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Endeavour’s Cross-Country Final Piggyback Ride Arrives at Kennedy

September 13, 2012

Want to stay on top of all the space news? Follow @universetoday on Twitter SCA Arrival at KSC on Sept. 11 for Endeavour Ferry Flight to California on Sep. 17. Credit: Ken Kremer The clock is rapidly ticking down on the final days of the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) as the proud home of NASA’s [...]

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NASA’s Colossal Crawler Gets Souped-Up for SLS

September 6, 2012

Shuttle Discovery riding one of KSC’s crawler-transporters to Launch Pad 39B in June 2005 (NASA) One of NASA’s two iconic crawler-transporters — the 2,750-ton monster vehicles that have delivered rockets from Saturns to Shuttles to launch pads at Kennedy Space Center for nearly half a century — is getting an upgrade in preparation for NASA’s [...]

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Sharing Memories of Neil Armstrong – Photo Gallery

September 2, 2012

Image Caption: Neil Armstrong at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Saturn V Exhibit (Control Room) for the 30th Anniversary of Apollo 11 on July 16, 1999. Credit: John Salsbury In tribute to Neil Armstrong, first human to grace another world here’s a new gallery of unpublished photos to enjoy as shared by my good friend [...]

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XCOR to Move Operations Near Kennedy Space Center

August 23, 2012

Kennedy Space Center is getting a new neighbor: XCOR Aerospace announced they intend to establish an operational base in Florida, and also hope to build a manufacturing and assembly center for the XCOR Lynx Mark II suborbital reusable launch vehicles. “Looking over the KSC Visitor Complex grounds and seeing the history of U.S. human spaceflight [...]

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Rocket Run: Compete in a Unique Triathlon at Kennedy Space Center

August 15, 2012

The Kennedy Space Center will shift from rockets to races in an historic event taking place May 5, 2013. For the first time, the famed space complex will open its doors to a public sporting event: the Rocketman Triathlon. The rigorous event (which includes swimming, biking and running components) will include lengthier bike rides than [...]

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