The 412th Test Wing’s Emerging Technologies Combined Test Force conducted three test sorties March 6 using a quadcopter to inspect a C-17 Globemaster III. Maj. Dan Riley, ET CTF director, and Maj.
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SpaceX Test Fires Rocket, Aims for March 14 Satellite Launch
The private spaceflight company SpaceX test fired a Falcon 9 rocket Thursday , setting the stage for a commercial satellite launch next week. SpaceX conducted the Falcon 9 static test fire at Launch Pad 39A of NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida to ensure that the rocket is ready to launch the communications satellite EchoStar 23 on Tuesday .
Blue Origin Details Glenn and Gets First Customer for New Space Rocket
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin recently welcomed its first client who will get to ride on its New Glenn space rocket. Blue Origin seems to have found its very first customer who will ride on its New Glenn space rocket.
Nuclear Weapons: Trust But Modernize
The United States is planning to modernize its nuclear deterrent over the next 25 years, an effort already two decades late in implementation. That delay, a procurement holiday, resulted in all elements of our nuclear enterprise-the warheads, the communications, the submarines, the land based missiles and the bombers and their associated cruise missiles-reaching the end of their service life nearly simultaneously.
Nuclear Weapons: Trust But Modernize
The United States is planning to modernize its nuclear deterrent over the next 25 years, an effort already two decades late in implementation. That delay, a procurement holiday, resulted in all elements of our nuclear enterprise-the warheads, the communications, the submarines, the land based missiles and the bombers and their associated cruise missiles-reaching the end of their service life nearly simultaneously.
Diana Furchtgott-Roth: You might not have to pay more for Trump’s spending plans
President Trump pauses as Vice President Mike Pence, left, and U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan applaud during a joint session of Congress in Washington on Feb. 28. People who watched President Trump’s address to Congress on Feb. 28 might have been forgiven for thinking Big Government was back in fashion, despite the Republican sweep of the White House and both chambers of Congress. Trump said he would make health-care insurance – and health care itself – affordable; he would make inner cities a place for opportunity; he would boost infrastructure spending; and on and on.
Around Town: March 2017
March a it’s a month to get outside and enjoy some beautiful spring weather before the blistering heat of summer arrives. A number of events scheduled for March will take advantage of those pleasant conditions.
Robots are poised to take over wide range of military jobs
The wave of automation that swept away tens of thousands of American manufacturing and office jobs during the past two decades is now washing over the armed forces, putting both rear-echelon and front-line positions in jeopardy. “Just as in the civilian economy, automation will likely have a big impact on military organizations in logistics and manufacturing,” said Michael Horowitz, a University of Pennsylvania professor and one of the globe’s foremost experts on weaponized robots.
SpaceX Successfully Launches First Rocket from Historic NASA Pad
NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida will act as a multi-user spaceport due to the launch of Space X’s Falcon 9 rocket at launch complex 39-A, a historic launch pad. The CRS-10 is Space X’s 10th mission for commercial supply to the ISS International Space Station.
Social media reacts to another historic SpaceX rocket launch
Social media has been ablaze today with praise for SpaceX, after the company successfully landed one of its reusable rockets at a launch pad in Florida. The Falcon 9 rocket was tapped to fly a cargo of supplies and equipment out to the International Space Station over the weekend, when it launched from the Cape Canaveral Launch Sector 39 on Saturday.
SpaceX launches rocket from NASA’s historic moon pad
A Space X Falcon9 rocket sits on the launch pad, Saturday, Feb. 18, 2017 at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla Last-minute rocket trouble forced SpaceX on Saturday to delay its inaugural launch from NASA’s historic moon pad. SpaceX halted the countdown with just 13 seconds remaining.
SpaceX, NASA Hail 1st Falcon 9 Rocket Launch from Pad Steeped in History
SpaceX’s historic launch from NASA’s Launch Complex 39A Sunday was a complete success. So it’s no surprise that when the time came to discuss the flight, the post-launch press conference was short, sweet and full of smiling faces.
SpaceX successfully launches on voyage to International Space Station
Just hours before blastoff, the first ever SpaceX Falcon 9 set to soar to the space station from historic pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center , the rocket went vertical below delightfully dark skies on the Florida Space Coast. Russia, meanwhile, plans to launch a supply ship to the International Space Station on Wednesday.
