On August 16, 2019, officials from KSC, CCAFS, and Northrup Grumman held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to announce the signing of an agreement to use Highbay 2 at the VAB.
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CCAFS Ends 18-Year Drought; Hosts Back-to-Back Launches
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station saw two launches just 34 hours apart this week. While this used to be commonplace at Cape Canaveral, it has not happened in eighteen years. 1985.
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CRS-18 Launch Might Lead to Better Goodyear Tires on Earth
On July 25, 2019, SpaceX launched a Dragon capsule towards the International Space Station from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 40.
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FIREX-AQ Seeks to Characterize Smoke from Wildfires and Controlled Burns
NASA, NOAA, and several partners have started a seven-week study to characterize smoke from wildfires and agricultural controlled burns.
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Successful Orion Abort Test Brings NASA Closer to Moon Mission
At 7AM local time on July 2, 2019, NASA conducted a test of the Orion Launch Abort System. After 50 seconds of powered flight, NASA initiated the abort sequence and the Launch Abort System successfully pulled the Orion crew module away from the rocket.
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Stunning, full color photo book covering every east coast launch spanning 2014-2015, including the first-ever powered landing of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.
More InfoAt 6:13 AM on August 8, 2019, an Atlas-V rocket in the 5-5-1 configuration lifted the AEHF-5 satellite for the USAF.
On August 16, 2019, KSC and CCAFS welcomed the Northrop Grumman OmegA rocket to the VAB.
