by terranovabay
Replaying another old video, this time the launch of SES-8 back in December 2013 aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, which featured good lighting on the booster and fairing separations allowing for an animation to be made from the photographs showing these objects in flight. Click to view the SES-8 launch gallery.
Categories: Space Age Bulletins • Tags: 45th Space Wing, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Falcon 9, Rocket launch, SES 8, SLC 40, SpaceX
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A time exposure shows the launch, at left, of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket taking a Dragon spacecraft loaded with supplies to the International Space Station at 2:48 a.m. on 4 May 2019 from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. The streaks at right are, at top, the first stage booster performing the entry burn, then a gap as the booster free falls, until starting its engines again, at lower right, to gently land on the […]
Categories: Rocket Launch • Tags: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Commercial Resupply Services, CRS-17, Falcon 9, International Space Station, ISS, Launch Complex 40, NASA, OCISLY, Of Course I Still Love You, SLC 40, SpaceX
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A Great Blue Heron forages in the golden light of sunset photographed while waiting for the launch of WGS-10. The undeveloped areas of Kennedy Space Center and the adjacent Cape Canaveral Air Force Station are managed as a wildlife refuge.
Categories: Nature • Tags: Ardea herodias, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Great Blue Heron, Kennedy Space Center, WGS-10
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A Turkey Vulture soars overhead in the golden light of sunset photographed while waiting for the launch of WGS-10. The undeveloped areas of Kennedy Space Center and the adjacent Cape Canaveral Air Force Station are managed as a wildlife refuge.
Categories: Nature • Tags: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Cathartes aura, Kennedy Space Center, Turkey Vulture, WGS-10
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A United Launch Alliance Delta IV rocket launched the 10th Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS-10) satellite into orbit at 8:26 p.m. on 15 March 2019 from Space Launch Complex-37 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. WGS-10 provides enhanced communication capabilities for the U.S. military compared with the previous satellites of the WGS constellation. Click to view my WGS-10 launch gallery.
Categories: Rocket Launch • Tags: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Delta IV, Space Launch Complex 37, ULA, United Launch Alliance, WGS-10
by terranovabay
A communications satellite for Indonesia lifts off aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying two other payloads, an Israeli lunar lander and a technology demonstration satellite for the U.S. military. Launch occurred at 8:45 p.m on 21 February 2019 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. Click to view the launch gallery.
Categories: Rocket Launch • Tags: Beresheet, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Falcon 9, Indonesia, Israel, Nusantara Satu, S5, SLC 40, SpaceX
by terranovabay
Looking forward to tonight’s launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station where a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will loft three payloads into space. The largest will be PSN-VI, a geostationary communications satellite named Nusantara Satu for the country of Indonesia. The second payload and the one garnering the most attention is an Israeli-built lunar lander called Beresheet that will attempt a soft landing on the Moon. The third and smallest payload is a small demonstration spacecraft for the U.S. military […]
Categories: Space Age Bulletins • Tags: 45th Space Wing, Beresheet, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Falcon 9, Indonesia, Israel, Lunar Lander, Moon, Nusantara Satu, PSN-VI, S5, SpaceX
by terranovabay
After previous delays due to weather and technical problems, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket finally launched the United States Air Force’s first Global Positioning System III space vehicle (SV) from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station at 8:51 a.m. on 23 December 2018. Click to view the launch gallery.
Categories: Rocket Launch • Tags: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Falcon 9, GPS III SV01, Lockheed Martin, SpaceX, U.S. Air Force
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The launch of the U.S. Air Force’s GPS III SV01 stood down for another day on 22 December 2018 after strong upper level winds failed to die down after a front passed through. The skyline of Cape Canaveral Air Force Station shows the rocket venting gaseous oxygen during fueling as the sun rose. Optimism ran high that the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket would launch on what appeared to be a beautiful morning, at least on the ground, to the point […]
Categories: Space Age Bulletins • Tags: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Falcon 9, GPS III SV01, SpaceX, U.S. Air Force
by terranovabay
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket vents gaseous oxygen into the cold morning air during fueling in preparation to launch a GPS satellite for the U.S. Air Force on 18 December 2018 from Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. Strong upper level winds caused a delay in the count in the hopes the winds would die down. When they did, a technical problem on the first stage forced a scrub for the day. Things are on track to […]
Categories: Space Age Bulletins • Tags: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Falcon 9, GPS III SV01, Launch Complex 40, SpaceX, U.S. Air Force
