News Archive / Space Centers
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NASA leadership visits Marshall Space Flight Center
Scott JohnsonDecember 6th, 2021NASA Administrator Bill Nelson visited the Marshall Space Flight Center for an update on the center's contribution to the nation's space program.
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Orion spacecraft transported to VAB for the Artemis 1 mission
Cullen DesforgesOctober 19th, 2021NASA completed a significant milestone in the completion of its giant Space Launch System rocket as the Orion capsule was transported to Vehicle Assembly Building in the overnight hours of Oct. 19.
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Vandenberg Space Force Base sees its 2,000th launch
Theresa CrossOctober 4th, 2021Last week, Vandenberg Space Force Base saw its 2,000th launch with the orbiting of the Landsat 9 Earth observation satellite.
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NASA’s Lucy Trojan asteroid spacecraft arrives in Florida
Cullen DesforgesAugust 10th, 2021NASA’s first spacecraft to explore Jupiter's Trojan asteroids, Lucy, has arrived in Florida in advance of its October 2021 launch.
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Former Shuttle Landing Facility to get new ‘utility corridor’
Theresa CrossJuly 10th, 2021Construction on a new "utility corridor" has begun at the former Shuttle Landing Facility, now known as the Launch and Landing Facility, which is run by Space Florida.
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First Space Launch System rocket core stage arrives in Florida
Theresa CrossApril 29th, 2021The core stage for NASA's Space Launch System rocket arrived at Kennedy Space Center in Florida for the uncrewed Artemis 1 Moon mission, scheduled for later this year.
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NASA conducts Orion water drop tests ahead of Artemis 2
Matt HaskellApril 7th, 2021NASA made a considerable splash Tuesday afternoon by dropping its Orion crew module into a pool of water at its research facility in Langley, Virginia.
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Final Delta II added to Kennedy Space Center’s rocket garden
Cullen DesforgesMarch 31st, 2021The newly-stacked United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket stands proud at its final home at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida.
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Engineers detail plans for Ingenuity Mars helicopter’s first flight
Michael McCabeMarch 24th, 2021Now that NASA’s Perseverance rover is safely on Mars, all eyes are shifting toward the deployment of a small technology demonstration, a drone-like helicopter called Ingenuity.
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NASA finishes stacking twin SLS boosters for Artemis 1 mission
Theresa CrossMarch 11th, 2021NASA has finished stacking the twin five-segment solid rocket boosters for “the most powerful rocket in the world,” the massive Space Launch System.
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Vulcan rocket progresses towards first launch with pathfinder arrival
Matt HaskellFebruary 13th, 2021Progress continues to advance for United Launch Alliance’s newest rocket, as the pathfinder for the Vulcan rocket arrived by the company’s cargo ship and was unloaded at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Saturday, February 15.
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Hot fire test of NASA’s SLS Rocket ends prematurely, placing 2021 launch date into question
Derek RichardsonJanuary 17th, 2021For the first time, NASA fired up the core stage for its Space Launch System rocket, which is designed to send humans into deep space. However, an anomaly prompted the engines to shut down much earlier than planned.
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Orion is on the move, across the grounds of Kennedy Space Center
Sean CostelloJanuary 16th, 2021Under blue Florida skies, NASA put in motion the next phase of preparations for the first Space Launch System (SLS) mission, Artemis I, with the moving of the Orion capsule from the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building to the Multi-Payload Processing Facility.
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SpaceX Successfully launches first operational crewed mission
Matt HaskellNovember 16th, 2020At 7:27 PM EST on November 15, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket topped with a Crew Dragon capsule containing 4 astronauts lifted off from Kennedy Space Center’s LC-39A in Florida.
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NASA and SpaceX set to launch first operational Crew Dragon mission
Matt HaskellNovember 15th, 2020Following up on the successful launch and return of NASA Astronauts in May, SpaceX is on the cusp of flying the first certified operational mission of their Crew Dragon capsule.
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ULA successfully launches NRO-101 mission into evening Florida sky
Sean CostelloNovember 13th, 2020With the tell-tale crackle of three GEM 63 solid rocket boosters, a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket leapt from Cape Canaveral’s Space Launch Complex 41 pad at 5:32 p.m. EST this evening, carrying a top-secret National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) payload skyward.
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Breakdown of Crew-1 Flight Plan: an inside look
Cullen DesforgesNovember 13th, 2020On Tuesday November 10, teams at SpaceX and NASA completed the final launch readiness review for the first operational mission of the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft.
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ULA set for second launch attempt of classified NRO payload
Matt HaskellNovember 13th, 2020United Launch Alliance is set to re-attempt the launch of their Atlas V rocket and its NROL-101 payload for the National Reconnaissance Office on Friday evening.
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Crew-1’s dress rehearsal complete; countdown to launch continues
Sean CostelloNovember 12th, 2020With less than 48 hours until the scheduled liftoff of Falcon 9 and NASA’s Crew-1 mission, all systems appear go on Florida’s Space Coast.
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ULA set to launch classified spy satellite atop Atlas V, featuring first GEM 63 boosters
Matt HaskellNovember 4th, 2020United Launch Alliance is set to launch their Atlas V rocket on Wednesday evening, November 4, launching the highly classified NROL-101 spy satellite for the National Reconnaissance Office from Cape Canaveral.
