Why 39A Matters The ongoing fight over Kennedy Space Center’s Pad 39A has taken several interesting turns in the past week, beginning with a contentious House subcommittee hearing last Friday, and culminating in an email from Elon Musk published today in SpaceNews, which “calls the bluff” being put forward by Blue Origin and United Launch […]
According to a corrected story in Space News, both SpaceX and Blue Origin have put in a bid for the Kennedy Space Center’s Launchpad 39A. While SpaceX’s possible interest in the pad has been widely reported, the apparent last-minute participation by perpetually mysterious Blue Origin adds a bit of speculative intrigue to what looked like a one […]
The week ended on a high note for the Kennedy Space Center with the announcement today that NASA and Space Florida are hammering out a partnership agreement which would see the State of Florida development agency assume responsibility for the Shuttle Landing Facility.The agreement which is still being worked out could see Space Florida ease the entry of a number […]
Source : Brownsville Herald With the stroke of a pen on Friday, Texas Governor Rick Perry signed into law legislation allowing for the temporary closure of part of Boca Chica beach during SpaceX launch windows. The legislation, House Bill 2623, allows for the beach to be closed except for holiday and weekends during the summer. An exception is made […]
It is starting to look like a case of too little, too late for the Kennedy Space Center. After KSC Director Bob Cabana earlier this week seemed to reluctantly conceed that NASA would not stand in the way of Space Florida’s proposed commercial spaceport near Shiloh, provided it passes environmental review, KSC released a synopsis today outlining its plans to […]
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