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Fly like millionaires: Blue Origin debuts rocket simulator at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex

MERRITT ISLAND — Those taking a virtual ride to space on the new Blue Origin New Shepard simulator at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex face the same conundrum as the folks who can afford the real thing — don’t forget to look out the window.

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2023/12/08/fly-like-millionaires-blue-origin-debuts-rocket-simulator-at-kennedy-space-center-visitor-complex/?

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SpaceX sends up Space Coast’s 68th launch with Falcon Heavy on tap for weekend

SpaceX knocked out yet another Falcon 9 launch overnight but is prepping for liftoff of its powerhouse Falcon Heavy from the Space Coast as early as Sunday.

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2023/12/07/spacex-sends-up-space-coasts-68th-launch-with-falcon-heavy-on-tap-for-weekend/?

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SpaceX Loses Appeal to Receive $886 Million in FCC Funding for Starlink

The FCC reaffirms a decision to cancel funding for a Starlink expansion in rural areas over doubts that SpaceX is 'reasonably capable of offering the required high-speed, low latency service.'

https://www.pcmag.com/news/spacex-loses-appeal-to-receive-886-million-in-fcc-funding-for-starlink?

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Biggest solar flare in years temporarily disrupts radio signals on Earth

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A NASA telescope has captured the biggest solar flare in years, which temporarily knocked out radio communication on Earth.

https://apnews.com/article/solar-flare-sun-nasa-eb3389b4e41955c3292b9c917a5667dc?

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SpaceX pushes Falcon Heavy launch past Christmas as ULA punts Vulcan to new year

There’s no chance SpaceX or United Launch Alliance will accidentally hit Santa Claus with their big rockets over Christmas as both companies have delayed the next launches of the Falcon Heavy and Vulcan Centaur.

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2023/12/16/spacex-pushes-falcon-heavy-launch-past-christmas-as-ula-punts-vulcan-to-new-year/?

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Life-Sparking Gas Strengthens Evidence That Enceladus, a Moon of Saturn, Could Be Habitable

Evidence of hydrogen cyanide in data from the Cassini spacecraft adds to a growing list of molecules that could, in theory, support life on the icy moon

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/life-sparking-gas-strengthens-evidence-that-enceladus-a-moon-of-saturn-could-be-habitable-180983445/?

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Less launch pad damage by SpaceX’s Starship bodes well for Space Coast facility

Although SpaceX’s massive Starship and Super Heavy is still exploding mid-air during test flights, the fixes made to the launch pad have both company founder Elon Musk and NASA happy and could bode well for a pad planned for Florida’s Space Coast.

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2023/12/19/less-launch-pad-damage-by-spacexs-starship-bodes-well-for-future-space-coast-launches/?

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Orange tabby cat named Taters steals the show in first video sent by laser from deep space

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — An orange tabby cat named Taters stars in the first video transmitted by laser from deep space, stealing the show as he chases a red laser light.

https://apnews.com/article/nasa-laser-test-cat-psyche-space-d546e7e14acedb1464c279baf3c3eb68?

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Blue Origin launches New Shepard rocket, aces landing in 1st return to flight since 2022 failure (video)

Blue Origin successfully launched its first mission in more than 15 months on Tuesday (Dec. 19) after a series of delays, with an uncrewed manifest of NASA scientific payloads making it to space.

https://www.space.com/blue-origin-return-to-flight-mission-ns-24?

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🛰️ 1 for the road: Uranus is beautiful
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Image: Webb Space Telescope

The James Webb Space Telescope, which orbits the Sun, has "trained its sights on unusual and enigmatic Uranus, an ice giant that spins on its side," NASA announced:

  • "Webb captured this dynamic world with rings, moons, storms, and other atmospheric features — including a seasonal polar cap."
  • "With its exquisite sensitivity, Webb captured Uranus' dim inner and outer rings, including the elusive Zeta ring — the extremely faint and diffuse ring closest to the planet. It also imaged many of the planet's 27 known moons, even seeing some small moons within the rings."

