News Archive / Tagged: Landing Zone 1

• SpaceX aiming for first polar launch from Florida in 60 years

  Cullen DesforgesAugust 28th, 2020

  On August 30, SpaceX is planning to make another entry in the modern-day history books, flying a launch trajectory not seen from Florida’s Space Coast in over 60 years. The mission to launch the SAOCOM-1B payload into a sun-synchronous polar orbit is also part of a rare, two-launch day on the Eastern Range.

• SpaceX reveals cause of Crew Dragon explosion

  Jason RhianJuly 15th, 2019

  SpaceX held a test of the company's Crew Dragon spacecraft on April 20, 2019 which ended with an explosion at the NewSpace firm's Landing Zone 1 at Cape Canaveral in Florida. Today, SpaceX released what it believes to have caused the accident during a briefing earlier this afternoon.

• Photo Gallery: SpaceX launches classified NROL-76 payload

  Derek RichardsonMay 2nd, 2017

  CAPE CANAVERAL Fla. — SpaceX sent its first dedicated payload for the National Reconnaissance Office into space May 1, 2017. While the nature of the payload was classified, the launch itself provided some of the clearest views of a returning Falcon 9 first stage yet.

• SpaceX pursuing additional landing pads in Florida

  Bart LeahyJuly 19th, 2016

  A July 18 Orlando Sentinel article reported SpaceX is seeking U.S. government approval to access two new landing areas at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station to support returning stages for the future Falcon Heavy launch vehicle.