NASA Administrator Bill Nelson has left the building, and while President Donald Trump’s nominee awaits a confirmation hearing, the head of Kennedy Space Center will keep things afloat. Nelson, who flew to space on board Space Shuttle Columbia while a member of the House of Representatives,
An annual memorial was held at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. Every fourth Thursday in January, NASA remembers fallen astronauts.
Following stage separation, the Falcon 9 rocket booster settled for a landing on the SpaceX drone ship A Shortfall of Gravitas in the Atlantic Ocean.
NASA is hosting a Day of Remembrance at the Kennedy Space Center tomorrow to honor astronauts who have sacrificed their lives while furthering the cause of space exploration and discovery. The event is held every year to honor the crews of Apollo I and space shuttles Challenger and Columbia.
The Blue Ghost lunar lander launched at 1:11 a.m. on Wednesday from Kennedy Space Center Pad 39A. Here's what to know.
But they’ve found a new home and purpose at the Kennedy Space Center on Merritt Island, Florida. What makes the visitor complex unique isn’t just witnessing the massive craft that took these ...
SpaceX is targeting Tuesday, January 21 for a Falcon 9 launch of 21 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Firefly's Blue Ghost lunar lander has launched from Kennedy Space Center Pad 39A, and is on a 45-day journey to the moon for NASA.
The Space Coast set a new record in 2024 with 93 launches from all providers, building off the 72 orbital missions flown in 2023. With SpaceX’s continued pace, more launches from United Launch Alliance and the debut of Blue Origin’s New Glenn,
The space shuttle and International Space Station are set to launch onto dollar coins in celebration of the advancements made by two states. The United States Mint has released the designs of the Florida and Texas entries in the American Innovation $1 Coin Program.
Florida preschoolers are eligible to receive free admission to the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex for the rest of 2025. The Junior Space Explorer Pass is for Florida residents age 5 or younger. Pre-registration is required at the attraction’s website ( kennedyspacecenter.com ). It is not available at the front entrance to the complex.
The Apollo I and space shuttle Challenger and Columbia astronauts were remembered during an annual ceremony at Kennedy Space Center.