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![]() Cape Canaveral FL (SPX) Feb 11, 2010 SpaceX reportsthat all the flight hardware for the first launch of the Falcon 9 vehicle is now at the SpaceX launch site, Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40), in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Final delivery included the Falcon 9 second stage, which recently completed testing at the SpaceX test facility in McGregor, Texas. SpaceX has now initiated full vehicle integration of the 47 meter (154 feet) tall, 3.6 meter (12 feet) diameter rocket, which will include a Dragon spacecraft qualification unit. ... read more |
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GOES-P Spacecraft Being Processed In Florida![]() During the first three weeks in January, the latest in the series of Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites also known as GOES-P is being processed and prepped for launch. Meanwhile, the first and second stages of the Delta IV rocket that will carry it into orbit, are being assembled on the launch pad. The GOES-P spacecraft is currently being processed at Astrotech Space Operat ... more Looking For Life In The Multiverse ![]() Is there anybody out there? In Alejandro Jenkins' case, the question refers not to whether life exists elsewhere in the universe, but whether it exists in other universes outside of our own. While that might be a mind-blowing concept for the layperson to ponder, it's all in a day's work for Jenkins, a postdoctoral associate in theoretical high-energy physics at The Florida State University ... more China launches orbiter for navigation system: state media ![]() China launched an orbiter into space early Sunday, the latest stage in the development of its own satellite navigation system, state media said. The orbiter, launched at about 00:12 am (1612 GMT Saturday) was the third orbiter that China has launched for its Beidou Navigation System, Xinhua news agency said. "(The orbiter) will join another two already in orbits to form a network which will eventually have a total of 35 satellites, capable of providing global navigation service to users around the world around 2020. ... more |
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![]() Cape Canaveral FL (SPX) Feb 10, 2010 The Solar Dynamics Observatory and its Atlas V rocket rolled out to the launch pad at Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The Tuesday morning move sets the stage for a liftoff Wednesday at 10:26 a.m. EST. Weather for launch day stands at 40 percent "go" at liftoff time due to wind, cloud thickness and a slight chance of showers. The temperature at launch time is expected to be a chilly 51 degrees. Live coverage of the launch will begin at 7:15 a.m. Wednesday on ... read more |
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