceFactory announced its designs for LINA, the first lunar outpost developed in collaboration with NASA Kennedy Space Center (KSC) engineers and planetary scientists. LINA’s ultra-thin shell is designed to support a 2.7-meter thick, protective regolith overburden. The result is a lightweight, mass optimized structure that functions as defense against radiation and the extreme lunar environment. Credit:…
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