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Record-breaking, historic SpaceX booster topples on way back to port

Rough weather at sea caused the SpaceX Falcon 9 booster that had successfully landed a record 19 times to topple while getting a ride back to Florida.

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2023/12/26/record-breaking-historic-spacex-booster-topples-on-way-back-to-port/?

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SpaceX planning back-to-back launches of Falcon Heavy and Falcon 9 rockets from Florida

SpaceX crews are preparing for back-to-back rocket launches on Thursday from Florida’s Space Coast.

https://local.newsbreak.com/cape-canaveral-fl/3279419937756-spacex-planning-back-to-back-launches-of-falcon-heavy-and-falcon-9-rockets-from-florida?

SpaceX pulls off Space Coast double with moonlit Falcon Heavy, Falcon 9 flights

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER — A SpaceX Falcon Heavy stood bathed in the near full moonlight on the launch pad, and then took over the light show blasting off on the first of two missions from the Space Coast on Thursday night.

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2023/12/28/spacex-back-for-another-try-at-falcon-heavy-launch-of-secret-spacecraft/?

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What’s headed to the launch pad on the Space Coast in 2024

The moon is a big target for space launches in 2024, with NASA aiming to return the first humans in more than 50 years for a fly-by on the Artemis II mission while spate of commercial companies are lined up for their lunar landers’ shot to touch down safely.

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2023/12/31/whats-headed-to-the-launch-pad-on-the-space-coast-in-2024/?

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Take a look at these astonishing new images of Jupiter's volcanic moon Io

There are new, high-quality images of Jupiter's moon, Io, thanks to the nearest flyby of the celestial body by a spacecraft in decades.

https://www.npr.org/2023/12/31/1222345665/take-a-look-at-these-astonishing-new-images-of-jupiters-volcanic-moon-io?

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SpaceX accused of unlawfully firing employees who were critical of Elon Musk

NEW YORK (AP) — A U.S. labor agency has accused SpaceX of unlawfully firing employees who penned an open letter critical of CEO Elon Musk and creating an impression that worker activities were under surveillance by the rocket ship company.

https://apnews.com/article/spacex-elon-musk-employee-firings-nlrb-6d92159b6c6519258757f9e3c58ed74f?

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Two companies will attempt the first US moon landings since the Apollo missions a half-century ago

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — China and India scored moon landings, while Russia, Japan and Israel ended up in the lunar trash heap.

https://apnews.com/article/moon-landings-nasa-private-ffb85d2a092df8d32c0494811e6691f5?

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A lot is riding on Astrobotic moon lander set for launch Monday on new Vulcan Centaur

While United Launch Alliance is gunning for its first successful launch of the new Vulcan Centaur rocket early Monday, NASA and commercial company Astrobotic have their own high hopes for success for the moon-bound payload.

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2024/01/06/a-lot-is-riding-on-astrobotic-moon-lander-set-for-launch-monday-on-new-vulcan-centaur/?

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Human remains mission to the moon draws criticism from Navajo Nation

The head of the largest Native American tribe has criticized NASA and commercial companies over plans to send human remains to the moon on a rocket set to blast off from the Space Coast on Monday.

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2024/01/06/human-remains-flying-to-the-moon-draws-criticism-from-navajo-nation/?

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SpaceX knocks out Sunday launch before ULA Vulcan’s 1st flight overnight

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER — SpaceX may not have had a moonbound rocket on the pad, but it did manage its second launch of the year from the Space Coast on Sunday afternoon. United Launch Alliance, which is targeting the moon, was set to lift off with its first launch of the year about nine hours later.

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2024/01/07/spacex-lines-up-sunday-afternoon-launch-before-ulas-1st-flight-overnight/?

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ULA’s new Vulcan Centaur blasts off for 1st time in Space Coast launch

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER — A new era for United Launch Alliance began as the first Vulcan Centaur rocket made its much-delayed debut blasting off on an overnight launch from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2024/01/07/ulas-new-vulcan-centaur-rocket-finally-set-to-fly-on-overnight-launch/?

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