Space Events
December 17th, 2007
UPDATE: The Launch occurred at 3:04 p.m. EST on 12/20/7
 Cape Canaveral, FL – A Delta 2 will is scheduled to launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (CCAFS) on Thursday. The rocket will launch the GPS IIR-18 (M) satellite for the U.S. Air Force. Global Positioning System (GPS) is a space-based radio-positioning system nominally consisting of a minimum of 24-satellite constellation that provides navigation and timing information to military and civilian users worldwide.
Launch Window: Dec. 20, 2:59 – 3:13 p.m. EST. If delayed, the next attempt is set for Dec. 21, 2:55 – 3:09 p.m. EST.
December 1st, 2007
UPDATE: Fuel sensor problems continue to baffle NASA, the next launch attempt will be no sooner than January 2.
Kennedy Space Center, FL – Space shuttle Atlantis is set to begin its launch countdown for the STS-122 mission with a flurry of activities at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral, Florida. Atlantis is scheduled to launch at 3:43 p.m. EST on Saturday, December 8.
The seven astronauts who will fly Atlantis to the International Space Station will arrive at KSC at 12:30 p.m. on Monday. The countdown officially begins at 7 p.m.
Atlantis will carry the Columbus laboratory to the space station and install it to the Harmony module, which was brought to the station in October during the last shuttle mission.
November 8th, 2007
Cape Canaveral, FL – A Delta IV Heavy is scheduled to launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station this weekend. The launch will be the first Delta IV launch contracted by United Launch Alliance, a joint venture between Boeing and Lockheed Martin. The launch is also the first of a valuable payload aboard a Heavy vehicle. The DSP-23 is the 23rd and final Defense Support Program missile-warning satellite. Launch will take place from Cape Canaveral and is currently scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 10 with a launch window of 8:39 – 10:42 p.m. EST
November 3rd, 2007
By Kirby Collins
Kennedy Space Center, FL – Friday, I had the chance to view America’s military air capabilities in a preview of the Aerial Salute to 50 Years in Space during the World Space Expo at Kennedy Space Center. It was the coolest.
U.S. Air Force 920th Rescue Wing, based at Patrick Air Force Base, performed a sea rescue and refueling demonstrations. The team consist of a HC-130 and two HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopters.
The U.S. Navy demonstrated the capabilities of the U.S. Navy F-18 Super Hornet, a carrier based strike-fighter.
The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds were the highlight of the show and performed precision air maneuvers in their F-16Cs.
October 23rd, 2007
Kennedy Space Center, FL – The Space Shuttle Discovery raced into space this morning with an on-time launch at 11:38 am. Onboard are seven crewmembers led by veteran astronaut Pam Melroy. Discovery’s crew will join the International Space Station’s Expedition 16 crew Thursday morning.
The launch of Discovery on its 34th mission begins a flight that will see the space station grow in size and capability with the addition of the first U.S. pressurized module since the Quest Airlock was delivered in 2001. The Harmony module, also known as Node 2, will add 2,600 cubic feet of living and working space to the complex.
October 19th, 2007
Kennedy Space Center, FL – Commander Pam Melroy and her six crewmates are scheduled to lift off at 11:38 a.m. EDT on their mission to the International Space Station. STS-120 is the 23rd shuttle mission to the International Space Station, and will launch an Italian-built U.S. multi-port Harmony module for the station. The 14-day mission includes five spacewalks – four by shuttle crew members and one by the station’s Expedition 16 crew. Discovery is expected to complete its mission and expected return home at 4:47 a.m. EST on Nov. 6.
October 19th, 2007
Kennedy Space Center, FL — Kennedy Space Center plays host to the inaugural World Space Expo, celebrating NASA’s 50 years in space exploration. World Space Expo will take place from Thursday, November 1, 2007 through Sunday, November 4, 2007 at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex east of Orlando, Florida.
Aerial Salute to 50 Years in Space, November 3-4, 2007
Space flight and flight training have deep roots that originate with military aviators. World Space Expo will highlight these roots with a special Aerial Salute to 50 Years in Space featuring some of the most significant aircraft in use by our military today. The Aerial Salute will take place on the NASA Causeway overlooking the Banana River and will include the following aerial demonstrations:
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October 8th, 2007
United Launch Alliance
Atlas 5 |
UPDATE: Launch occurred at 8:33 pm on 8/10
The US Air Force will attempt to launch a classified payload Wednesday, October 10 between 8:21 and 9:33 pm EDT. The payload is the first Wideband Global SATCOM spacecraft and will be launched on an Atlas 5.
Cape Canaveral Launch Schedule
September 27th, 2007
Cape Canaveral, FL – NASA’s Dawn spacecraft is on its way to study a pair of asteroids after lifting off Thursday from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station at 7:34 a.m. EDT (4:34 a.m. PDT).
Mission controllers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif., received telemetry on schedule at 9:44 a.m. EDT (6:44 a.m. PDT) indicating Dawn had achieved proper orientation in space and its massive solar array was generating power from the sun.
September 22nd, 2007
Kennedy Space Center, FL – The Launch Team at Kennedy Space Center (KSC) will be exploring a new frontier, the Dawn mission will journey back in time over 4.5 billion years to the beginning of our Solar System. The rocket that will launch Dawn is a Delta II 7925-H; it is a heavier-lift model of the standard Delta II that uses larger solid rocket boosters.
Launch Date: September 27, 2007
Launch Time: 7:25 to 7:54 a.m. EDT
Launch Location: Pad 17-B at CCAFS
Following launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (CCAFS), FL, the Dawn spacecraft will use ion propulsion periodically for four years to take it to its first destination, the asteroid Vesta, in 2011. After seven months in orbit there, Dawn will depart for a nearly three-year cruise to the dwarf planet Ceres, where it will arrive in 2015. Dawn will spend five months in orbit at Ceres. The spacecraft will be the first ever to orbit one extraterrestrial body, depart, and then orbit a second body.
Additional information about Dawn is online at http://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov
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