SpaceX launch heaps new history on top of old in major first
On Sunday morning, SpaceX hoisted a spacecraft, named the Dragon, toward the International Space Station, and the first stage of the Falcon 9 rocket returned to Earth without issue. Missions to the ISS require precise timing and must be attempted only when the space station is directly over the launch site.
SpaceX launches and lands another rocket
It was the first SpaceX launch from Florida since a Falcon 9 exploded on a launch pad on September 1, 2016. Sunday’s launch was also the first from Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Complex 39 since the NASA Space Shuttles was retired in July 2011.
SpaceX launches space station cargo ship
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket thunders away from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, boosting a Dragon cargo ship into orbit for a two-day flight to the International Space Station. Using NASA’s historic pad 39A, which once sent Apollo moonships and space shuttles on their way, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket blasted off from the Kennedy Space Center Sunday, boosting a Dragon cargo ship into orbit to deliver nearly 5,500 pounds of equipment, supplies research material to the International Space Station.
Cold War inspired the first launch from Poker Flat
A 45-foot NASA sounding rocket is set for launch this month at Poker Flat Research Range north of Fairbanks.
Cold War inspired the first launch from Poker Flat
A 45-foot NASA sounding rocket is set for launch this month at Poker Flat Research Range north of Fairbanks.
McAllen students’ hard efforts sent off into space
Clamps keeping separate the contents – dirt, seeds and water – of a test tube will be removed while at the International Space Station, to see whether or not tomatoes could grow on Mars. What started as a science project by three senior students at Lamar Academy in McAllen – Sabrina Benitez, Sofia Escobar and Juan Pablo Flanagan – ended up being selected among hundreds by the Student Spaceflight Experiments Program to be sent to space as part of Mission 9. “We have soil, water and a fixative,” Benitez said, explaining the contents of a tube similar to the one that will be sent off.
SpaceX aborts launch to space station due to technical trouble
U.S. space company SpaceX aborted in the last minute the lift-off of its Falcon rocket and Dragon capsule to the International Space Station on Saturday morning due to technical trouble. A SpaceX Falcon 9, carrying a Dragon cargo capsule loaded with nearly 5,500 pounds of supplies and equipment bound for the International Space Station , was supposed to blast off from U.S. space agency NASA’s historic Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center for the first time at 10:01 a.m. EST , but the launch was called off with just 13 seconds left in the countdown, NASA TV showed.
SpaceX Aborts Flight Due to Rocket Issues
The private space firm plans to try its unmanned mission to the international space station again at 9:38 am ET on Sunday. SpaceX decided to halt its launch plans Saturday in order to “take a closer look at positioning of the second stage engine nozzle,” the company tweeted.
SpaceX aborts launch after ‘odd’ rocket engine behavior1 hour ago
Miami, Feb 19 : SpaceX aborted its planned Dragon cargo launch to the International Space Station just seconds before liftoff today due to a “slightly odd” technical issue with the Falcon 9 rocket engine. The delay was made “out of an abundance of caution,” a SpaceX spokesman said, and came a day after engineers discovered a small helium leak in the engine’s second stage.
SpaceX just delayed a historic rocket launch due to a familiar glitch
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket with a Dragon cargo capsule on top await launch from Pad 39A, the same Cape Canaveral, Fla. launch pad that the moon missions lifted off from.
SpaceX aborts flight due to rocket issues
The private space firm plans to try its unmanned mission to the international space station again at 9:38 am ET on Sunday. SpaceX decided to halt its launch plans Saturday in order to “take a closer look at positioning of the second stage engine nozzle,” the company tweeted.
SpaceX Falcon rocket poised for flight from historic NASA launchpad
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, in a horizontal position, is readied for launch on a supply mission to the International Space Station on historic launch pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S., February 17, 2017. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket , is readied for launch on a supply mission to the International Space Station on historic launch pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S., February 17, 2017.
