Tag: Launcher One

NASA, Space Florida Begin Partnership for Shuttle Landing Strip
By 2013.06.29 0 Comments Read More →

NASA, Space Florida Begin Partnership for Shuttle Landing Strip

   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 […]

Posted in: NASA, Space Tourism
Is Pegasus Nearing its Last Ride?
By 2013.06.27 0 Comments Read More →

Is Pegasus Nearing its Last Ride?

Following a one day delay due to a power outage in the area around Vandenberg AFB.  Orbital Sciences is preparing to launch  NASA’s IRIS satellite aboard the air launched Pegasus XL booster.  IRIS, which stands for Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph, is designed to study the behavior of a little understood region of the sun’s atmosphere, the “interface”  region […]

Posted in: NASA, Orbital Sciences Corporation
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