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SpaceX Starship: Where is Musk's mega rocket now?

In this edition of HORIZONS, we explain what's going on with Starship, SpaceX's huge rocket designed to take humans to Mars.

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NASA says Artemis I moon rocket testing done after all with launch date coming soon

ORLANDO, Fla. — Even though NASA was not able to complete every goal it laid out during a dress rehearsal countdown for its Artemis I moon rocket at Kennedy Space Center this week, mission managers determined Thursday that enough was done to move forward to planning for launch.

Orlando Sentinel

Artemis I test fell shy of goals, but NASA could push for moon launch if ‘pieces to the puzzle’ fit

ORLANDO, Fla. — NASA completed nearly all of its goals with the latest wet dress rehearsal of its Artemis I moon rocket this week at Kennedy Space Center, but without a 100% completion, managers said they need to juggle these results with previous tests done on the rocket to see…

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NASA Artemis I moon rocket rolls back to Kennedy Space Center launch pad

ORLANDO, Fla. — NASA has sent the Artemis I rocket back to the launch pad at Kennedy Space Center for testing later this month, looking to get back on track for a potential moon launch as early as August.

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Illuminating History: Footage Shows 10 Years Of Lightning Bolts Zapping NASA’s Kennedy Space Center

This NASA clip shows over 10 years of lightning bolts striking the protection system at Launch Pad 39B at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida:

Zenger

NASA targets June 5 for redo of Artemis moon rocket dress rehearsal

ORLANDO, Fla. — NASA discovered a bevy headaches in its first three tries to run through a dress rehearsal countdown of the Artemis I moon rocket at Kennedy Space Center earlier this year. Now it’s ready for attempt No. 4.

Orlando Sentinel

Boeing's Starliner Spaceship Docks with ISS in High-stakes Test Mission

Boeing's Starliner capsule docked with the International Space Station Friday, a major milestone in a high-stakes uncrewed test flight as the US aerospace giant seeks to restore its reputation following past failures. The spaceship made contact at 8:28 pm Eastern time (0028 GMT Saturday), a little over 24 hours after…

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NASA’s Artemis I launch likely slipping to August with retry of pad test in June

ORLANDO, Fla. — NASA officials gave an update Thursday on the status of the Artemis I moon rocket launch saying it likely is targeting early- to mid-June before it rolls back out to the launch pad for a wet dress rehearsal at Kennedy Space Center.

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New SpaceX Dragon launches from Kennedy Space Center taking Crew-4 to the ISS

ORLANDO, Fla. — A brand new SpaceX Crew Dragon lifted off from Kennedy Space Center taking another four astronauts to the International Space Station on an early morning launch Wednesday.

Orlando Sentinel

NASA nails down Astrovan successor for Artemis astronaut transport to launch pad

ORLANDO, Fla. — Astronauts during the space shuttle era got their rides to the launch pad at Kennedy Space Center for the most part from a classic converted Airstream dubbed the Astrovan. For the next generation, NASA has determined what its Artemis astronauts will ride in before blasting off to…

Orlando Sentinel

4 civilians blast off from Kennedy Space Center in historic flight to space station

A new era in commercial space travel launched from Kennedy Space Center on Friday.

Orlando Sentinel

4 civilians blast off from Kennedy Space Center in historic flight

A new era in commercial space travel launched from Kennedy Space Center on Friday.

Orlando Sentinel

First Private Mission Readies for Launch to ISS

The first fully private mission to the International Space Station is set to blast off Friday with a four-member crew from startup company Axiom Space. The partnership has been hailed by NASA, which sees it as a key step in its goal to commercialize the region of space known as…

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NASA to hold off retest of Artemis, clearing way for Axiom Space civilian launch

ORLANDO, Fla. — NASA will stand down for now in its attempt to complete a launch pad test of the massive Artemis moon rocket at Kennedy Space Center, which paves the way for the first all-civilian launch to the International Space Station on Friday.

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NASA hits new snag with Artemis test at Kennedy Space Center, could threaten Axiom mission

ORLANDO, Fla. — NASA looked to complete its Artemis moon rocket tanking test at Kennedy Space Center after an issue forced a scrub on Sunday, but a new valve issue forced mission managers to call it off again.

Orlando Sentinel

NASA begins launch pad rehearsal for Artemis I moon mission

ORLANDO, Fla. — NASA began its three-day wet dress rehearsal on the launch pad at Kennedy Space Center today for the Artemis I mission to the moon.

Inverse

Artemis I's biggest test yet: What to know about the modified plans

The dress rehearsal step in our return to the Moon is set for Thursday afternoon, during which the team will fuel up the rocket and play out scenarios.

Zenger

VIDEO: NASA Launches Latest Weather Satellite, GOES-T

GOES-T is the third in a series of four weather-predicting Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites.

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Orlando Sentinel

NASA rules out April for Artemis I launch, could target May

NASA mission managers updated Artemis I progress ahead of the March rollout of the massive Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft to Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Pad 39-B for what the agency calls a wet dress rehearsal.

The Independent UK

Journey into Space: meet an astronaut, watch a rocket launch

Kennedy Space Center is both a museum of cosmological adventures and source of inspiration for the future of exploration

Benzinga

Elon Musk's SpaceX Sends Another 49 Starlink Satellites To Space, Reusable Falcon 9 Lands Back On Earth

Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk-owned SpaceX on Tuesday successfully launched 49 more Starlink satellites to earth’s low orbit from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

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