SpaceX Falcon 9 Goes Vertical with Station Science at KSC Pad 39A – Watch Live
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket goes vertical at night atop Launch Complex 39-A at the Kennedy Space Center on 18 Feb 2017 as seen after midnight from the pad perimeter. This is the first rocket rolled out to launch from pad 39A since the retirement of NASA’s Space Shuttles in July 2011.
SpaceX Falcon Rocket Poised for Flight From Historic NASA Launchpad
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket was poised for a debut flight on Saturday from a NASA launchpad idled since the end of the space shuttle program nearly six years ago. Liftoff was scheduled for 10:01 a.m. from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, pending good weather and the resolution of what the company described as a minor technical issue with the rocket’s second-stage motor.
In 1930, this amateur astronomer discovered this dwarf planet
In 1930, photographic evidence of Pluto, now designated a “dwarf planet,” was discovered by Clyde W. Tombaugh at Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona. This image made available by NASA on Friday, July 24, 2015 shows Pluto made by combining several images from two cameras on the New Horizons spacecraft, the first spacecraft to visit and photograph the celestial body.
SpaceX set for historic Florida launch
The private space firm is scheduled to launch an unmanned spacecraft to the international space station on Saturday. Liftoff is scheduled for 10:01 a.m. ET with a backup launch time of 9:38 a.m. ET Sunday.
WWII veteran Bacle shares stories of service
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NASA: Snow Science Supporting the U.S. Water Supply
Researchers have completed the first flights of a NASA-led field campaign that is targeting one of the biggest gaps in scientists’ understanding of Earth’s water resources: snow. NASA uses the vantage point of space to study all aspects of Earth as an interconnected system.
NASA Astronauts At AF Survival School Highlights Capabilities, Needs
Four NASA astronauts trained with U.S. Air Force Survival School instructors in water survival and recovery Feb. 10, at the base fitness center pool at Fairchild Air Force Base in Washington state. The astronauts underwent the training in preparation for anticipated test flights of the new commercially made American rockets, the Boeing CST-100 Starliner and the SpaceX Dragon.
Landsat 8 Images Show Rains Reviving Central Coast Reservoirs
Images captured by a satellite launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base four years ago show the dramatic difference in water levels for two Central Coast reservoirs due to recent rains. Lake Nacimiento is now at 86 percent full, while Lake San Antonio – virtually dry before – sits at 32 percent full, as of Friday, according to Monterey County Water Resources Agency.
NASA shortlists 3 landing sites for Mars 2020 mission
NASA scientists have shortlisted three potential landing sites for the upcoming Mars rover mission that is set to launch in 2020. The three recommended locations include Northeast Syrtis , Jezero crater, and Columbia Hills .
Talk with a Doc – ” “Reducing Risk of Cardiac Disease”
Steven Gore, MD FACC, Cardiologist will be presenting the Talk with a Doc seminar ” Reducing Risk of Cardiac Disease ” on Tuesday February 21st, 2017 at 6pm at the Haywood Regional Medical Center CafA . Dr. Gore will speak about heart health while patrons enjoy a meal.
Space Station hopefuls training at Fairchild for possible trip in – private space taxis’
Four NASA astronauts who hope to travel to the International Space Station next year aboard “private space taxis” are in water-survival training at Fairchild Air Force Base. One of the four, Col.
Air Force awards STPSat-6 payload integration contract to Orbital ATK
The Space and Missiles Systems Center at Los Angeles Air Force Base, Calif., awarded a sole-source contract for Space Test Program Satellite 6 payload integration services to Orbital ATK, Feb. 3, 2017. The STPSat-6 spacecraft will be the primary payload on the STP-3 mission expected to launch no earlier than June 2019.
Used SpaceX Booster Set for Historic 1st Reflight is Test Fired in Texas
SpaceX Falcon 9 first stage previously flown to space is test fired at the firms McGregor, TX rocket development facility in late January 2017. Credit: SpaceX The once fanciful dream of rocket recycling is now closer than ever to becoming reality, after successful completion of the static fire test on a test stand in McGregor, Texas, paved the path to relaunch, SpaceX announced via twitter.
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SpaceX gets new order from Iridium for five satellites
The Hawthorne space company already had a contract with Iridium for a total of seven launches on SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket, one of which took place earlier this month. This additional launch will be Iridium’s eighth with SpaceX.