Items tagged with cape canaveral

by Brittany Goetting - Fri, Apr 12, 2019

Falcon Heavy Achieves Epic Triple-Landing Feat, NASA Awards SpaceX Asteroid Redirect Contract

The scientists and engineers of SpaceX love to smash records. Their list of “firsts” is impressive and includes the first ever propulsive landing for an orbital rocket. Now, not only did SpaceX land three rocket boosters yesterday after their Falcon Heavy launch, but they have also received a NASA contract for an... Read more...

by Brittany Goetting - Thu, Apr 04, 2019

SpaceX's Second Falcon Heavy Primed For Weekend Launch On Arabsat 6A Commercial Mission

SpaceX is currently preparing for the second launch of its Falcon Heavy rocket. After the spectacular success of the first Falcon Heavy launch, there is quite a bit of pressure for SpaceX to perform just as well again. The Falcon Heavy rocket is currently set to launch on April 7th, but some fear that its launch will... Read more...

by Brandon Hill - Mon, May 16, 2016

SpaceX Delivers Third Falcon 9 Booster To Cape Canaveral ‘Rocket Nest’ Following Successful Landing

SpaceX has made three successful landings of its Falcon 9 boosters in the past six months — one via land and two at sea. The first landing occurred on December 21st, when a Falcon 9 touched down on its landing pad at Cape Canaveral, Florida after launching 11 ORBCOMM satellites into orbit. Its second and third... Read more...