Topic: Florida

Final space shuttle flight crew arrives for launch

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Four veteran astronauts landed at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Monday to prepare for the launch of NASA's last space shuttle on a cargo run to the International Space Station.Liftoff of Atlantis on the U.S. ...

Space shuttle Endeavour blasts off from Florida

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - The space shuttle Endeavour blasted off from Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Monday on its final voyage which will deliver a pioneering physics experiment to the International Space Station.Endeavour roared off the launch pad at 8:56 ...

Countdown clock ticking again for shuttle launch

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla (Reuters) - NASA on Friday restarted the countdown clock for shuttle Endeavour's launch Monday to deliver a high-profile particle physics experiment and spare parts to the International Space Station.Liftoff is targeted for 8:56 a.m. local time from the Kennedy ...

Shuttle crew at space center for next launch

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla (Reuters) - Space shuttle Endeavour commander Mark Kelly and his crew returned to the Kennedy Space Center on Thursday to prepare for a second launch attempt to the International Space Station.Endeavour is scheduled to lift off on NASA's 134th ...

Giffords heads to Florida for shuttle launch

HOUSTON (Reuters) - Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords was headed by plane from Houston to Florida on Wednesday morning in advance of astronaut husband Mark Kelly's space shuttle launch on Friday, according to her office."Gabby is looking forward to some time away from the ...

Retired shuttles going to Florida, Virginia, L.A.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - The three retiring U.S. space shuttles will be going on display at museums in Florida, California and Virginia, the NASA space agency said on Tuesday.Museums around the nation competed for the aging shuttles, which are being retired ...

Florida looks to lure foreign aerospace business

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Marrying British small satellite expertise with Florida's space launch industry should position both parties to capture a larger share of a global aerospace industry worth $250 billion a year, said UK trade delegates meeting in Florida this ...

Space shuttle Discovery blasts off from Florida

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Space shuttle Discovery blasted off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Thursday on its final mission carrying supplies and spare parts to the International Space Station.Discovery roared off the launch pad at 4:53 p.m. EST ...
A private spaceflight company that specializes in vertical takeoffs and landings is exploring launch services in Florida, hoping to demonstrate its rockets by early next year.. Initially, the rockets will carry low-gravity experiments that might make their way to the International Space ...

New Mexico Spaceport 'On Track' for 2011 Opening

The Christian Science Monitor featured a report last week on Spaceport America in New Mexico, which is expected to become fully operational next year. Detailed analysis of images from NASA's Deep Impact spacecraft have revealed a comet surrounded by a "snowstorm" of ...
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